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Defects

A Defect represents a reason for part failures or potential customer complaints. Defects are required for DMS data collection and are used in Pareto analysis to identify and prioritize issues.

Defect

Settings

Field Description
Name Unique name of the Defect.
Defect Cost The cost to repair or rework the defective part. Costs are used in Pareto and Trend analysis to identify significant contributors to cost.
Defect Categories The categories of related Defects. Defect Categories are used by Parts and Tests to create no-code dynamic Inspections.
Locations The Locations that have access to this Defect. If no Locations are selected, the Defect will be available to all Locations.
Hide in Lists Whether the Defect appears in lists. Hiding does not affect any previously-stored data.

Import/Export

Defects can be imported and exported using the following CSV structure.

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

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