Adding Characteristics to Specifications

You can add existing characteristics to specifications. For example, you can add a characteristic that was originally created for use in one specification to a different specification.

You can also create new characteristics in Specification editors. See "Creating Characteristics from the Specification Editor" for more information.

To add existing characteristics to a specification:

  1. Create a new specification or open an existing specification in the Specification editor.

    See "Creating New Specifications" for more information.

  2. Click the Characteristics tab.

  3. In the data tree area, right-click and select Select Characteristic.

    The Select Characteristic dialog box appears.

    See "Select Characteristic Dialog Box" for more information.

  4. Select a characteristic and click OK.

    The characteristic appears in the Characteristics tab data tree.

  5. From the File menu, select Save.