IQ Templates

An IQ Template is a named bundle of parameters at a defined quality rank. "Q1 Premium Knits." "Q3 Standard Wovens." "Q5 Basic Reorders." Each one represents a level of inspection rigor, and each Tech Pack picks one — that's how a Production Batch knows what to check.

The IQ stands for Inspection Quality. The lower the rank number, the more rigorous (Q1 is the most rigorous; Q5 is the lightest). GarmentFlow uses the rank to decide which parameters apply: a Q1 inspection checks every parameter; a Q3 inspection checks only parameters whose Minimum IQ Level is Q3 or higher.

Getting there

Awesome bar: Cmd/Ctrl + K → type iq template → pick IQ Template List

Click path: Desk → GarmentFlow → Quality Control → Setup card → IQ Template

What's on a Template

The fields:

• Template Name — the picker label. Make it descriptive: "Q2 Outerwear" not "OW-Q2."
• IQ Rank — 1 to 5. Drives which parameters get pulled into inspections.
• Rejection Rate — the expected rejection rate at this template's rank. Used by capacity planning and by dashboards to flag templates whose actual reject rate is way above or below this.
• Total Time in Seconds — auto-calculated. The sum of estimated inspection time across the template's parameters.
• IQ Items — the child table linking specific QC Parameters to this template. Each row references a parameter that should be checked at this template's rank.

How templates ladder

The smart way to build templates is to ladder them:

• Q1 — every parameter you'd want to check on a flagship style for a top-tier brand.
• Q2 — most parameters, drop the ones that only matter for premium runs.
• Q3 — the standard middle. The parameters you check on most production work.
• Q4 — basics. Critical parameters only, plus a small set of must-checks.
• Q5 — minimal. Critical parameters only. For trusted reorders of a style you've made a hundred times.

The Minimum IQ Level field on the Parameter master is how this works in practice. A parameter marked "Minimum IQ Level = Q3" appears on Q3 templates, Q2 templates, and Q1 templates — but not on Q4 or Q5.

How a Tech Pack picks a template

On the Tech Pack's Design tab (and confirmed on the Production Order), one field: IQ Template. Whichever template is set there flows down to every Production Batch created from that Tech Pack, and every QC Inspection created against those Batches.

Commercial and quality agree on the template together: commercial knows the brand expectations, quality knows the parameters. The Tech Pack carries the decision forward.

A working example

Three templates for a factory producing for two brands:

• Q1 Premium Brand — Acme's premium line. Every parameter checked, including weight-bearing test, water-repellency, and seam strength. ~15 parameters, ~20 minutes per inspection.
• Q3 Standard Acme — Acme's standard range. 10 parameters, ~12 minutes per inspection.
• Q4 Beacon Basics — Beacon's repeat program. Critical parameters only: dimensions and color. 6 parameters, ~6 minutes per inspection.

Every Acme premium style points at Q1 Premium Brand. Every standard Acme style points at Q3 Standard Acme. Beacon basics point at Q4. The right level of rigor for each line, automatically.

What to do next

Templates are about what to check. Defect categories are about what to call problems when you find them.