Characteristics of entities are organized in the system by type.
Before you begin
Before creating a new characteristic type, review the incoming characteristic
data determine if it can be accurately described using any existing characteristic
types.
About this task
To effectively use new characteristic data, you must configure a
new characteristic type using the Configuration Console. If you create a new
characteristic type with a data type value of
DATE,
you will be given a choice to create a new DQM rule to validate the new characteristic
type.
Procedure
- In the Configuration Console, click the Setup button.
- Click the Sources button.
- Click the Characteristics tab.
- Click the New button.
- In the General tab, specify the type, description,
data type, class, resolution usage, status, keep history, and display level
for this characteristic type.
- Click the Save button. If you
create a new characteristic type with a data type value of DATE,
and you choose to create a new DQM rule to validate the new characteristic
type, you will be redirected to the DQM rule creation page with pre-filled
values based on the new characteristic type.
Results
The system can now process data in a UMF file that is specified for <CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE>.