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title: "Define Limits for a New Grade"
slug: "define-limits-for-a-new-grade"
updated: 2024-01-29T11:40:08Z
published: 2024-01-29T11:40:08Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/define-limits-for-a-new-grade"
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# Define Limits for a New Grade

**Purpose:** For a New Grade, create a grade specification for a list of tags.

**Task:** Create a new grade in [Grade Maintenance](/v1/docs/tools-grades), then use Grade Specification to configure limits based on this grade for a set of tags.

**Steps:**

1. On PARCview’s **Tools** tab, select **Grades**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image014_013.png)
2. On the **Grade Names** tab choose a **Grade Type** of “Grade” (or whichever grade type is desired) and at the bottom add a new grade name.
3. Click the **Save** button and close.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image015_012.png)
4. Open **Grade Specification**.
5. Select the newly created grade and select the process area of the tags for which limits will be configured.
6. Open **Tag Browser** drag the tags onto the tag grid.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image017_025.jpg)
7. Once the tags have been added to the grid, enter **Control Lower, Target** and **Control Upper** values.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image019_026.jpg)
8. Click the **Save** button at the top.
9. Close the window and Trend the tags to see the new limits.