# Parameter

### **Module Guide: Parameter**

#### **Module Location**

#### Settings > Quality Control > Parameter

#### **Module Purpose**

#### The **Parameter** module serves as master data to define the specific items that will be checked on a quality inspection form. Unlike the **Score Mask**, which defines the assessment *categories*, this module defines the individual *question items* or *checkpoints* (e.g., `Printing Colour`, `Label Quality`, `Overall Shape`).

### **1. Main View (Parameter List)**

#### The main page displays all the parameter items that have been registered in the system.

#### **View Explanation**

- #### **Search Filter**: Allows for a quick search based on the **Param Code**.
- #### **List Table**:
    
    
    - #### **No.**: Serial number.
    - #### **Param Code**: A unique code for each parameter item (e.g., `CLR`, `LBLQ`).
    - #### **Param Name**: The name or specific question of the parameter to be checked (e.g., `Colour`, `Label Quality`).
- #### **Action Buttons**:
    
    
    - #### **Add New**: Opens the form to create a new parameter.

### **2. Add Parameter Page**

#### This form is used to define a new checking parameter item.

#### **View Explanation**

- #### **Parameter Code**: A field to enter a unique code (required).
- #### **Parameter Name**: A field to enter the name or specific question of the parameter (required).
- #### **Score Mask**: A very important dropdown selection. Here, you **link** this parameter with a **Score Mask**. This determines **how** this parameter will be assessed.
    
    
    - #### If you select the "Shape" Score Mask, then during the inspection, the answer choices will correspond to those defined in the "Shape" mask.
    - #### If you select the "Numeric" Score Mask, the inspector must enter a number.
    - #### If you select the "Free Text" Score Mask, the inspector can type a free-form answer.
- #### **Notes**: An optional field to provide additional instructions or information about this parameter.
- #### **Buttons**:
    
    
    - #### **Save**: To save the new parameter data.
    - #### **Cancel**: To cancel the process.

### **3. Steps to Add a New Parameter**

1. #### From the main page, click the **Add New** button.
2. #### Fill in the **Parameter Code** and **Parameter Name** (e.g., `CLR-VAR` and `Color Variant According to PO`).
3. #### In the **Score Mask** dropdown, select the appropriate assessment scheme (e.g., `Yes/No` or `Conforming/Non-Conforming`).
4. #### Add **Notes** if necessary, for example, "Compare with the approved color master."
5. #### Click the **Save** button.

### **4. Integrated Workflow & Business Process**

- #### **Inspection Form Builder**: The parameters created here are the "building blocks" for creating a quality inspection form. A form will later consist of a collection of several parameters.
- #### **Standardization of Assessment Method**: By linking each parameter to a **Score Mask**, the system ensures that each checkpoint is assessed with the correct and consistent method. The "Product Weight" parameter must be assessed with a number (Numeric), not with "Yes/No."
- #### **Structured Data Collection**: The results of the inspection (the data entered for each parameter) become highly structured, allowing for in-depth data analysis.
- #### **Defect Analysis**: Management can analyze which parameters most frequently fail inspection, indicating weak points in the production process or raw material quality.

### **5. Tips & Important Notes**

- #### Think of this module as the "question creator" for a quality test. Each parameter is one question.
- #### The relationship between a **Parameter** and a **Score Mask** is the key to this functionality. Ensure that each parameter is linked to a logical and appropriate mask.
- #### The parameter name should be in the form of a clear question or statement so that it is not ambiguous for the inspector in the field, for example: "Are the stitches neat?" or "Check for surface flatness."