Control Characteristics Tab
In a process, part, assembly, or system, control characteristics are any functional features, geometrical or material properties, that can be qualified, measured, or quantified and for which variation or deviation control is necessary.
Use the Control Characteristics tab to view and add control characteristics, as well as manage the resources allocated to a control characteristic. Different options are available, depending on the object selected in the structure pane:
• If a part or process plan is selected then use this tab to create control characteristics
• If an operation is selected then use this tab to allocate control characteristics and resources to other control characteristics
Available Actions
The following table explains the actions available from the toolbar on this tab:
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Control Characteristics Task Toolbar
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Action
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Description
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Insert Existing
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Adds an existing control characteristic.
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Insert New
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Adds a new control characteristic.
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Remove Standard Control Characteristic
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Removes the selected control characteristic from the part or operation to which it was allocated.
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Copy Standard Control Characteristic
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Copies the selected control characteristic to the clipboard.
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Paste
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Moves the control characteristic on the clipboard to the designated location.
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Assign Control Characteristic from Product
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Fetches all the control characteristics from the allocated part and the related part.
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Assign Control Characteristic from Process
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Fetches all the model item from the attached EPM document.
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Update Model Item
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Searches for and selects a new model item that is to be associated with the control characteristic.
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Find my checkouts in structure
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Fetches all the checked out standard control characteristics. For more information see, My Checkouts in MPMLink
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Attributes in Control Characteristics Tab
The following attributes are present in the Control Characteristics tab:
• Number
• Name
• Category
• Version
• Model Item Graphical Representation
• Part Name
Part Name displays the name of the part to which the control characteristic is associated.
Using the process plan browser to create a control characteristic allows you to associate a control characteristic with the process plan or a related part that exists in a different view that you do not have modify rights to. If a control characteristic is created without a model item relationship, then it belongs to the process plan. A control characteristic created from a process plan belongs only to the related part when the selected model item comes from the related part.
A standard control characteristic can be linked multiple times to a same or different operation.