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title: "Set up data collection templates"
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updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:11Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:11Z
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# Set up data collection templates

You can set up the data collection templates used with data collection as codes. You can then select one or more templates and assign data collection lines to master records.

## Steps

1. In the search box, enter **Data Collection Templates**, and then choose the related link.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **New** group, choose **New**.
3. Fill in a line with a code, description, and activity type for each data collection template.
4. On the **Navigate** tab, in the **General** group, choose **Lines**.
5. On the **Data Collection Template Lines** page, fill in the fields.

There are five different activity types:

- **Q/C**: templates related to item quality tests
- **Shipping**: templates related to shipping documents
- **Production**: templates related to production documents
- **Receiving**: templates related to receiving documents
- **Log**: templates related to logging activities

## Related

- [Configure process-data collection](/bc-configure-process-data-collection.md)