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.
The system can now process data in a UMF file that is specified for <CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE>.