Here is an overview of some of the reasons our customers use QW 5. See if any of them match your need. 1. A monitoring application – regular timed interval for sampling data – minimize variation and run to target Process settings - make it same every time on a...
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How to Protect a Quality Window Variable
Setting the Required field to Protected is very useful for data that is brought into Quality Window automatically from a PLC, via RS232 or by using the Input File feature. To protected a Quality Window variable set the Required field to Protected in QWAdmin. This will...
Runtime Error on Summary Screen
For Quality Window 5.0 builds prior to 767, the Summary screen will display a "runtime error 9: subscript out of range" error message if the template has the X-Axis field set to zero (0). This error has been resolved in Quality Window 5.0 build 767. To correct the...
Using Views to set Specific Limits
Views in Quality Window can be used to set Targets and Limits specific to your need. Go to Views Manager Select Current Unsaved View and click Edit On the Variables tab double click the Variable for which you wish to change the Limits and Target Set the Limits...
Can I import data directly from a Quality Window 5 Application?
You can also import a Quality Window template file into Excel® via QWXL 3's import utility. All you have to do is: Start with a blank worksheet in Excel Click the QWXL Addin icon Navigate to the Quality Window application from which you wish to import data Click Open...
Language Options for Quality Window 5
The base language for Quality Window is English but there are ways to tailor Quality Window Applications to better meet local language requirements. The three main areas are: Base or support files Quality Window Application – Variable names Individual Variable Help...
Using the Sampling Plan feature in QW 5
The Variable Reference number, to the right of the variable name on the Add Screen, is a customizable method of indicating when data can or should be entered for each individual variable on the Add Screen. This is a very useful feature to allow for an application to...
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Popups are collections of related data that provide lists of predefined combinations for faster data entry. Popups also eliminate variations in spelling, making analysis that much easier. Popups can be single level or multi-level, depending on the application. Single...
Using Checkboxes in Quality Window
During process audits or lab analysis, there is often a need to measure attribute data such as defects into a Pass/Fail scenario. Although you could accomplish this with a Popup (Pass/Fail) or Text field (Y/N), it becomes difficult to analyze the data later on....
Sharing Quality Window Resource Files across multiple Users and Workstations
Notice: In QW 5 Build number 800 and higher (Help About in QW 5 to find your build number) a Shared Configuration Manager utility has been added to allow easy management of resource files like Popups, Rules, Statistics, Units of Measure and Security databases and...
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