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title: "Use target templates"
slug: "bc-use-target-templates"
tags: ["Task"]
updated: 2026-05-13T07:45:15Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:17Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-use-target-templates"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Use target templates

With target templates you link incident entries to measurement templates and create a measurement for the various entities specified in the table below. Target templates point to a specific measurement template and can point to a specific **Inspector User Name**.

| Target | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Material** |
| [Item](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-item-template) | Link items in combination with vendor and customer accounts to a measurement template. Use [Target Values](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-target-values) to further refine the item and numeric settings. |
| [Item Category](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-item-category-template) | Link item categories in combination with vendor and customer accounts to a measurement template. |
| [Standard Task](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-service-item-group-template) | Use standard tasks in routing operations, in combination with the operation status, to link to a measurement template. |
| [Service Item Group](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-service-item-group-template) | Use service item groups to link service item lines in a service order to a measurement template. |
| **Man** |
| [Employee](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-employee-template) | Use employee codes to link to a measurement template. |
| [Resource](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-resource-template) | Use resources to link to a measurement template. |
| [Resource Groups](/business-central/docs/product-engineering-quality-management-30) | Use resource groups to link to a measurement template. |
| **Machine** |
| [Machine Center](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-machine-center-template) | Use machine center codes to link to a measurement template. |
| [Work Center](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-work-center-template) | Use work center codes to link to a measurement template. |
| [Resource](/md/en-US/PEQM-resource-template) | Use resources, resource groups, or resource types to link to a measurement template. |
| **Method** |
| [Routing](/business-central/docs/bc-use-the-routing-template) | Use routing codes to link to a measurement template. |

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> The target templates are grouped as per the 4M method to be used as a starting point for a problem solving method like [8D](/business-central/docs/product-engineering-quality-management-23).

## Related

- [Set up a measurement template](/bc-setup-a-measurement-template.md)
- [Quality Management](/bc-quality-management.md)
- [Use the target values](/bc-use-the-target-values.md)