You can enter quality results into the quality data repository directly, as you transact in other Oracle Manufacturing Applications, or using Collection Import.
You can enter quality results directly in stand-alone mode, using either the forms user interface or the Quality Workbench. You can then update, view, report, and chart these results as required. When you enter results in stand-alone mode, the data entered is validated, using acceptable values and valid data types, and actions are executed per the collection plan used.
You can collect data during transactions, and you can specify that it be mandatory or optional. You must create a collection plan specific to the transaction, and in the plan you can indicate whether or not quality results are to be collected automatically and in the background as you transact. If you indicate that quality results are not to be collected in the background, you use the Enter Quality Results window (via the forms user interface, not the Quality Workbench) to enter them. As with direct data collection, the data that you enter is validated, and actions executed, per the collection plan.
Integrating quality data collection with standard manufacturing transactions provides the following benefits:
You can collect quality data without changing responsibilities. See: Getting Started.
It eliminates redundant data entry and ensures data integrity since data specific to the transaction - such as transaction quantities, dates, and times - is automatically saved in the quality data repository when the parent transaction is saved. See: Reference Information Collection Elements.
You can optionally enforce mandatory quality data collection by requiring that quality results be entered before the parent transaction can be saved. See: Quality Collection Transactions.
You can collect quality results automatically in the background without user intervention.
You can ensure that quality data collection is timely and accurately entered.
You can import quality results data directly into the quality data repository using Collection Import. You can also update quality results data using Collection Import.