CIMPLICITY3. SPC Control: General Properties
The General tab in the SPC Control Properties dialog box identifies the quality characteristic that will be charted and the time the tests will be run.
Options are as follows.
| 1 | Group |
| 2 | Product |
| 3 | QC |
| 4 | Batch ID |
| 5 | Duration |
| 6 | Chart date/time format |
| 1 | Group |
Identifies the project and SPC document that will be applied to the chart.
| Group | Qualified path to project\SPC Document |
Click the Browse button to the right of the Group field.
A Select an SPC Group browser opens; search options include the following.
| A | Project | Available SPC projects |
| B | SPC Group | Group name or search criteria for a group. |
| C | SPC Group | Groups found by browsing. |
| D | Max. Record Limit | Maximum number of found groups that will be listed. |
| 2 | Product |
Provides a drop down list of the products created for the selected SPC document (group).
| 3 | QC |
Provides a drop down list of all quality characteristics (variables, attributes and defects) that were configured for the selected product.
Note: Your selection determines what charts will be available.
| 4 | Batch ID |
Text that identifies the batch process to be examined. The chart will display only those points where the content of the Batch Point ID matches this identifier.
| 5 | Duration |
Options are:
| Show most recent values | Displays the most recent values collected in the chart. Note: The number of values that display is specified on the Chart tab | |
| Time span | Start time and date and the ending time and date to collect data to be displayed on the chart. The format is: | |
| Start date/End date | MM/DD/YYYY | |
| Start time/End time | HH:MM:SS AM/PM | |
| 6 | Chart Date/Time Format |
SPC uses the short date style.
To change the date/time format of that style on a chart, use the Regional Settings option on your Windows Control Panel.
