Register Physical Characteristics

Explanation

Use this activity to register physical characteristics that can be used to describe an employee, e.g., strength, eyesight, height, stamina, allergies etc. These characteristics can be then assigned to employees (to inform if they have them and at what level) or to jobs (to inform if a job requires them and at what level).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, physical characteristics will become available in the system to describe employees or jobs.

Window

Physical Characteristics

Related Window Descriptions

Physical Characteristics

Procedure

1. Open the Physical Characteristics window and add a new record.
2. In the Physical Characteristic field, enter a characteristic that you want to register in the system, e.g., eyesight.
3. In the Measurement Method field, select how the characteristic can be measured:
   • Select Qualitative if characteristic has is measured by a description, such as: Below Average, Average, Above Average, Exceptional.
     Note: If this option is selected, a set of measurement levels has to be defined in the Qualitative Measurements field.
   • Select Quantitative if characteristic is measured by a number, e.g., height.
   • Select Yes/No if someone can either have or not have a certain characteristic, e.g., Nickel Allergy.
4. In the Physical Characteristic Description field, you can enter a short description for the characteristic.
5. Save your changes.