To associate specification types with collection plans:You can associate any of three specification types with collection plans. You can also choose not to associate a collection plan with any specification type. Associating a specification type with a collection plan speeds the specification selection process both when entering quality results directly and when collecting data during transactions. It also enables you to determine whether or not the collected result values are within the limits established by the specification element.
Attention: Most specifications are associated with items. However, it is possible to define a specification that does not have an item specification element and select it as you enter quality results.
If you enter quality results directly, for example, using a collection plan that is associated with a Supplier Specification type, the system prompts you to find and select a Supplier Specification after you select the collection plan.
If you are collecting results as you enter transactions within Oracle Manufacturing Applications, and the collection plan that you invoke is associated with a specification type, Quality automatically searches for a specification for the item being transacted. If none exists, Quality searches for a specification for the category of the item (see: Specifications for Transactional Data Collection).
When you collect results during Oracle iSupplier Portal transactions, however, the system does not automatically search for specification types for collection plans associated with these transactions. You therefore must include them on an attachment, which the user can view online or download and print.
To associate specification types with collection plans:Navigate to the Collection Plans window.
Select the Collection Plan.
Choose the Specifications button. The Specification Types window appears.
Choose the default specification type, Item Specification, Supplier Specification, or Customer Specification, or choose No specification used. See: Specifications.
The specification type that you associate with a collection plan can be overridden when you enter quality results. For example, you can associate a Supplier Specification type with a collection plan, but select an Item Specification as you enter quality results. If you choose not to associate a specification type with the collection plan, by choosing No Specification Used, you are not prompted to find a specification as you enter quality results.
Choose OK to save your work.
