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How do I create a Box & Whisker chart that compares different variables?
Box & Whisker charts are great for quickly correlating and analyzing multiple variables. To create one, you select the Box & Whisker option in WinSPC's Query Tool.
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Can WinSPC automatically prompt a device for data on a timed basis?
Yes, and by configuring devices to do this you free up your shop floor personnel to focus on other matters.
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What is the proper procedure for archiving WinSPC data?
Most commonly, data is archived from a WinSPC database to free up space for more data to be collected or to improve database performance. Sometimes data is archived simply to have a copy of it. Regardless of the reason, this procedure details the proper procedure for archiving WinSPC data.
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What are reasonable limits and how are they used in WinSPC?
Easy to understand, reasonable limits offer remedies to a variety of scenarios that are occasionally problematic--in particular, two scenarios relating to data collection and one related to histograms.
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How do you migrate your WinSPC database to different server software or hardware?
You use WinSPC's migration utility. With this utility, migrating your WinSPC database is both safe and straightforward.
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Is there a way to automatically capture and disseminate the raw data that caused a violation?
There certainly is. You simply set up either an e-mail trigger or a message box trigger.
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How can I customize a trigger's e-mail notification?
Not only can you have an e-mail automatically sent to whomever you want when a trigger fires, you can customize the content of the e-mail so that it contains all the relevant information.
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How do I set up an OPC server device?
Setting up an OPC server device so data and tag values can be collected from it is done in two steps. First, create and define the device. Then, configure a collection plan to use that device. 
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Is there a way to display multiple charts on one screen?
Yes. In fact, there is an easy-to-use tab in WinSPC devoted entirely to chart layouts. 
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Is it important to clean out my event log and, if so, how do I do this?
Because a large event log can cause a slowdown in WinSPC's performance, it is a good idea to occasionally archive or delete it. Fortunately, these are easy actions to complete. 
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When an email trigger fires, can I have the email include hyperlinks to violation information?
Absolutely and, by using this simple feature, the most current violation references, whether they are on a website or in a network location, can always be just a click away for your WinSPC users.   
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How can I determine the maximum or minimum value in a set of variables?
There are many scenarios in which it is helpful to know which variable in a set of variables contains the largest value. Similarly, there are many scenarios in which it is helpful to know which variable in a set of variables contains the smallest value. These scenarios can all be addressed by using WinSPC's Equation Builder to calculate maximum and minimum values. 
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When and how do I tap into the power of automatially incrementing my attribute count?
By using WinSPC's Increment Attribute Pass Count or Increment Attribute Fail Count trigger, you can automatically increment an attribute count--an easy and efficient thing to do.
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Quickly Create Quality Reports: The Continuous Improvement Report
Using a Continuous Improvement Report (CIR), you can compare statistics between selected date ranges to check for quality improvements—or to troubleshoot quality problems.
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How can I see statistics other than Cpk and Ppk on the status bar in Data Collection?
By default, WinSPC will display two statistics, Cpk and Ppk, in the status bar at the bottom of the data collection screen.
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How to choose the right edition of MS SQL Server to use with WinSPC
Although DataNet recommends the Standard edition of Microsoft SQL Server, it provides technical support for all editions. How do you know what is right for you?
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Customize your WinSPC launch using command line switches
Command-line switches may be used to launch WinSPC or when accessing WinSPC via OLE Automation. These commands allow you to program a station to open to a specific window of WinSPC, in a certain mode, limit the station to a specific user and/or password, and more...
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Enhanced WinSPC security options ensure validity of collected data and uphold FDA 21 CFR Part 11 reg
WinSPC Version 7.1 offers users a variety of password and audit trail settings to meet even the most stringent procedural requirements...
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"How do I change a user's password in WinSPC?"
Reset a user's password in two simple steps...
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When I display the scroll bar in Data Collection, my charts stop updating with new data.
When a chart in WinSPC has the scroll bar feature activated, the chart is not dynamic (does not update with new data). The scroll bar essentially takes a snapshot of the data...
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I don't want to give my users local administrative rights in order to run WinSPC
WinSPC has developed a security utility where all the minimum permissions needed to run WinSPC successfully will be applied to either a group or an individual...
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If database connectivity becomes severed, can I still collect data in WinSPC?
WinSPC helps you stay productive during database connectivity failures by...
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