Defect Categories

Defect Categories are used to group related Defects for use in Parts and the Defect List Test. Categories can also be used to create no-code dynamic Inspections.

Settings

Field	Description
Name	Unique name of the Defect Category.
Parent Category	The Defect Category that contains this Category. See hierarchies.
Sub-categories	The Defect Categories contained by this Category. See hierarchies.
Defects	The Defects associated with this Category.
Locations	The Locations that have access to this Defect Category. If no Locations are selected, the Category will be available to all Locations.
Hide in Lists	Whether the Defect Category appears in lists. Hiding does not affect any previously-stored data.

Hierarchies

Hierarchies are optional and should only be used when Categories alone cannot make an Inspection dynamic enough for your needs.

The Parent Category field can be used to create a hierarchy of Defect Categories for use in Inspections. Defect Categories can only either other Categories or Defects, but not both. A hierarchy can be created by following these steps:

1. Create a Defect Category with no Defects to serve as the parent.
2. Create other Defect Categories with Defects to serve as the sub-categories. Select the Category from Step 1 as the Parent Category.

Import/Export

Defect Categories can be imported and exported using the following CSV structure.

Column Header	Create	Update	Allows Multiple	Description
ID	Not Allowed	Required	No	Defect Category's Internal ID
Name	Required	Optional	No	String
Hidden	Optional	Optional	No	True | False
Parent Category	Optional	Optional	No	Defect Category's name
Add Defect	Optional	Optional	Yes	Defect's name
Remove Defect	Not Allowed	Optional	Yes	Defect's name
Add Location	Optional	Optional	Yes	Location's name
Remove Location	Not Allowed	Optional	Yes	Location's name

See Also

• Defects
• Collecting DMS Data
• Defect List Test
• Getting Started: Create an Inspection