Test Properties
A test property is the characteristic of an item or raw material that is to be tested (such as length, color, temperature, dropping point, or yes/no, works yes/no, meets specifications full/approximately/little/not).
To set up test properties
In the Test Property Card, the master data of the test properties is maintained and a link to the required test devices can be established.
- Choose the
icon, enter Test Properties, and then choose the related link. - Choose the New action.
- Fill in or update the fields as described in the following tables.
General FastTab
The fields on the General FastTab are described in the following table.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Code | Unique identifier from the number series or manually entered if manual numbering is allowed. |
| Description | Description of the test property. |
| Result Type Code | Result type by which a test property is to be measured. |
| Unit of Measure Code | Unit of measure in which a test property is to be tested. |
| Expected Value | Specific value which will be used as an expected value in test orders. The expected value can be numeral as well as a text input (such as, OK/Defect). If the result type of a test property is set with an Option data type, the values of possible expected values can be entered in the Test Property Values page. NOTE: It is not necessary to specify expected values for test properties on this level as this constricts the possible use of the test property (the test property master data is copied into the test property sets and subsequently into the test plan). Expected values for a test property should only be entered on a test plan level if you know which item the test plan will be allocated to and thus you know the exact expected values for the item. |
| Expected Boolean Value | Indicates how the expected value with Result Type = Boolean is stored for comparison purposes without language constraints. This toggle is turned on automatically if the Expected Value is true (based on current language settings) and turned off automatically if the Expected Value is false (based on current language settings). Alternatively, turning this toggle on or off automatically sets the Expected Value to true/false based on current language settings. For example, Yes (English) / Ja (German) = on, or No (English) / Nein (German) = off. This field is not shown by default but can be added using the Personalize feature. |
| Upper Limit / Lower Limit | By entering an Upper Limit and a Lower Limit, users can specify that the result does not have to exactly match the Expected Value. If the result lies within the defined interval, the test will still be regarded as passed. |
| Test Method No. | Indicates how the test property should be tested in the customer certificate (see Test Methods). |
| Execute Test | Mainly used to indicate if the test property is to be used in tests. If turned off, the test property will not be tested in any test orders. If turned on, serves as the release of the test property. |
| Multiple Recording | Determines if multiple measured values can be entered for this test property during value recording (see Multiple Measurements). |
Lines FastTab
On the Lines FastTab, one or more test devices can be allocated to the test property, which are necessary or compulsory for the inspection of the test property. Any number of test devices can be allocated to a test property, as well as any number of criteria can be allocated to one kind of test device.
In the No. field, enter the test device number; the Description field is automatically filled in with the description of the selected test device.
Contextual Details FastTab
The Contextual Details FastTab contains comment and text fields to assist with managing and viewing contextual information related to Quality Assurance tests.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Internal Comments | Indicates whether internal comments exist for the test property. |
| External Comments | Indicates whether external comments exist for the test property. |
| Test Property Short Text | Additional information about the text property with a 250 character limit. This information transfers to the Test Property Set, Test Plan, and Customer Certificate. Additionally, this text can be translated in the Extended Text field in the Test Translation page by choosing Property > Translations on the Related menu. For more information, see Test Properrty Translations. |
| Test Property Long Text | Additional information about the text property with a 2048 character limit. Text can be freely entered in the field or choose the ellipsis button to open the Text Editor, in which you can enter as much text as needed within the noted limit, which you can see via the character count at the bottom. This information transfers to the Test Property Set, Test Plan, and Customer Certificate. Additionally, this text can be translated in the Extended Text 2 field in the Test Translation page by choosing Property > Translations on the Related menu. For more information, see Test Property Translations. |
Customer Certificate FastTab
The fields in the Customer Certificate FastTab refer to how the certificate should deal with the results or measurements for the test property. For more information, see Customer Certificate FastTab.
Miscellaneous FastTab
The fields on the Miscellaneous FastTab are described in the following table.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Output Internal | Determines if the test property is displayed on internal documents, such as test plans and test orders. |
| Output External | Determines if the test property is displayed on external documents, such as analysis certificates. |
| Creation Date / Created by / Last Date Modified / Last Modified by | Test property modification information. These values are automatically determined based on the current date and the active User ID and are non-editable. |
Home/Reports Menus
The actions on the Home and Reports menus are described in the following table.
| Menu | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Test Property Values | Opens the Test Property Values page, where the test result values for this test property are maintained. |
| Update Test Plans | Opens the Update Test Plan Property request page, where changed test properties can be modified in all related or selected test plans in one mass update (see Mass Updates of Test Plans). | |
| Internal Comments / External Comments | Comments can be used to add notes and remarks about a test property. - Internal comments are printed on documents that will not leave the company such as test plans. - External comments will be shown on documents that can be sent to the customer or vendor. Whether comments exist is shown in the Contextual Details FastTab. |
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| Reports | Test Property List | Generates the Test Property List report for preview or printing. |
Related Menu
The Related menu contains the Translations action, which opens the Test Translation page, where translations for the Test Property can be defined for use on pages that are provided for Value Recording and on selected reports/documents (see Test Property Translations and Test Property and Test Property Sets).
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