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alias: user-guide-manage-resource-measurement-capabilities
description: "Configure and modify measurement capabilities for instruments within a processing transaction"
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# Manage Measurement Capabilities

:lock: Resource.**Edit**

## Overview

This operation is used to change the measurement capabilities of **Resources** of Processing Type *Instrument*.

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the precondition of the transaction.

## Sequence of Steps

1. Select an appropriate **Resource**, navigate to the *Measurement Capabilities* section and press the **Manage** button.
2. Add as many Measurement Capabilities as desired (press :material-plus: in the top right of the grid to add, and :material-trash-can: to remove, ordering the items with the :material-arrow-up: and :material-arrow-down: buttons) - specifying one item minimum - providing for each item the following information:

      * Mode - The Measurement mode. If only one Mode exists, this field is optional.
      * A specific **Parameter** to be measured.
      * Measurement Units - mandatory, although can be retrieved if a **Parameter** is selected and has Units defined.
      * Range
          * Lower Range
          * Upper Range
          * Range Units
      * Resolution and associated units.
      * Precision and associated units.
      * Accuracy.

        !!! warning
            At least one of the following properties must be defined: Resolution or Precision or Accuracy.

        !!! warning
            There must be a direct or indirect unit of conversion factor in the *Unit Conversion Factors* Generic Table between the Measurement Units and:

      * Range Units
      * Resolution Units (if defined)
      * Precision Units (if defined)

3. Select **Update** to complete the operation.  

![Screenshot showing a system management interface for managing measurement capabilities.](images/manage_measuring_capabilities.png)