Defining a Characteristic for a Discrepancy Report Type

Prerequisites

To define a characteristic for a discrepancy report type, you should have:

  • Characteristic Types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Discrepancy Report Type).

Procedure

To define a characteristic for a discrepancy report type:

  1. Ensure that the Characteristics section is expanded when you are defining, editing, or copying a discrepancy report type.

    The Characteristics section contains the following fields:

    Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
    Characteristic Type Used to indicate the characteristic type.
    Note: The list includes only those characteristic types where the characteristic entity is set to Discrepancy Report Type.
    Yes (Conditional)
    Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the discrepancy report type.
    Characteristic Value Used to specify the value for the characteristic type.
    Note: On specifying the value for a predefined characteristic type, the description of the characteristic value appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field.
    Yes (Conditional)
    Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the discrepancy report type.
  2. Enter the required details in the Characteristics section.
    Note: If you select a predefined characteristic type, the Search (The Search Icon) icon appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field. On clicking the Search icon, you can search for a predefined characteristic value.
  3. If you want to define more than one characteristic for the discrepancy report type, click the Add (The Add Icon) icon and then repeat step 2.
    Note: However, if you want to remove a characteristic from the discrepancy report type, click the Delete (The Delete Icon) icon corresponding to the characteristic.

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How to edit a discrepancy report type Editing a Discrepancy Report Type
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