If you ever get the Date Validation Error of ‘Date must be between [2019-11-30 00:00:00 and ...]’ while trying to Add a new record in Quality Window, this error typically occurs because you somehow have a null record in your QW database. The null records are generally...
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What are the system requirements for Quality Window 5 ?
Minimum Recommended Memory: 512 MB RAM 2 GB RAM Disk Space: 100 MB 1 GB Screen Resolution: 800 x 600 x 256 colors 1024 x 768 x 16 million colors
What are all the files that make up Quality Window Applications?
First, a QW Application is for a specific use or task - Example "Center Line Audit - Line 3 Size 6" or "Downtime Line 7" These applications would contain the necessary variables or elements as well as all definition data like specifications and targets to meet a...
How Do I Calculate the Time Difference Between 2 Variables?
Example: You have 2 variables (Start_Time (V3) and Stop_Time (V4)) The Start_Time & Stop_Time variables must be defined as Numeric with 2 decimal places. When entering data into the Start_Time & Stop_Time variables use a decimal between the hour and minutes....
How do I to run a report on Monday to show how we did on Friday?
In QWAdmin - Applications Add a Calculated variable and use the @DOW[] function. This will return a value between 1 and 7 where 1 = Sunday and 7 = Saturday. In Quality Window Create a View with: Date Filter set to: From: Beginning of Previous Week To: End of...
The ‘Number of Questions to Ask’ for multi-level popups has changed to 1.
With the release of Quality Window Build 5.0.0.684 an issue came to light that originated with a previous release of Quality Window. Symptom: When adding data in Quality Window a popup variable that used to ask more than one question is now asking only one question....
Where Can I Store My Quality Window Data?
You can store your Quality Window data on any shared drive/folder that your users have create, read, write and update permissions. Note: Having a mapped network drive makes it easier to access.
Sending a Quality Window Application to Another User
When you have a Quality Window application, or more specifically a loaded View of an application that you would like to share with another user, there are several ways you could accomplish this: If the user is on the same network as you and has access to the Quality...
Quick Start on Automatic Collection of Plant Data
Whether you are trying to collect data from a DDE IO server or from an OPC IO server, the task can be daunting in the initial stage trying to determine the proper format of the DDE/OPC addresses. You've already watched the eSchool lesson QWSchedule - Automating...
Why am I getting a Date/Time Validation error when entering data in Quality Window?
When entering data in Quality Window the Date and Time must be greater than the date and time of the previous record and less than the current system date and time of the computer being used to enter the data. Possible reasons are: A bad Date/Time was entered manually...
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