FAQs

Is there a way to automatically capture and disseminate the raw data that caused a violation?

1. If you want to set up a control test template so that it contains a trigger to automatically capture and disseminate the raw data that causes a violation, double-click the control test template. If you want to set up a collection plan step with such a trigger, double-click the collection plan containing the step and then double-click the step.
   
2. In the Control Test Template dialog box or the Test Selection dialog box (which are identical except for the dialog box title), single-click the test that, when violated, you want the offending raw data captured and disseminated.
   
   
   
3. Click the Add Trigger button.
   
   
   
   This causes the Trigger Setup dialog box to appear.
   
   



4. If you want to have the offending raw data e-mailed to designated recipients, at Trigger Type, select E-mail. If you want to have the offending raw data displayed in a message box on the station at which the data was collected, at Trigger Type, select Message Box.



5. If in the preceding step you selected E-Mail, under Message Setup, at Destination, enter the e-mail addresses of those to whom you want the offending data disseminated, separating each address with a comma. (Note: If you want to use WinSPC's internal mail system, click the Select button and select the desired users from the Address List Builder that appears.)



6. Regardless of whether you selected E-mail or Message Box, in the Trigger Setup dialog box's Message text area, enter any introductory text you want to precede the raw data in the e-mail or message box. (If desired, press the Enter key once or twice afterwards to space the introductory text from the raw data that will follow it.)
   
   



7. Click the Insert button and, from the Insert Special Character dialog box that is displayed, under Process Variable, scroll down and select Raw Data [ ].
   
   



8. Click OK to close the Insert Special Character dialog box. This inserts the Raw Data code into the Message are of the Trigger Setup dialog box.
   
   



9. Within this code, replace Sample# with the number of the sample for which you want raw data displayed. (A "1" in this case refers to the first sample collected, a "2" to the second sample collected and so on.)
   
   



10. If there are other samples for which you want the raw data displayed, copy-and-paste the line just completed and edit the copied line as appropriate.
    
    



11. If desired, enter concluding text following the last raw data line. 



12. Click OK to close the Trigger Setup dialog box.



13. Click OK to close the Test Selection or Control Test Template dialog box.



14. Click OK to close the Collection Plan dialog box, as appropriate.