Provide Data for Quality Variables
About this task
Quality variables include details about the data that you must collect while performing an operation. These variables are defined in Plant Applications Administrator. The values that you provide for these variables help verify that the parameters that are critical to the quality and manufacturing processes are within the acceptable limits. You can use this data to review the performance of a production line and production unit and compare the quality of the products produced in each unit with projections for an operation.
For example, suppose you have been assigned the testing operation in a motor manufacturing unit. Quality variables can include the torque and rpm of the motor shaft. When you test each motor, you must enter the torque and rpm values for the corresponding serial number. A quality supervisor can then verify that the torque and rpm fall within the acceptable range.
For an operation that requires clocking on, you can mark the operation complete only after you provide data for all the mandatory quality variables. For an operation that does not require clocking on, however, you can mark the operation complete even if you have not provided data for the mandatory quality variables.