Method for specifying specification data for measuring a workpiece to be measured by means of a coordinate measuring machine and/or for evaluating measurement results of a measurement of a measured workpiece by means of a coordinate measuring machine, wherein - an inspection feature to be determined, which is intended to be measured when measuring the workpiece and is intended to be determined when evaluating the measurement results, is stipulated with regard to the following inspection feature properties: a) dimension of the inspection feature, b) tolerance type and c) permissible tolerance range, or information which is used to stipulate the inspection feature to be determined with regard to inspection feature properties a) to c) is received, characterized in that - an available inspection feature similar to the inspection feature to be determined is determined from a set of available inspection features, for which respectively associated data for measuring a workpiece and/or for evaluating measurement results of a measurement of a workpiece are stored, by determining whether a specified similarity criterion has been met, wherein the determined available inspection feature is not the same as the inspection feature to be determined with regard to at least one of the inspection feature properties, and wherein a similarity of inspection feature properties a) to c) of the inspection feature to be determined, on the one hand, and of the available inspection feature, on the other hand, is determined when determining whether the specified similarity criterion has been met, - the data associated with the similar available inspection feature are retrieved and are stipulated as specification data (27, 28) for the procedure of measuring the workpiece to be measured and/or for the procedure of evaluating measurement results of the measurement of the measured workpiece. - an inspection feature to be determined, which is intended to be measured when measuring the workpiece and is intended to be determined when evaluating the measurement results, is stipulated with regard to the following inspection feature properties: a) dimension of the inspection feature, b) tolerance type and c) permissible tolerance range, or information which is used to stipulate the inspection feature to be determined with regard to inspection feature properties a) to c) is received, characterized in that a) dimension of the inspection feature, b) tolerance type and c) permissible tolerance range, - an available inspection feature similar to the inspection feature to be determined is determined from a set of available inspection features, for which respectively associated data for measuring a workpiece and/or for evaluating measurement results of a measurement of a workpiece are stored, by determining whether a specified similarity criterion has been met, wherein the determined available inspection feature is not the same as the inspection feature to be determined with regard to at least one of the inspection feature properties, and wherein a similarity of inspection feature properties a) to c) of the inspection feature to be determined, on the one hand, and of the available inspection feature, on the other hand, is determined when determining whether the specified similarity criterion has been met, - the data associated with the similar available inspection feature are retrieved and are stipulated as specification data (27, 28) for the procedure of measuring the workpiece to be measured and/or for the procedure of evaluating measurement results of the measurement of the measured workpiece.