The fields on this screen filter available PQRs to those that will be able to support the desired WPS.
WPS Configuration
Weld type: Select the type of weld the WPS will be qualified to.
Construction code: Select the Code that will be used for the Weld Procedure Specification. Section IX is a reference code and should be used in conjunction with another Code section.
System of units: Select either English or metric units.
Code year: Select the Edition/Addenda of the ASME Section IX Code.
PWHT: Select one of the post weld heat treatment options. The available PQRs will be filtered in accordance with this selection.
Impact tested: Select this box if impact testing is used.
Base Metals
ASME Rated: Select this box if the material has been rated by the ASME.
Opens the PQR browser to allow access to the base metal data in existing PQRs.
P- or S- Number: If the material has been rated by the ASME, enter the appropriate designation for the base material. S-Number does not exist in the Code after 2008, so if 2009 or later is selected as the "Code year", this field will only allow P-Number.
Group No.: A number assigned within a P-Number to ferrous base metals that have specified impact test requirements. This is an essential variable when the P-Number or S-Number is between 1 and 11 and the WPS is impact qualified.
Designation: If the material is not ASME rated, enter the base metal designation. If this is left blank, the software will search for all unrated metals.
Process Selection
PQR number: Use the 
button to select a PQR from the PQR Browser.
Process/Type & Maximum Weld: The data from the selected PQR will be used to complete these fields.
Allow Incomplete/Non-Code PQRs: Select this box to create a non-Code assisted WPS using either a non-Code assisted or Code-assisted PQR.
PWHT: This field will be completed based on the first PQR selected. Additional supporting PQRs will be filtered to match the PWHT on the first PQR.
Minimum/Maximum base metal thickness: Thicknesses will be generated using the appropriate Code year logic. If the PQR selected was for a groove or fillet weld and the base metals had two different P-/S-numbers or they were not the same thickness, there will be two sets of minimum/maximum thickness fields.
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