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1. The sort order will appear in blue text to the left of the Comments field Next Calibration Date Sorts the entered records using the Gage Identification Number field Sorts the entered records using the gage Description field Sorts the entered records using the gage Location field Sorts the entered records using the Next Calibration Date field Sorts the entered records using the Type field Sort the entered records using the User Defined 1 field Sort the entered records using the User Defined 2 field 85 The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Gage Selector Takes you to the Gage Selector window This window displays a list of all entered gage records in the order by which they have been sorted Refer to Chapter 4 Creating Usage Entry Records When you access the Usage Summary screen the gage records will appear in gage id order To create a Usage Entry record for the current gage click the Issue button The Usage Entry screen will appear Part No 900 1 22 ISSUE RETURN Date 01 20 1994 Date By By To From _____ Issue Location Cycles si Reason a RetunLocation Usage Entry Field Descriptions Part No An alpha numeric field for tracking the part or job number the gage was used for Issue Date An alpha numeric field for entering the date on which the gage was
2. Enter Gage ID cage m M To access the Quick Search click the Quick Search button Searching for a Gage s Usage Records On the Quick Search screen 1 Type gage id number 2 Press Alt O or click OK AQS offers an optional bar code reader with wand This allows user to scan bar coded gage id label or one of the bar coded reports to input gage id number This feature improves efficiency by reducing data entry errors and retrieving gage record instantaneously Using the Locate Command The Locate command on the Gage R amp R screen performs the same function as on the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 with two exceptions The available search table is GAGERR The order field displays GAGE ID Record Using the Study Command The STUDY button on the Gage R amp R screen is disabled until you install the optional ProR amp R analysis module Returning to the Main Menu from the Gage R amp R Screen 101 Click the CLOSE button at the bottom of the screen 102 Chapter 9 The Reports Screen This chapter explains the Reports Screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions PEETS Me Select Report Calibration Due Listing Calibration Due Listing with Procedure Hames Calibration Due Listing with Standards Calibration Due Summary By Month Calibration Work Order Calibration Work Order w Procedure Certificate of Calibration Calibration History Calibration H
3. Field Hame Operator Search Value Search Criteria Croas C 107 Example Print Query Screen without Date Range Fields F Print Query Procedure Sheets Order Report by Select Fields Field Hame Operator Search Value Procedure Hame Poco ion o Search Criteria Croas i Print Query Field Descriptions From Date A date field for entering the starting date for the selected report data This field appears only for certain reports Thru Date A date field for entering the ending date for the selected report data This field appears only for certain reports Field Name A pop up field used to select the fields from which to compile the report 108 Operator A pop up field displaying operator symbol choices Begins with Not equal to finds everything except what is typed Less than Greater than Less than or equal to Greater than or equal to Exactly matches Supports the use of the wildcard character asterisk in searches i e Like METER finds all records containing the word METER For finding characters N fields that are searched CONTAINS For finding records where the Field Name contains your Search Values Separate multiple search values with commas Search Value A field displaying your chosen search criteria You must click the ADD button before the data appears in this field Order Report By A list of fields that you can pick from to
4. 1 To access this Usage History window click the WINDOW menu and choose the Usage History command or press ALT U 2 To close the Usage History screen click the WINDOW menu again and choose the Usage History again or press ALT U Using the Quick Search Command on the Usage Summary Screen The Quick Search command on the Usage Summary screen allows you to search for Usage history records by the gage id Enter Gage ID coe 0 M To access the Quick Search click the Quick Search button Searching for a Gage s Usage Records On the Quick Search screen 1 Type gage id number 2 Press Alt O or click OK AQS offers an optional bar code reader with wand This allows user to scan bar coded gage id label or one of the bar coded reports to input gage id number This feature improves efficiency by reducing data entry errors and retrieving gage record instantaneously Using the Locate Command 89 The Locate command on the Usage Summary screen performs the same function as on the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 Returning to the Main Menu from the Usage Summary Screen Click the CLOSE button at the bottom of the Calibration Summary Screen to return to the Main Menu 90 Chapter 8 The Gage R amp R Screen This chapter explains the Gage R amp R Entry Screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions To get to the gage r amp r summary screen or to run optional P
5. A10 CONVERT ICO Unit conversions program icon FILELOC DBF Stores locations of data files and report files FOX2600 ESL Run time file for FoxPro FOXRUN PIF Used to run DOS programs from within ProGAGE1 for Label exe FOXTOOLS FLL FOXUSER DBF FOXUSER FPT Program library for Windows API function calls Stores diary entries and logs user activity Stores diary entries and logs user activity GAGE ICO ProGAGE1 Icon GAGENTRY APP Gage Master Entry Module LABEL EXE Program that prints calibration labels LABEL EXE Label printing program for dot matrix printers LABEL PIF Program information file manages MODREP EXE Report writer program allows reports to be modified MODREP ICO Modify reports documentation icon NEW ICO New Version 2 information icon NOTEPAD ICO Modify Edit Config fpw file icon PGW RW DOCG Word file for Modify Reports documentation PGWe2 UP WRI Write file explaining new ProGAGE1 Version 2 features PGWIN EXE Main program module PGWIN HLP ProGAGE1 Windows Help File PROCED APP Procedure Entry Module REBUILD EXE Utility to re build corrupted index files REPORT ICO Modify Reports program icon REPORTS APP Reports Menu RESET EXE User Counter Reset Module RESET ICO Reset Users Icon RR_VER DBF Stores release version number of ProR amp R module RRENTRY APP Gage R amp R Entry Module STUDY EXE ProR amp R Gage R amp R Study Program Module UTILITY APP Utility and Settings Module V2UPDATE EXE Copies databa
6. Gage ID Sorts the entered records using the Gage Identification Number field Description Sorts the entered records using the gage Description field Location Sorts the entered records using the gage Location field Next Calibration Date Sorts the entered records using the Next Calibration Date field Type Sorts the entered records using the Type field User Defined 1 Sorts the entered records using the User Defined 1 field 46 User Defined 2 Sorts the entered records using the User Defined 2 field The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Gage Selector Takes you to the Gage Selector window This window displays a list of all entered gage records in the order by which they have been sorted Usage History Toggles between displaying and hiding the Usage History table which is a usage summary for the current gage record Gage R amp R History Toggles between displaying and hiding the Gage R amp R History table which shows the summary information for each gage R amp R study performed on the current gage Calibration History Toggles between displaying and hiding the Calibration History table which shows the summary information for each calibration performed on the current gage Calibrate Gage CTRL G Takes you directly to the Calibration Entry screen which allows new calibration information to be entered refer to Chapter 6
7. Hours Cost _0 00 Operatora __ OperatorB _ Operatorc _____ Trial 4 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 2 Trial 3 TUT a E V Reproducibility A V Part Variation Range Analysis EV AM P W RBAR a Tol Tol UCL R ae T V r HT Y TW TW T W 1 2 3 4 5 6 Li 8 9 Oo oe Please refer to your ProR amp R manual for additional information on this screen 95 Purpose of the Gage R amp R Screen You can manually enter Gage R amp R study results data into the Gage R amp R screen but you must have the optional ProR amp R module in order to enter raw measurement data and have the results calculated for you Gage R amp R Screen Field Descriptions Characteristic The characteristic being evaluated in the study No of Trials Number of measurement trials that each operator performed 2 or 3 Method The calculation method used to calculate study results AIAG GM Ford etc MIDI lower specification limit of the Maximum upper specification limit of the characteristic being measured Number Format The format used to display the gage r amp r measurements use 9 s to represent digits and a decimal point such as 99 999 96 E V Tol Percent of tolerance consumed by E V E V TV Percent of total variation that E V contributes A V Tol Percent of tolerance consumed by A V A V TV Percent of total variation that A V contributes R amp R Tol
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9. This is a short cut method that save you from having to return to the program main menu Issue Gage Takes you to the Usage Entry screen which is used to enter issue information for a particular gage like when it was issued by whom and to whom refer to Chapter 7 47 Return Gage Takes you to the Usage Entry screen which is used to enter return information for a particular gage like when it was returned by whom from where and number of cycles used refer to Chapter 7 Link Procedures A scrollable listing of all available procedures refer to Chapter 4 View Procedures A scrollable listing of all procedures linked to the current gage Creating Gage Records When you access the Gage Master Entry screen for the first time before any records are created the entry screen will be blank no field information Once records are created and you re open the Gage Master Entry screen the existing gages records will appear in sorted order sorted by Gage ID unless you use the SORT BY menu to change the sort field 1 Click the NEW button to create a new gage record 2 To create a gage record you should first assign an identification number to the gage Type this in the Gage ID field You can enter data in other fields first but you cannot save the record without an ID number Important Remember that the gage id field is ASCII sorted not numerically sorted This means that if you are entering numbers you should pad with
10. everything except what is typed Less than Greater than Less than or equal to Greater than or equal to Exactly matches contains Contains what is typed into the Search Value field A data field that allows you to identify the search data Example foaeo Ball a l where 001 is the Search Value An area displaying your chosen criteria Search Criteria a You must press the ADD button before the data appears in this area 60 Searching for a Gage Record On the Locate screen Select the sort order from the Sort Order field Select a field choice from the Field Name field Choose an Operator from the Operator field Type in the search data in the Search Value field Press the ADD button Press the OR button if you want to search on more than one set of criteria Dr OL Be OO NM gt Example FREQUENCY 30 OR FREQUENCY 60 Your search criteria will appear in the Criteria field 7 To clear the Criteria field press the RESET button Otherwise press the BROWSE button 9 If records are not found based on your criteria a message box in the upper right corner of your screen will alert you 10 If records are found based on your criteria the Gage browse screen will appear This screen displays your gage record data in a table format 11 To close the Gage browse window click the left button in the Title Bar and click Close Example Locate Commands Listed below are examples of
11. if your DBF files are kept in another drive or directory then use that drive and directory path instead Command Line c pgwin dbrx c pgwin dbfs dbf C Run Minimized If the database still seems corrupted you can contact technical support for assistance There will be a nominal file repair charge Backing Up Your Database Files You should regularly daily if possible backup your database files The files that you need to backup are normally located in the C PGWIN2 DBFS directory If you have modified any of the reports you should also backup the C PGWIN2 REPORTS directory as well If you are ever sent a program update disk always do a fresh backup prior to installing the update If you don t have a backup utility program you can just copy your files to diskette or another hard drive directory using File Manager or Windows Explorer Files Used by ProGAGE1 This portion of the appendix outlines the different files used by the program Program Files Listed below is the list of program files used by ProGAGE1 These are usually located in the C PGWIN2 directory unless installed elsewhere Filename Description CALCOPY EXE Utility to import procedures from optional ProGAGE1 Procedures CALENTRY APP Calibration Entry Module CONFIG FPW Program Configuration File ASCII Text CONVERT APP Unit conversions module run from within ProGAGE1 CONVERT EXE Unit conversions program run independently of ProGAGE1
12. will be searching A pop up field displaying the available search order choices Name Record 28 Search Fields A pop up field displaying the field search choices NAME PASSWORD GAGEACCESS GAGERD CALIBACCESS CALIBRD RPTACCESS etc Operator A pop up field displaying operator choices Begins with Not equal finds everything except what is typed Less than Greater than Less than or equal to Greater than or equal to Exactly matches contains Contains what is typed Search Value A data field that allows you to identify the search data Example NAME Joe Smith Search Criteria area A field displaying your chosen criteria You must press the ADD button before the data appears in this field Locate Screen Menus and Menu Commands The menus and menu commands for the Locate screen are identical to those of the Security Entry Screen Searching for a User On the Locate screen 1 Select the search order from the Order field 2 Select a field choice from the Search Field list 3 Choose a symbol from the Symbols field 4 Type in the search data in the Search Text field 29 Press the ADD button Press the OR button if you want to search on more than one set of criteria Example NAME Joe Smith OR NAME Joseph Smith Your search criteria will appear in the Criteria field 0 10 12 13 14 To clear the Criteria field press the RESET button Otherwise press the BROW
13. 25 02 is entered as a date the program actually converts it to 01 25 2002 What You Need to Know The following are conventions that you must understand in order to use ProGAGE1 The first part of the list explains conventions that are universal to the Windows environment The second half are program specific conventions If you are familiar with Windows you can skip to the program specific items Windows Conventions Using the Mouse Your mouse controls the movements of the pointer on the screen You can point to an object icon menu menu command field or button on the screen by moving the mouse With the exception of buttons pointing will highlight your choice When asking you to select an item we will tell you to click or double click your mouse button If available equivalent keyboard commands using modifier keys are also identified Example Click OK or press the ENTER key Click the FILE menu or press ALT F Opening the ProGAGE1 Program Icon An icon is a graphic representation of a program directory file or screen The ProGAGE1 program installs in the Windows Program Manager as a program group window called ProGAGE1 Ve ProGAGE1 for Windows The program will appear as an icon inside this group window 1 Double click on the ProGAGE1 for Windows group window in the Windows Program Manager 2 Point to the ProGAGE1 program icon thereby highlighting it and either double click or choose Open from the FILE menu and
14. Commands cccccccceeccteeeeeeeeeeeesscnneeeeeees 101 Using the Quick Search Command on the Gage R amp R Summary Screen o n 101 Searching for a Gage s Usage ReCOIdS ccccccecceecceneeeeeeeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeseteescnaeeeeeees 101 Using the Locate Command 00 ccccececeeecceceeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeecaaaaeeeeeeecsaaaeeeeeeeeseaaaeeeeeeesenneaeeeeees 101 Using the Study COMMANG ccc eter eee inne eee tenet eet e eee e et tnaaeeeeeteeeaaeeeeenee 101 Chapter 9 The Reports Scree mrene eneen aa enore ao eaaet aaae Ha aaa aE aa aaa anaa aaa Aan aiaa 103 Purpose of the Reports Screen ccccccccccccceeeeeeee eee eeeeccceeeeeeeeeteecaaeeeeeeeecegecaeeccaaeeeeeeeeteenaaaes 103 Reports Screen Field DeSCriptiOns c ccccececcceeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeeeeaaeeeeeeecaaaeeeeteeccaeeeeeeteeeeeeeees 104 Available Reports ee ee rrr 104 Reports Screen Menus and Menu Command cc cccceeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeeeennaaeeeees 106 Using the Print Setup Command ccccccceeee eect ee eeeee eee e eee teeece ee ee ee ttecaaaeeeeeeeeceaaaaeeeeeeeenaaeees 107 PrevieWwing a Report ic ctaehocadihen re eh a aw a ee 107 Accessing the Print Query SCIre N cccececieeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeeeaaeeeeeeecccaeeeeeeeneeeeeeeen 107 Print Query Field DeSCriptiOnS cceccceeeeceeeeee ee eeeeceee eee eeeeeeee eee eecaaeeeeeeeeenaaeeeeeneeaes 108 Example Print Query COMMANAS ccceeeceeeeeeneeeeeeeeeee
15. Ea Gage ID E Usage History Issue Date Vendor ACME STARRETT Purchase Date 0115 1998 Return By Retu OG DB Dt Cee J oes eat aie searen Issuing and Returning Gages The Issue Gage and Return Gage functions are specific to a gage record When a gage is issued physically taken you can record information such as who took it and when When the gage is returned you can document the return information as well as keep track of gage operating cycles or usage time Historical gage usage summary information is displayed on the Usage History table Accessing the Usage Summary Screen To access the Usage Summary screen click on the Usage button on the Main Menu The following fields are display only You cannot edit these fields on this screen To edit them refer to Chapter 5 81 Gage ID Purchase Date Unit of Measure Cal Frequency An alpha numeric field for entering the assigned gage ID number Must be unique for each gage record record An alpha numeric field for entering a description of the gage An alpha numeric field for entering the type of gage An alpha numeric field displaying the location of the gage A checkbox field for indicating if the gage has been returned to its location An alpha numeric field for entering the name of the vendor from which the gage was purchased A numeric field indicating the purchase price of the gage whole numbers only A date field i
16. F and the directory TEMP for storing temporary files If possible these files should be placed on the fastest drive available On networks the fastest drive is usually the workstation s local drive Be sure to provide ample disk space for the temporary work files as some can grow quite large DECIMALS Specifies the default number of decimals places to used in numeric fields only used by the Report Writer module F2 Through F9 FUNCTION KEY MACROS These parameters tell the program how to assign function keys F2 F9 function keys F11 and F12 are also supported if your keyboard has them This time saving feature allows you to assign commonly used words and phrases to the keyboard function keys The word or phrase can be up to 254 characters in length and must have a single quote character both in front and behind the word or phrase For example if you wanted to assign the phrase Send out for repair to the F2 function key then you would enter A4 F2 Send out for repair If you include a semi colon within the phrase or at the end of the phrase then a carriage return will be added during playback of the function key macro it will act as if you pressed the Enter key on your keyboard This means that if you add a semi colon to the end of a phrase i e F2 Send out for repair then the phrased will be played back in the current field and the cursor will jump to the next field The semi colon a
17. Gage Selector Lo beeation _ Next lf ls S Fi SHORT TESTER DC HOL i OPEHANDLE GAGE 6TL 3 To choose a particular gage highlight the field 4 Close the Gage Selector screen by doing one of the following e Click the left button in the Title Bar and click Close e Press CTRL F4 The gage you chose in step 3 will now appear on your screen Issuing and Returning Gages The Issue Gage and Return Gage functions are specific to a gage record When a gage is issued physically taken you can record information such as who took it and when When the gage is returned you can document the return information as well as keep track of gage operating cycles or usage time Historical gage usage summary information is displayed on the Usage History table Accessing the Usage Entry Screen The Usage Entry screen can be accessed from either the Main Menu Usage Button or from the Gage Master Entry screen To access the Usage Entry screen from the Gage Master Entry screen click the WINDOW menu choose the Issue Gage or Return Gage file 50 command Either command will get you to the Usage Entry screen If Issue Gage is chosen then the program automatically fills in the Issue Date field for you and un checks the Return field of the gage master screen If Return Gage is chosen then the program automatically fills in the Return Date and places a check mark in the Return field of the gage master screen Part No 300 1 22 ISS
18. Percent of tolerance consumed by R amp R R amp R TV Percent of total variation that R amp R contributes TV Total Variation The total variation resulting from both gage variation and part variation Gage R amp R Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu Close Closes the Gage R amp R Screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Undo CTRL Z Disabled Copy CTRL C Copies selected text 97 Paste CTRL V Only active if you have cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the location of your pointer Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field Find Allows you to find specific text on the screen Find Again Allows you to find specific text on the screen The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage R amp R record by using search criteria Toggle Delete CTRL D Allows you to mark gage R amp R records for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you
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20. Restore field 4 If you know where you want the archived files stored and the filename you wish to use type it into the Calibration Issue Archive Filename field w Important f you are archiving Calibration Records then enter a second archive filename into the Measurement Archive Filename field This file is used to store any measurements that are related to the archived calibration records This field is disabled if you are archiving Issue records 5 If you would rather navigate to the archive drive and directory click the FILE button Click the New button field Navigate to the desired drive and directory and enter the new filename into the Output file field Click the Save button and you will be returned back to the Archive and Restore screen The path and filename will now appear in the Calibration Issue Archive Filename field on the Archive and Restore screen In the Gage ID field enter a specific gage id wildcard pattern or for all gages Repeat steps 4 and 5 to fill in the Calibration Measurement Filename field To activate the archival process click the PROCESS button To return to the Utilities menu click the CLOSE button 0 In Utilities menu click the OPTIMIZE FILES button OP PND 33 Restoring Previously Archived Records Click the ARCHIVE button on the Utilities Menu Choose Restore in the Action Type field Choose the type of records from the Records to Archive Restore field If you
21. after you have saved them Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 99 1 Click the RECORD menu 2 Click the Toggle Delete command or press CTRL D The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimize the files When you mark a record for deletion the word DELETE will appear in red beneath the STUDY button on the Gage R amp R Screen Viewing the Gage R amp R Selector Screen The Gage R amp R Selector screen is a browse screen which lists all entered gage R amp R records in the order they have been sorted The data appears in table format displaying the Gage ID and R amp R Study Date fields from the Gage R amp R Screen 1 To access the Gage R amp R Selector screen from the Gage R amp R Entry screen click the WINDOW menu or press ALT W 2 Choose the Gage R amp R Selector command GageR8RSelector ED R amp R Study Date 1 11 29 94 3 To close the Gage R amp R Selector screen do one of the following e Click the left button in the Title Bar and Click Close e Press CTRL F4 100 Gage R amp R Selector Menus and Menu Commands The menus are identical to those on the Gage R amp R screen Using the Quick Search Command on the Gage R amp R Summary Screen The Quick Search command on the Gage R amp R Summary screen allows you to search for Gage R amp R history by gage id
22. at the bottom of the screen 2 Enter the name of the new user in the Name field upper lower case doesn t matter 3 Tab to the Password field and type a password for the new user case matters try to use only numbers if possible to simplify and avoid mistakes 4 Assign access and read only access privileges to the ProGAGE1 screens by clicking on the corresponding check boxes 5 Click the SAVE button or press ALT S To add another user click the NEW button again and repeat steps 2 5 7 Click CLOSE when you are done You will return to the Utilities Menu D 27 The Password logon screen is only invoked whenever at least one user is created When a user opens ProGAGE1 the Password logon screen will appear The user must enter a valid name and password in order to use the program If you deny access to any particular screen then that option will appear disabled grayed out on the Main Menu after the user logs on Deleting Users from the Program To delete a user from the system choose the Toggle Delete command from the RECORD menu or press CTRL D You will see the word DELETED on the far right side of the screen Using the Locate Command on the Security Entry Screen The Locate command on the Security Entry screen allows you to search for a user based on field information To access the Locate screen click the LOCATE button Locate Screen Field Descriptions A field displaying the table file that you
23. by pressing ALT F 4 Click Run with your mouse or press SHIFT R You should see this dialog box Command Line A SETUP L Run Minimized Browse 5 In the Command Line field type A SETUP or B SETUP 6 Click OK or press ENTER 7 The setup program will ask you to enter other diskettes as needed Follow the instructions on the screen During the installation you will see the percentage of the installation process that has been completed 8 After your ProGAGE1 program has been installed on your hard drive You can then run the ProGAGE1 program and proceed to Chapter 2 It also recommended that you make a back up copy of your empty database files and report files Windows 95 Installation Instructions 1 From desktop Click on Start then Run Run Bd ES Type the name of a program folder or document and gt gt Windows will open it for you Cancel Browse 2 Type A Setup exe Insert the disk labeled Diskette 1 into your disk drive A or B 3 Click OK or press ENTER 4 The setup program will ask you to enter other diskettes as needed Follow the instructions on the screen 5 During the installation you will see the percentage of the installation process that has been completed 6 After your ProGAGE1 program has been installed on your hard drive You can then run the ProGAGE1 program and proceed to Chapter 2 It is also recommended that you make a back up copy of your em
24. conditions This field will appear blank if the calibration is within the minimum and maximum limits will appear if the calibration is above the maximum value and if it is below minimum value Enter the actual measurement observed after adjusting the gage A numeric field displaying the accuracy based on the before measurement calculated as After minus Nominal This is a flag used to indicate out of tolerance conditions This field will appear blank if the calibration is within the minimum and maximum limits appear if the calibration is above the maximum value and if it is below minimum value will An alpha numeric field displaying the reference identification number 76 Uncertainty A numeric field for entering the Uncertainty value of the calibration reference standard This value can be obtained from the reference standard manufacturer and is expressed in units such as percentage 0 5 proportion 0 005 or measurement units 0 0001 inch All values entered must be of the same units otherwise the calculated Overall Uncertainty value will be wrong Attribute A field used for attribute type data such as pass fail go no go or appearance observations Comment An alpha numeric field for entering misc standard information Calibration Measurements Menus and Menu Commands The menus are identical to those on the Calibration Entry screen Entering Data in the Calibration Measure
25. dates Enter calibration standards Enter usage records optional Set up standards format Link calibration procedures Enter gage r amp r records optional optional Set up security optional Set up calibration procedures optional Chapter 1 Before You Begin This chapter discusses what you need to have what you need to know and what you need to do before you can begin using ProGAGE1 What You Need to Have To run ProGAGE1 you must have the following IBM or compatible computer with 8 megabytes of available space for the program files plus 1MB or more additional space for your data on the hard drive e 486 80Mhz or Pentium or higher CPU e 8megabytes of RAM 16MB or more for best performance e VGA or higher display monitor e Mouse or compatible pointing device e Microsoft Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 or Windows NT e Laser or Dot Matrix Printer for hard copy reports Year 2000 Compliance ProGAGE1 is certified to be Year 2000 Compliant If you wish to see the complete 4 digit year in your date fields be sure to change the CENTURY setting in your CONFIG FPW file to ON The program is pre configured to show 4 digit years however if you only want 2 digit years or someone has inadvertently changed this setting please see the appendix for more information on the CONFIG FPW file If using a 2 digit year in date fields then if the entered year is less than 60 the century is automatically converted to 2000 For example if 01
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27. have your Select Fields report sorted by multiple fields can be selected For each field that you want the report sorted by highlight the field and then click the INSERT button The displayed field choices will differ depending on the report you have chosen Report Order A field displaying your chosen report order field choices You must click the INSERT button before the data appears in this field Search Criteria area A field displaying your chosen criteria You must click the ADD button before the data appears in this area 109 Example Print Query Commands Listed below are examples of valid print query commands Field Name Operator Search Value Gage ID Gage ID Gage ID Gage ID Gage ID 100 Finds records where the gage id begins with 100 such as 100 01 100 02 100 03 and so on Finds every record except the one whose gage id is 100 01 Finds every record where the gage id is less than 999 99 Finds every record where the gage id is greater than 500 Finds every record where the gage id is less than or equal to 800 10 Finds every record where the gage id is greater than or equal to 500 Caliper Digital Finds every record where the description is exactly equal to Caliper Digital Digital Finds every record where the description ends with the Digital 100 01 300 20 400 07 Finds every record where the gage id is in the list 100 01 300 20 or 400 Gage ID 07 Description
28. id 7 Quick Search Enter Gage ID Gage m M To access the Quick Search click the Quick Search button Searching for a Gage Record 58 On the Quick Search screen 1 Type gage id number 2 Press Alt O or click OK AQS offers an optional bar code reader with wand This allows user to scan bar coded gage id label or one of the bar coded reports to input gage id number This feature improves efficiency by reducing data entry errors and retrieving gage record instantaneously Using the Locate Command on the Gage Master Entry Screen The Locate command on the Gage Master Entry screen allows you to search for a gage record based on field information Table GAGE Sort Order GAGEID l Field Hame Operator Search Value caco e m Search Criteria GAGEID 200 Gone O 2 ed ee To access the Locate screen click the LOCATE button Locate Screen Field Descriptions Table A field displaying the available search table GAGE Sort Order A pop up field displaying the available sort order choices GAGEID DESC TYPE etc 59 Field Name Operator Search Value Search Criteria A pop up field displaying the table s field name choices GAGEID DESC TYPE UM etc Note Field names that begin with an asterisk are indexed fields these offer the fastest locate operations A pop up field displaying operator symbol choices begins with not equal finds
29. issued When using the Issue Gage menu command this field will display the current date unless you change it 86 Issued By An alpha numeric field for entering who issued the gage Issued To An alpha numeric field for entering to whom the gage was issued Issue Location The name of the location that the gage will be issued to i e Department Worksite etc Any entry in this field automatically updates the Location field of the Gage Master screen Issue Reason The reason that the gage was issued for tracking purposes Return Date A date field for entering the date on which the gage was returned When using the Return Gage menu command this field will display the current date unless you change it Returned An alpha numeric field for entering who received the gage back Returned From An alpha numeric field for entering the person that returned the gage A numeric field for entering the number of cycles the gage operated or number of days used while being issued Return Location The name of the location that the gage will be returned to i e Department Storage Bin etc Any entry in this field automatically updates the Location field of the Gage Master screen Usage Entry Menus and Menu Commands The only active menus for the Usage Entry screen are FILE and EDIT Issuing a Gage 87 On the ISSUE left part of the screen ONOaPraAnh Assign and enter a part number for the ga
30. lt Month Changes month backward Month gt Changes month forward lt Year Changes year backward Year gt Changes year forward Today Selects today s date Diary This is a text region Use standard text editing techniques Deleting Old Diary Entries To delete old diary entries select the DIARY menu and choose Delete Displays a dialog to verify that you want to delete all entries prior to the selected date Backing Up Diary Files If you want to backup your diary entries backup both the FOXUSER DBF and FOXUSER FPT files found the application directory usually C PGWIN2 A8 Puzzle Choose the SHUFFLE button to scramble the numbers then click on one number at a time to move it to the adjacent empty square You re a winner when the numbers are in order To cheat press Ctrl End Puzzle M Puzzle M Importing and Exporting Records At present there is no utility included for importing or exporting records However there are 3rd party programs that support importing and exporting of FoxPro format database files MS Access MS Foxpro and Data Junction are some of the available programs you can use to import your records as well as export Although MS Excel does allow for editing of DBF files it can corrupt the relationship between the data DBF file and the associated index CDX files It is OK to view or print records using Excel but do not save the DBF file If needed you can have AQS technical services perform
31. press the ENTER key Push Button A push button is a gray box that contains key words or pictures that describe the action it triggers The action associated with a push button occurs immediately when you click a push button unless it contains an ellipsis The ellipsis indicates that another dialog will appear Dialogues When you choose a menu option that is followed by an ellipsis the box that appears is called a dialog Dialogs also appear at other times while using ProGAGE1 when more information is required to complete a command or expression A dialogue requires you to provide additional information before a command can execute Modifier and Function Keys There are three modifier keys located on the left side of your keyboard SHIFT CTRL and ALT There is also a row of function keys located at the top of your keyboard These keys do nothing by themselves but when pressed in combination with other keys they perform an established function Example Pressing the ALT key and the letter F at the same time is equivalent to clicking on the FILE menu Choosing a Command from a Menu A Menu Bar appear above each screen ProGAGE1 for Windows Window Help Aig Record Sort by Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Copy Gage Record Paste Ctrl Clear SelectAll Ctrl A To choose amenu point to the menu name and click or press SHIFT the underlined letter of the menu name A list of menu commands will drop
32. sini rep greener ipreree tome a Other gages that are due will be listed here Calibration Summary Calibrate Selected Gage Print listing If no gages are currently due then the Calibration Due Table will not appear and only the Calibration Summary screen will be displayed The Calibration Due Table displays the ID of the gage Description Due Date and calibration completion status To view the Calibration Summary for the gage highlight it and click the CALIBRATION SUMMARY button discussed next To just enter a new calibration record for the currently highlighted gage click the CALIBRATE SELECTED GAGE button If you want a printed listing of the table Purpose of the Calibration Summary Screen 63 The Calibration Summary screen allows you to record and edit calibrations and view calibration history specific to a gage It also allows you to compare standards that you have defined previously in the Gage Master screen to actual calibration measurements The top of the Calibration Summary screen displays the Gage Master record fields for the specific gage record you cannot edit them here they are shown for reference only The bottom of the Calibration Summary screen displays the Calibration History table the calibration records displayed reverse date order so that the most recent calibration is at the top of the table Another screen the Calibration Entry screen is used to enter the calibration information that
33. such as font type bolding etc will be copied Only the text can be copied Procedures Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu Close Closes the Procedures Screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu 36 Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage by using search criteria Change Procedure Name Allows you to change procedure name and the program will automatically update all the gages that are linked to the procedure Toggle Delete CTRL D Allows you to mark procedures for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you to undelete procedures that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before packing When you mark a procedure for deletion the word DELETE appears i
34. sufficient zeros so that all gage id s are the same length For example if you entered gage i d numbers as 1 2 3 20 the program will sort them as 1 10 2 20 3 30 4 etc which is not what you want To avoid this problem the gage id s should be entered as 01 02 03 and so on As mentioned before since the gage id field is used as a relational link to other data tables in the program it cannot be modified once you have saved the gage master record 3 Continue entering gage information in the fields on the screen 4 To save the gage record click the SAVE button or press ALT S 5 Click the NEW button to create another new gage record 48 When making modifications to existing records remember to save the changes ProGAGE1 will alert you to save with a beep Navigating Through Gage Records There are several ways to navigate through the created gage records 1 Use the standard navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen refer to Chapter 1 2 Click the RECORD file menu and choose a file menu command 3 Use the keyboard equivalents listed next to the file menu commands in the RECORD menu 4 Use the QUICK SEARCH button to do a search 5 Use the LOCATE button to do a record search Copying Gage Records You can make a copy of any saved gage record All field data will be duplicated except the Gage ID number Click the EDIT menu Click the Copy Gage Record command or press CTRL G Ty
35. the desired size 2 Other screens do not have a sizing bar but can be enlarged or reduced by clicking on the maximize minimize buttons in the top right hand corner Scroll Bars Scroll bars allow you to view parts of a form that are not visible They can be either horizontal or vertical and are located either on the right top and bottom of the form or on the bottom right and left of the form In some cases a form with have both a horizontal and a vertical scrollbar Example of vertical scrollbar Example of horizontal and vertical scrollbar LO bM Cursor Movement Keys There are keys on your keyboard that like your mouse are used to control the movement of your cursor on the screen In addition to the actions described below these keys will move you from field to field on a screen in ProGAGE1 Refer to the description of Select Mode in this chapter Key Right Arrow Left Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow PgUp PgDn Home End CTRL Right Arrow CTRL Left Arrow CTRL Home CTRL End ProGAGE1 Specific Conventions Action Moves the cursor one character to the right Moves the cursor one character to the left Moves the cursor up one line Moves the cursor down one line Moves the cursor up one window of text Moves the cursor down one window of text Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line Moves the cursor to the end of the current line Moves the cursor one word to the right Moves the curs
36. valid locate commands Field Name Search Value Outcome GAGEID 100 Finds records where the gage id begins with 100 such as 100 01 100 02 100 03 and so on GAGEID lt gt 100 01 Finds every record except the one whose gage id is 100 01 GAGEID lt 999 99 Finds every record where the gage id is less than 999 99 GAGEID gt Finds every record where the gage id is greater than 500 the gage id is less than or 61 equal to 800 10 ee E GAGEID Finds every record where the gage id is greater than or equal to 500 ry Caliper Digital Finds every record where the description is exactly equal to Caliper Digital DESC Like Digital Finds every record where the description ends with the Digital GAGEID 100 01 300 20 400 07 Finds every record where the gage id is in the list 100 01 300 20 or 400 07 DESC Contains inch Finds every record where the description contains the word inch 62 Chapter 6 The Calibration Summary Screen This chapter explains the Calibration Summary screen its purpose field descriptions menus and menu commands and screen specific functions Calibration Due Table If you have the Auto Calibration Due Table option turned on within the Settings screen a table of all gages that are currently due or over due will appear as shown here Calibration Due Table Calibration Due Table Sort by Due Date ID Description Due Date Completed ccoooa ee
37. Collection Forms Gage R amp R History Report Gage R amp R Study Report Gage Listing Gage Listing ASCII Gage Listing with Comments Gage Listing with Standards Gage Inventory Listing For more information on modifying your report designs please run the icon Modify Reports Documentation requires MS Word or Windows 95 98 NT WordPad to view the on line document A6 Accessories Calculator Calendar and Puzzle This portion of the appendix explains how to use the accessories found in the Help menu The accessories are only available in the Main Menu Gage Master and Calibration Summary screens Calculator The Calculator desk accessory can be used like a typical calculator The results can be copied and pasted by highlighting the result and pressing CTRL C To paste position your cursor into the desired area and press CTRL V You can either click on the calculator buttons or use the keyboard equivalents shown below Equivalent Square Root V MR Reverse sign M MC M Press once to erase current value twice to erase current calculated value and operator Clears stored number from memory Restores number from memory Stores a number in memory or adds to number in memory Subtracts from number in memory A7 Calendar Diary The Calendar Diary accessory is used to schedule appointments and look up calendar dates a E ij Bono BE rd s This dialog contains these options
38. Contains inch Finds every record where the description contains the word inch Print Query Menus and Menu Commands The menus and menu commands are identical to those on the Reports screen A Vv Gage ID 110 Accessing the Page Preview Screen 1 On the Print Query screen enter the from and through dates for the report you wish to preview if applicable Select a search field from the Field Name list Choose an operator from the Operator field Type in the search data in the Search Value field Click the ADD button Click the OR button if you want to search using than one field or more than one other criteria oaPrwoh Example GAGEID 001 OR GAGEID 002 Your search criteria will appear in the Search Criteria field 8 Select the report order from the Select Fields field 9 Click the INSERT button The report order fields will appear in the Report Order field 10 To clear a sort field from the Report Order field highlight it and click the REMOVE button 11 To preview the report click PREVIEW button The Page Preview screen will appear SEREA biba pa pEi joi i EET a E E i 111 Page Preview Screen Commands The Page Preview is different from other screens in ProGAGE1 There are no fields in which to enter data You can however execute certain commands on this screen Following is a list of those commands Next Advances you to the next page of the report Previous Returns you to the p
39. INK CDX PROCLINK DBF QM_DICT CDX QM_DICT DBF REPORTS CDX REPORTS DBF SEC CDX SEC DBF SETTINGS CDX SETTINGS DBF SETTINGS FPT SKIPDAY CDX SKIPDAY DBF STDCALIB CDX STDCALIB DBF STDGAGE CDX STDGAGE DBF STUDY CDX STUDY DBF TABLIST CDX TABLIST DBF UNITS DBF USAGE CDX USAGE DBF USERS DBF UTLDB CDX UTLDB DBF Procedure Data Procedure Memo Text Procedure Gage Link Index Procedure Gage Link Data Data Dictionary Index Data Dictionary File for field names Report Titles Index Report Titles Data Password Security Index Password Security Data Program Settings Index Program Settings Data Program Settings Memo Text Skip Dates Index Skip Dates Data Calibration Measurements Index Calibration Measurements Data Calibration Standards Index Calibration Standards Data Gage R amp R Study Index Gage R amp R Study Data List of Tables data files Index List of Tables data files Data Units Data for Conversion Module Issue Return gage usage Index Issue Return gage usage Data User Counter Data Utility Database Index Utility Database Data Database File Layouts and Field Names Listed below are the design layouts for the most important data files used by ProGAGE1 These are all FoxPro V2 6 formatted database files Filename GAGE DBF casen fret peso rt S mee rt um rea FREQUENCY Number Double 8l Frea unns ree S t0 Number Double Leappate baem al A13 FREQ RR Number Doub
40. If you know the path to the database files type it in the Database Path field If you don t click the PATH button The following file Select Directory dialog window will appear Select Directory Select the dbf directory d pgwin2 dbfs The directory path will be identified in the box on the right A list of database files will appear in the box on the left Most ProGAGE1 users only have one set of database files However ProGAGE1 does allow for multiple data directories for different plants departments etc Create as many different database directories as required and be sure to install a copy of the empty database files from your installation diskettes for each unique database directory Navigate through available drives by selecting choices shown in the Drive field Navigate through available drive directories by double clicking on directory names shown in the Directory box 1 After finding your ProGAGE1 database folder click on it so it is highlighted Click the SELECT button This will take you back to the File Locations screen The path will now appear in the Database Path field If you know the path to the report files type it in the Report Path field If you don t click the PATH button and navigate to the report files in the same manner as was done for the database files Click OK or press ALT O You can now access the ProGAGE1 database and report files Using the Main Menu Scree
41. LT S Click the CLOSE button or press ALT C 4 To edit an EXISTING calibration record w Click on the record in the Calibration History field on the Calibration Summary screen Click the EDIT button or press ALT E This will return you to the Calibration Entry screen where you can modify the record 73 To save the modifications made to the record click the SAVE button or press ALT S This will return you to the Calibration Summary screen When making modifications to existing records remember to save the changes ProGAGE1 will alert you to save with a message Calibration Labels Using a Dot Matrix Printer To print a calibration label click the PRINT LABEL button shown on the Calibration Entry screen Print Label By default the label will be printed to the printer attached to LPT1 and will look like this 000 ABC 000 CALIPER DIAL 6 INCH WELDING 02 24 96 John Smith 08 25 96 For dot matrix printers you can use standard address labels that are 1 inch high by 3 inches wide If you want to customize the design of the Dot Matrix label you can create a configuration file that tells the program which printer port to use and which fields to print The configuration file is just a text file consisting of 9 lines which you can create using Windows Notepad The configuration file must be named LABEL CNF and must be located in the program directory usually C PGWIN2 Here is
42. ORT PGIMPORT EXE C Run Minimized After the Importer screen appears enter the directory containing the ProGAGE1 for Windows database directory usually this is C PGWIN2 DBFS By default all types of records will be imported Gages Calibrations Usage Gage R amp R and Procedure records If there are any types of records that you don t want to import then uncheck the corresponding check boxes Click the START button to begin the import process The import program assumes that the DOS version files are located in the directory C PROGAGE1 If this is not the case then the A16 import program will prompt you to enter the correct path and data filename that it is looking for after you click the START button Import Files Listed below are the import program files These are only used if you are going to import data form the DOS version of ProGAGE1 After importing you may want to remove these files to conserve disk space These are usually located in the C PGWIN2 IMPORT subdirectory Filename PGIMPORT EXE RRUN EXE COMMDLG DLL VBRUN300 DLL XBS110 DLL CMDIALOG VBX GAGES DEF CALIBS DEF PROC DEF GRR DEF GF EXP DEF CF EXP DEF IF EXP DEF PF EXP DEF PL EXP DEF RF EXP DEF GAGEEXP PIF CALEXP PIF PROCEXP PIF LINKEXP PIF RREXP PIF USEXP PIF Description Import Program Module this is the program file you run ASCII text file generation module Dynamic Link Library File for dialog boxes Visual Basic Runtime D
43. Pro Price 295 00 Navigating through the Procedures There are several ways to navigate through the procedures you have created 1 Use the standard navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen refer to Chapter 1 2 Click the RECORD menu and choose a menu command 3 Use the keyboard equivalents listed next to the menu commands in the RECORD menu 4 Use the LOCATE button to do a record search Using the Locate Command 38 The Locate command on the Procedures screen performs the same function as on the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 but the search tables and search fields differ The available search table is PROCED The available search fields are PROC Malle PROCEDURE A moure 8 m ro Tr Ge oiteais L bested CE CE oe essa CT AT When the search is complete the Procedure browse window will appear Proced a Pat t Viewing the Procedure Selector Window The Procedure Selector window is a browse window which lists the names of all entered procedures 1 To access the Procedure Selector window from the Procedure screen click the WINDOW menu or press ALT W 2 Choose the Procedure Selector command or press ALT P 39 3 To choose a particular procedure highlight the field 4 To close the Procedure Selector window do one of the following Click the left button in the Title Bar and click Close Press CTRL F4 Click on WINDOW menu or press ALT W and choose P
44. SE button If records are not found based on your criteria a message box in the upper right corner of your screen will alert you If records are found based on your criteria the Security window will appear This window displays your user access data in a table format To close the Security window do one of the following Press CTRL F4 Click the left button in the Title Bar and Click Close To close the Locate screen and return to the Security Entry screen click the CLOSE button To close the Security Entry screen and return to the Settings screen click the CLOSE button or press ALT C 30 Optimizing Files The optimize files function verifies the integrity of the data you have entered reorganizes the index files and permanently deletes records that you have identified as deleted It is a good idea to optimize files on a regular basis to clear out extraneous data Also the files can only be optimized when no other users are running the program 1 Click the OPTIMIZE FILES button on the Utilities menu 2 A confirmation dialog box will appear To proceed click OK This process may take several seconds or several minutes depending on the number of records in your database tables Archiving and Restoring Records The archive function on the Utilities menu allows you to archive off load and restore previously archived calibration data and gage issue usage records For example at the beginning of each y
45. UE RETURN Date Date By By __d To From Issue Location Cycles si Reason Ma RetunLocation C Usage Entry Field Descriptions Part No An alpha numeric field for tracking the part or job number the gage was used for Issue Date An alpha numeric field for entering the date on which the gage was issued When using the Issue Gage menu command this field will display the current date unless you change it Issued By An alpha numeric field for entering who issued the gage Issued To An alpha numeric field for entering to whom the gage was issued Issue Location Issue Reason The name of the location that the gage will be issued to i e Department Worksite etc Any entry in this field automatically updates the Location field of the Gage Master screen The reason that the gage was issued for tracking purposes 51 Return Date A date field for entering the date on which the gage was returned When using the Return Gage menu command this field will display the current date unless you change it Returned By An alpha numeric field for entering who received the gage back Returned From An alpha numeric field for entering the person that returned the gage A numeric field for entering the number of cycles the gage operated or number of days used while being issued Return Location The name of the location that the gage will be returned to i e Department Storag
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47. Y button Deleting a Gage Calibration Record You can mark calibration records for deletion after you have saved them Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 There are two ways to delete a calibration record 1 Click on the record in the Calibration History field on the Calibration Summary screen 2 Click the RECORD menu Click the Toggle Delete command or press CTRL D 4 To undelete repeat steps 1 3 w OR 1 Click on the record in the Calibration History field Click in the small rectangular region to the left of the record 3 To undelete repeat steps 1 2 Cd N 78 When you mark a record for deletion a deletion marker will appear to the left of the entry in the Calibration History field on the Calibration Summary screen The calibration done on 02 22 94 in the example below is marked as deleted 02 22 94 Passed 01 15 94 Passed The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimize the files the database tables Viewing the Gage Selector Window The Gage Selector command on the Calibration Entry screen performs the same function as on the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 It allows you to select another gage to work with Calibration History Table The Calibration History table is a browse table that displays the calibration records you entered on the Ca
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49. appears in the Calibration History table A Calibration Summary Eiei Gage ID c 10009 Schedule Type CALENDAR Hrs Description CALIPER DIGITAL 6 IN Lead Time Days Type van Units Lead Date paons Status ACTIVE Cal Frequency EOM Location LAYOUT DEPT Returned Next Calibration 01 15 1993 Over Due Vendor ACME STARRETT RER Freque 120 20 Days Purchase Date 01 15 1998 Price pase Usage Next Gage R amp R 04157998 Over Due ERATE User Defined _ Comments aj User Defined2 EE Gage ID E Calibration History Calibration Date Li a gt gt i Ceocne J cose conv auier searen eae new 64 Calibration Summary Screen Field Descriptions The following fields are display only You cannot edit these fields on this screen To edit them refer to Chapter 5 Gage ID An alpha numeric field for entering the assigned gage ID number Must be unique for each gage record record Description An alpha numeric field for entering a description of the gage Type An alpha numeric field for entering the type of gage Location An alpha numeric field displaying the location of the gage Returned A checkbox field for indicating if the gage has been returned to its location Vendor An alpha numeric field for entering the name of the vendor from which the gage was purchased Price A numeric field indicating the purchase price of the gage whole numbers only Purchase Date A
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51. ber 95CAL DBF is filename to create a new archive file Enter not acceptable but CAL95 DBF an existing archive filename to append to is acceptable an existing archive Measurement Archive Filename A field that allows you to enter a path and filename for the archived measurement Note Filenames cannot begin with a records Note This field is disabled if you number 95MEAS DBF is not are archiving Issue records acceptable but MEAS95 DBF is acceptable Normally set for ALL gages An asterisk means all gage id s If you want to archive only for a specific gage id then enter the gage id here You can also use wildcards such as TP to archive only gages that match the wildcard pattern e g an entry of TP would only archive records where the gage id started with TP such as TP 001 TP 002 TP 003 etc From Date leave blank for all A date field that specifies which records to archive or restore based on a start date Leaving this blank will choose all the records 32 Thru Date leave blank for all A date field that specifies which records to archive or restore based on an end date Leaving this blank will choose all the records Creating a New Archive ds Click the ARCHIVE button on the Settings screen The Archive and Restore screen will appear 2 Choose Archive in the Action Type field Choose the type of records to archive from the Records to Archive
52. cccccccecccceeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeceaaaeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeees 1 Windows COnventiOns cccccccceeeeeeecccee eee eeeecaaeeeeeeeeeetecaaaaeeeeeeeecaaaeeeeeeeesseesiaaeeeeees 1 ProGAGE1 Specific CONVENTIONS cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecneeeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeetiaaeeeeeeeeenaaes 4 What You Need to DoO ccececceeeeeeeeeeenee eee eee e tee a eae e eee e eee aaaee sees ecegccaaaaeeeeeseeeaaaaeeeeeeeseneesaaaes 9 Installing ProGAGE1 on Your Hard Drive cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeseeecaaeeeeeeeeeaaaes 9 Windows 3 1 Installation INStrUCtIONS eccceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeeeeettennneeees 9 Windows 95 Installation INStrUCtiONS ceccceeeeeeeeceeneeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeeeeeeteenaeeeees 10 Techmical SUPPOM sirieni neniani i e a a aa t 11 Ch pter 2 The Main MeN U areenan aaaea a aaa aa aaee aaa semen ee e aaea aa aaea aaa 12 Purpose of the Main Menu ccccccceeeeeeeceee eee ee eeeeaee eee eeecaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeteccaaaeeeeeeneenaaeeeeeeees 12 Windows 3 1 Start up INStrUCtiONS 000 0 ccceeeceeeeeeecee eee eeeeeee tees eeeaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeenenieeeeees 12 Windows 95 Start up INStrUCtiONS 00 cccceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeecaaeeeeseeeeeeeeees 12 Customizing the Main Menu Screen cccccccceeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeecaaeeeseeeccaeeeeeseneeeeeeeea 13 Locating the ProGAGE1 FileS ccccceeeeceeeee
53. ccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeee ee eeeanaeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeaeeeeaaaeeeeeseeesaneeeeeaeeeenanees i OV EINIOW EEEE i Who Uses ProGAGE1 and What Will it Do For Me ssssseessssssssrsssssrrrrrrssrrrrrrssssssrnnsssens i How Does ProGAGE1 Work ccccceteeeeeeeeecceeee eee eeeaaaaeeeeeeceaaaaeeeeeseceaaaeeeeeseecaaaeeeeeeesnsaaeeeeees i How to Usethis Maritials 2 i cciezecec cecedecezesteaetecwsesstunnseeecensernesunuscesvecusuauetcececseevesuaueesecerzsgucuccecueczers ii Part 1 Getting Started cece e cece ee ccce cece eee eae e eee e ee eet aa aaee eee e eect aaee eee eeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeeneaees ii Part 2 Using ProGAGE 1 3 0c ses cence ioe eatin die erties asec aeons ii Part 3 APPONGICOS sess sccscecsceycuesca artes ste e ePinkcl danedealeLeienelemebensdeceudensveUtvens cilevasnevtbalet dene auch ii How to Find Information Quickly c ccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeecaaaeeeeeeeeesesccaaaeeeeeeessiaaeeeeeees iii Writing Guidelines Used in this Manual cccccccsceeeeeeeeeeeecneeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeseeaaaeeeeeeeesaaeees iii Program Flowchart iiien cathe eee eee a a Ae iv Chapter 1 Before YOU Begin cccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeaaeeeeeganessaaeeseegaaeesaneaeesaeeeseaeeeeeseeeeseeeeeseneees 1 What You Need to Have wisiceven casein der seen a ce einen 1 Year 2000 Compliance eecccceeeeeee eect eee cne ee eee eee e ee eee eee tec aaee sees ee naaeeeeeeeetteecaaaeeeeeeeennee 1 What You Need to KNOW
54. contents of a field When you fill in the two Company Name fields on the Settings screen and save the information using the SAVE button this information will appear under the ProGAGE1 for Windows title on the Main Menu screen and in the pages of your reports Skip Dates Screen ProGAGE 1 allows you to record how often a gage needs to be calibrated e g every two weeks and calculates the exact dates on which the gage is to be calibrated The Skip Days screen allows you to identify specific dates or days of the week on which you do not want calibrations to take place This function is useful if for example your company is closed on the weekends Or if an event is taking place on a certain date making it impossible to perform a calibration e g a holiday or vacation day To access the Skip Days screen click the SKIP DAYS button on the Utilities Menu Skip Dates Calibration Skip Dates Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri ra 1 6 fe 6 6 6 e 6 ie o fo Jo Jo o fo 11 13 14 fo Joo 5 on 15 17 20 21 oo o o oo 3 25 26 WF Increment Fi FF Fe el a 29 oo o lo o oo ea Skip Dates Field Descriptions Month A pop up field for choosing the month in which you want to set skip days 23 A pop up field for choosing the year in which you want to set skip days Current Month Calendar A calendar displaying the chosen month used for defining skip days in that month Each da
55. curate and up to date Specifically ProGAGE1 will allow you to Define records for each of your gage test equipment and calibration standards Set up compare and track calibration results Write review and link calibration procedures to your gages Automatically calculate schedule and track calibration due dates Generate a variety of reports such as Calibration Due Listings Gage Inventory Calibration Work Orders Certificate of Calibration and more Once you have mastered the essentials of the program ProGAGE1 will become a vital tool for managing your calibration records How Does ProGAGE1 Work ProGAGE1 stores calibration data specific to particular measurement gages and allows you to access that data in a variety of useful ways For example by entering calibration standards and check points in one area of the program you can view them in another area and print them out in yet another area All the data including procedural information can be linked and is easily accessible by you and others in your work group Please read How to Use this Manual carefully before proceeding to Chapter 1 It is important for you to understand how we ve organized and written instructional information so that you can become productive with ProGAGE1 quickly How to Use this Manual The information in this manual is divided into three 3 parts Part 1 Getting Started This section describes system requirements and program conventions gives yo
56. date field indicating the date on which the gage was purchased Unit of Measure A field indicating the unit of measurement the gage uses Owner Allows you to assign or take ownership of gages between different security users refer to Chapter 3 Comments A scrollable alpha numeric field for entering comments or notes or any other type of information about the gage 65 Cal Frequency A numeric and pop up frequency unit i e Days Weeks field used to enter the frequency of gage calibration EOM Or End of Month field A check box field that when checked will indicate that the next calibration date will automatically round off to the last day of the month that the calibration is due Usage A numeric field displaying gage usage cycles Hours A numeric field displaying the number of hours the gage has been used Next Calibration This date field will be automatically calculated for you when you enter calibration records Frequency R amp R Numeric and pop up fields displaying the frequency of R amp R Next Gage R amp R This field can be manually entered or it will be automatically calculated for you when you enter R amp R records refer to Chapter 7 Schedule Type An alpha numeric field displaying the type of schedule you are using Status An alpha numeric field displaying the status of the gage User Defined 1 An alpha numeric field that you define From the Utilities Menu the end user can change the user defin
57. down To choose a command from a menu point to the command you want and click your mouse button or use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys to navigate through the choices then press the ENTER key If there is a keyboard equivalent it will be listed to the right of the command If acommand in the menu appears gray it is disabled at that time Example The Paste command is disabled until you use the Cut or Copy commands The Title Bar The title bar is located at the top of each screen and displays the title of the screen you are working in Example Title Bar of Gage Master Entry Screen Gage Master Entry Minimizing Maximizing a Screen You can minimize the screen you are in by clicking on the right button in the form Title Bar or by clicking on the left button in the Title Bar and clicking on Minimize Minimizing a screen reduces it to an icon Clicking on the minimize button ss reduces the screen to an icon To maximize the screen double click the icon Moving a Screen Window To move the screen you re working in click your mouse in the title bar hold down the mouse button and drag the screen window to the desired location Making a Window Bigger or Smaller There are several ways to change the size of a window 1 Some screens have a sizing bar around them Click your mouse on the bottom right corner of the sizing bar Hold down the mouse button and drag to the right side of the screen until the window is
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59. dures screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions Mj Procedures Procedure Hame Procedure 1 PURPOSE 1 1 To establish a standard procedure for calibration of all Standard Vernier Dial and Digital Calipers 2 SCOPE 2 1 All dial calipers used to measure gage test inspect or otherwise examine items to determine compliance with specifications set specifications or that have been reviewed and are deemed critical to the control of a process 3 RESPONSIBILITY 3 1 The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible to assure overall implementation of the procedure 1 A Bl ee Cae Purpose of the Procedures Screen The Procedures screen allows you to create and edit calibration or other procedures such as maintenance repair quarantine etc procedures that you can link to one or more gage records refer to Chapter 5 Because gages are linked to procedures it is easy to keep your procedures up to date If for some reason the procedure is revised then all gages that are linked to the changed procedure will be updated as well don t change the procedure name just the procedure text Procedures Screen Field Descriptions 35 Procedure Name An alpha numeric field for entering the name of the procedure Procedure A memo field for entering the body of the procedure text to save time you can copy and paste text from other applications into this field however no formatting
60. e Bin etc Any entry in this field automatically updates the Location field of the Gage Master screen Usage Entry Menus and Menu Commands The only active menus for the Usage Entry screen are FILE and EDIT Issuing a Gage On the ISSUE left part of the screen Assign and enter a part number for the gage being issued in the Part No field Enter the date the gage was issued if not the current date in the Date field Enter the name of the person issuing the gage in the By field Enter the name of the person to whom the gage is being issued in the To field Enter the location that the gage is being issued to in the Issue Location field Enter the reason that the gage is being issued in Reason field Click the SAVE button or press ALT S To close the Usage Entry screen Click the CLOSE button ONOaProON Returning a Gage On the RETURN right part of the screen 1 Enter the date on which the gage was returned if not the current date in the Date field 52 Enter the name of the person that received the gage in the By field Enter the name of the person that returned the gage in the From field Enter the number of cycles or days used in the Cycles field Enter the location to which the gage is being returned in the Return Location field Click the SAVE button To close the Usage Entry screen click the CLOSE button PO OF QOS When you enter return information for a gage record the Returned check box fie
61. e commands available for each The FILE Menu Printer Setup Takes you to the Print Setup Screen which displays your printer and paper options Close Closes the Reports Screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field 106 Using the Print Setup Command The Print Setup command in the FILE menu allows you to choose the type of printer network paper and other options Remember to use this command before printing any reports Options will vary depending on the Windows printer driver you are using Previewing a Report Accessing the Print Query Screen 1 Click on the report you wish to preview in the Select Report field 2 Click the OK button One of the following Print Query Screens will appear depending upon the type of report you choose Some Print Query screens have a pair of date range fields From Date and Thru Date and others don t For example there are date range fields in the Calibration Due Listing report but none for the Procedure Listing report Example Print Query Screen with Date Range Fields E Print Query Calibration Due Listing Order Report by From Date EER ihu Date Select Fields
62. e current gage click the NEW button or press ALT N The Calibration Entry screen will appear F Calibration Entry Gage ID c 10009 Desc CALIPER DIGITAL 6 IN Calibration Date Cal Frequency 60 Days Labor Hours Hext Date Labor Cost Results Material Cost Calibrated by Other Cost UserDefined id Total Cost Account Code Overall Uncert Reference No memes Comments FOUND SCRATCH ON LCD LENS Calibration Measurements Standard ID 1 INCH BLOCK Coe rte Beseowes Cie ener Calibration Entry Field Descriptions An alpha numeric field displaying the assigned ID number for the gage being calibrated Calibration Date An alpha numeric field displaying the current date You can edit this date field 70 Next Date Calibrated By User Defined Account Code Labor Cost Material Cost An alpha numeric field displaying the next calibration due date ProGAGE1 calculates this date using the calibration Frequency field data you entered on the Gage Master Entry screen and the Calibration Date field data you entered on this screen An alpha numeric field displaying the results of the calibration An alpha numeric field displaying the user s log on name You can edit this field An alpha numeric field for storing additional user defined data with regard to the calibration record An alpha numeric field for entering the gage calibration account code Example You can use th
63. e in the Procedure Listing field Click the LINK button The procedure will now appear in the Linked Procedures area Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you wish to link more procedures To remove a procedure from the Linked Procedures area click on it then click the UNLINK button 5 When you have finished linking procedures click OK or press ALT O arwon Viewing Procedures Linked to a Gage 1 From the Window pull down menu click the VIEW PROC button or press ALT L The Procedure No Edit screen will appear Procedure Name Procedure 1 PURPOSE 1 1 To establish a standard procedure for calibration of all Standard Nernier Dial and Digital Calipers 2 SCOPE 2 1 All dial calipers used to measure gage test inspect or otherwise HOH 2 To close the Procedures No Edit screen Click the CLOSE button 55 Procedures No Edit Field Descriptions Displays the name of the procedure Displays the procedure Procedures No Edit Menus and Menu Commands The only menus available are FILE EDIT RECORD and HELP They are identical to those on the Gage Master Entry screen with two exceptions The EDIT menu commands are all disabled e The Locate Quick Search and Toggle Delete commands are not options in the RECORD menu Using the Standards Table The Standards Table is a scrollable table on the Gage Master Entry screen that allows you to define a list of calibration standards to use whenever calibrating the cu
64. ear you may want to archive the data for the previous year so that it does not take up unnecessary space on your hard drive IMPORTANT Always make a fresh backup copy of your database files before archiving or restoring records these files are normally in the C PGWIN2 DBFS subdirectory If the power fails or your computer hangs up during the Archive or Restore process your database will be corrupted To access the Archive and Restore screen click the ARCHIVE button on the Utilities menu Archive and Restore Action Type Archive Restore Records to Archive Restore Calibration Records Issue Records Calibrationtssue Archive Filename C CAL95 DBF Measurement Archive Filename Gage D From Date leave blank for all Thru Date leave blank for all 31 Archive and Restore Field Descriptions Action Type A radio button field that allows you to Archive choose the type of function you wish to perform Choosing Archive will store data files in a specified location Choosing Restore will make records that were previously archived accessible to you Restore Records to Archive Restore A radio button field that allows you to choose the type of records you wish to archive or restore Calibration or Issue Records Calibration Issue Archive A field that allows you to enter the path and Filename filename in which to store the archived Note Filenames cannot begin Calibration or Issue records Enter a new with a num
65. ed field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage R amp R record by using search criteria 92 Quick Search CTRL B Allows you to quickly locate a gage if you know it s gage id value You can also do a quick search by clicking on the Quick Search button Toggle DeleteCTRL D Allows you to mark gage R amp R records for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you pack the tables The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before packing When you mark a record for deletion the word DELETE will appear in red beneath the STUDY button on the Gage R amp R Screen The SORT BY Menu The current sort order will appear in blue text gage D on the left side of the screen Gage ID Sorts the entered records using the Gage Identification Number field Description Sorts the entered records using the gage Description field Location Sorts the entered records using the gage Location field Next Study Date Sorts the entered records using the Next Gage R amp R Study Date field Next Calibration Date Sor
66. ed field names on the gage master entry screen refer to Chapter 3 User Defined 2 Same as User Defined 1 Calibration History A table that allows you to view calibration history information 66 Calibration Summary Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu Close Closes the Calibration Summary screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Copy Calibration Record Makes a copy of a selected gage calibration record All field data will be duplicated except the Calibration Date and Next Date fields These fields can be edited Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record 67 Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage by using search criteria Quick Search CTRL B Allows you to search quickly for a gage record using the Gage ID number Toggle Delete CTRL D Allows you to mark calibration entries in the Calibrat
67. edure when reading bar code information from your gages You will need to set your bar code reader s pre amble characters to match the bar code hot key setting The default is CTRL B If checked this tells the program that you want it to honor the leadtime value in your gages i e allows you to set the number of lead days needed for calibration notices The Lead Days are entered in each gage master record 20 Auto Calibration Display Auto Calibration Pass Fail Restrict Measurement Editing Honor Owner Property When selected will allow user to see a complete listing of all gages that are overdue for calibration when clicking on Calibration Button from the Main Menu Refer to Chapter 6 Tells the program whether or not to automatically pass or fail a calibration based on the measurement value Pass Fail EES When checked the user can not change the standards that are copied from the Gage Master record into the Calibration record When check the program honors the gage owner field This means that only the owner of that gage can edit and calibrate it unless the user has gage administrator rights Screen Buttons Other buttons on the screen that perform distinct functions include Button Name Enter pass code to register program ProGAGe 1 Prorat o o Description Click this button if you have not yet registered your copy of ProGAGE1 or ProR amp R i e you pruchased a Trial Off
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73. eeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeetseeeeeeeeeeteceeeeeeeeeneesaeeees AQ Repairing Corrupt Database Files cccccceeeecceeeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeseccaaeeeeeeeesiaeeeeeeeeenaaes A10 Backing Up Your Database Files cccccseeceeeeeeeecneeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeteceeeeeeeeeeteenneeees A10 Files Used by ProGAGE Tianna tarea e aaraa a cas AMV A va league denen to eterna A10 Program Files cecccsececeeeeeeene cece aan eenia a r parira aaan aa nanana aana aaa aata Aaaa Aa Kaai id A10 Report Ele Snmesennmiakaii u eea ee i aa kia aa A11 Data a EEE E A E E E T A12 Database File Layouts and Field Names eeeeeeseseeeenrsesirrrsrrrrrnsssrrinsssrrresssssrnn A13 Importing Records From ProGAGE1 DOS Version eeeeeeeeseesrrrsssrrrrrtsssrrrrssssrrrrsssssres A16 Import File Sinnata ano aeaea e tiie A17 Welcome to ProGAGE1 for Windows Overview Welcome to ProGAGE1 for Windows a database software program that automates your calibration management tasks ProGAGE1 saves time and gives you complete control over the measurement and test equipment that you use to do your job Who Uses ProGAGE1 and What Will it Do For Me ProGAGE1 was designed for use by quality control professionals who need a convenient easy to use and powerful method for documenting tracking and retrieving calibration information ProGAGE1 will make the job of managing your gages and test equipment easier and ensure your calibration records are ac
74. een you are using and perform a unique function Screen specific buttons will be explained in detail in the following chapters Example The Calibration Summary and Calibration Entry screens have a screen specific button Procedures This button only appear on these screens Procedures Returning to the Main Menu There are several ways to return to the Main Menu from a particular screen Refer to Chapter 2 for a detailed description of the Main Menu 1 Click the CLOSE button which appears at the bottom of the screens 2 Click the FILE menu and click Close 3 On some screens you can click the left button in the Title Bar A menu will appear Click Close or press CTRL F4 What You Need to Do Before you can use the program you need to install it on your hard drive For information on Network Installations refer to the Appendix Before installing ProGAGE1 you may wish to make a backup copy of the installation disks and store both the originals and the backup copies in a safe location Remember it s illegal to make copies of the master disks except to create working copies for backup purposes Installing ProGAGE1 on Your Hard Drive Windows 3 1 Installation Instructions 1 To install ProGAGE1 on your hard drive run Microsoft Windows and open the Program Manager 2 Insert the disk labeled Diskette 1 into your disk drive A or B 3 In Program Manager choose the FILE menu by clicking with your mouse or
75. ells the program how to open database files in a multi user environment Leave this parameter set to ON unless you have a network version of the program If set to OFF then processing will be slower and the DOS s SHARE L 500 command must be loaded before running Windows 3 x if you use Windows 95 98 or NT you don t need the SHARE command DELETED This parameter tells the program to hide records that are marked as deleted Normally this is set to OFF so that you can continue to see deleted records and undelete records at least until the tables have been packed using the Optimize button in the Utilities menu If you don t want to the program to show records that have been deleted then set this parameter to ON ESCAPE This parameter tells the program to enable or disable use of the Esc key When set to ON the Esc key undoes any editing to the entire record all changes to the record are lost If set to OFF then the Esc key is ignored the only way to undo record changes is to click on the screen s CANCEL button TMPFILES Sets the drive and directory where the temporary files are stored This can be useful for optimizing performance in a multi user environment Careful placement of these files can improve performance particularly on a network Temporary files have the extension tmp Normally these files are deleted automatically when the program terminates Example TMPFILES F TEMP this tells the program to use drive
76. er license A special pass code also can be entered here when you purchase additional network node licenses Please call our sales office at 1 800 776 3090 for your pass code 21 STANDARDS FORMAT Allows you to specify how ProGAGE1 will display your measurements of reference standards when you enter your calibration records Use a series of 9 s and a decimal point to represent how you want your rear thas Tre mar of thas srandarda measurements to be displayed For example if the standards format is set to 999 99 and you enter a measurement of 0 12345 the program will display it as 0 12 Itis a good idea to set the format to accommodate both the largest and smallest measurement values you expect to enter such as 9999 9999 or 999 999999 This can always be adjusted later on if your needs change Settings Screen Menu Descriptions Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu Close Closes the Settings screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Undo CTRL Z Disabled Copy CTRL C Copies selected text Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor 22 Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire
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78. ge being issued in the Part No field Enter the date the gage was issued if not the current date in the Date field Enter the name of the person issuing the gage in the By field Enter the name of the person to whom the gage is being issued in the To field Enter the location that the gage is being issued to in the Issue Location field Enter the reason that the gage is being issued in Reason field Click the SAVE button or press ALT S To close the Usage Entry screen Click the CLOSE button Returning a Gage On the RETURN right part of the screen 1 DARON Enter the date on which the gage was returned if not the current date in the Date field Enter the name of the person that received the gage in the By field Enter the name of the person that returned the gage in the From field Enter the number of cycles or days used in the Cycles field Enter the location to which the gage is being returned in the Return Location field Click the SAVE button 88 7 To close the Usage Entry screen click the CLOSE button When you enter return information for a gage record the Returned check box field will be automatically checked on the Gage Master Entry screen Viewing the Usage History Window The Usage History window is a browse window that displays in table format the gage usage information you entered on the Usage Entry screen The column headings in the table correspond to the fields on the Usage Entry screen
79. h of the CONFIG FPW file parameters are described in detail below TITLE Defines the program s title window contents ProGAGE1 for Windows HELP Defines the name of the help file to use when the program is running Can optionally include the complete drive letter and directory path BELL Enables or disables the sounding of a bell whenever the end of a field is reached or when an invalid character is typed into a field STATUS BAR Enables or disables the display of the status bar at the bottom of program windows The status bar indicates the status of the Insert Num Lock and Caps Lock keys of the keyboard It can also display the time see CLOCK setting Ins Num Caps 5 18 01 pm CLOCK Enables or disables display of the Clock on the status bar To disable enter CLOCK OFF CENTURY Indicates if a 2 digit or 4 digit century value is used in date fields If set to ON then 4 digits are used i e 01 01 1994 American format DATE Specifies how date fields are formatted in the program Possible values include Setting Format AMERICAN mm dd yy ANSI yy mm dd BRITISH FRENCH dd mm yy GERMAN dd mm yy ITALIAN dd mm yy JAPAN yy mm dd USA mm dd yy MDY mm dd yy DMY dd mm yy YMD yy mm dd The default date setting is AMERICAN MARK Specifies the character mark used to separate the month day and year in date fields The mark character must be enclosed in double quotes i e etc A3 EXCLUSIVE T
80. he Gage Master Entry screen is the Master file for all of your gage record information You create a record for each gage identifying it with an ID number calibration gage R amp R and other information specific to that gage You can print bar code labels with the ID number link procedures define calibration standards for the gage and create a new calibration record from this screen 41 Gage Master Entry Screen Field Descriptions Gage ID Returned Purchase Date Owner Comments An alpha numeric field for entering the assigned gage ID number Must be unique for each gage record record An alpha numeric field for entering a description of the gage An alpha numeric field for entering the type of gage A field indicating the unit of measurement the gage uses An alpha numeric field for entering the status of the gage i e Ok In Repair Out of Service etc An alpha numeric field for entering the location of the gage A checkbox field for indicating if the gage has been returned to its location An alpha numeric field for entering the name of the vendor or manufacturer from which the gage was purchased A date field indicating the date on which the gage was purchased A numeric field indicating the purchase price of the gage whole numbers only A numeric field displaying gage usage cycles Allows you to assign or take ownership of gages between different security users refer to Cha
81. inch design Calibration Label 2 Batch 1 2 inch design Calibration Label 3 Batch 1 inch design Calibration Standards Traceability Report Certificate of Calibration Calibration and Gage R amp R Cost Report Calibration Due Listing Calibration Due Listing w Calibration Standards Calibration Due Listing w Procedures Calibration Due Summary by Month Gage Master Listing Gage Master Listing w Comments Gage Master Listing w Calibration Standards Gage Record Detail Report Gage Record Detail Report with Standards Gage Detail Sheet Compact Design Gage Inventory Report Gage Usage Report Issue Return Listing Gage Listing ASCII Procedure Index Report Procedure Listing Procedure Sheets Gage R amp R Cost Report Gage R amp R Data Collection Forms Gage R amp R Due Listing Gage R amp R History Report Gage R amp R Study Summary Report Calibration Work Order with Procedures Listed below are the data files These are FoxPro V2 6 formatted database files Index files are of the compound index type These files are normally located in a sub directory of C PGWIN2 named DBFS i e inside C PGWIN2 DBFS Filename CALIB CDX CALIB DBF CALIB FPT FACTORS DBF GAGE CDX GAGE DBF GAGE FPT PROCED CDX Description Calibration Index Calibration Record Data Calibration Memo Text Units conversion factors data Gage Master Index Gage Master Data Gage Master Memo Text Procedure Index A12 PROCED DBF PROCED FPT PROCL
82. information Usage History Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu Close Closes the Calibration Summary screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu 83 Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage by using search criteria Quick Search CTRL B Allows you to search quickly for a gage record using the Gage ID number 84 Toggle Delete CTRL D The SORT BY Menu Allows you to mark calibration entries in the Usage History field for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before packing When you mark a record for deletion a deletion marker will appear next to the entry in the Usage History field
83. information about the gage Calibration Measurements A table that allows you to enter and view actual calibration results which you can compare to calibration standards Calibration Entry Menus and Menu Commands The FILE Menu Printer Setup Allows you to change printer or printer settings Close Closes the Calibration Entry screen and returns you to the Calibration Summary screen The EDIT Menu 72 Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field Delete Measurement Allows you to mark calibration measurement entries in the Calibration record for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimize the files When you mark a record for deletion a deletion marker will appear next to the entry in the Calibration Measurements field Entering and Editing Calibration Data 1 On the Calibration Entry screen for the current gage enter calibration information in the fields on the screen modifying pre calculated fields if desired 2 To save the calibration record click the SAVE button or press A
84. ion History field for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before packing When you mark a record for deletion a deletion marker will appear next to the entry in the Calibration History field The SORT BY Menu The sort order will appear in blue text to the left of the Comments field Gage ID Sorts the entered records using the Gage Identification Number field Description Sorts the entered records using the gage Description field Location Sorts the entered records using the gage Location field Next Calibration Date Sorts the entered records using the Next Calibration Date field Sorts the entered records using the Type field 68 User Defined 1 Sort the entered records using the User Defined 1 field User Defined 2 Sort the entered records using the User Defined 2 field The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Gage Selector Takes you to the Gage Selector window This window displays a list of all entered gage records in the order by which they have been sorted Refer to Chapter 4 69 Calibration Records When you access the Calibration Summary screen the gage records will appear in gage id order To create a calibration record for th
85. irmation dialogue box Click OK to delete all defined skip days or press ALT 0 3 Click CANCEL to retain defined skip days Security Screen The Security Screen allows you to create and delete users for the ProGAGE1 program and assign access privileges for the Main Menu screens To access the Security Entry screen click the SECURITY button in the Utilities Menu User Name Password User Has Access To User Has Read only Access To Gage Master V Gage Master CalibrationUsage Vv CalibrationUsage Gage R amp R V Gage R amp R Procedures V Procedures Reports V Utilities For Supervisors Only Admin Gage Owner Allows this user to edit all gages Security Entry Field Descriptions A field for entering the name of a new user Password A field for entering a password for the a new user 25 User Has Access To Check box fields that indicate if you want to Gage Master grant or deny access to these screens Calibration Usage Checking the box indicates that full access Gage R amp R is granted Procedures The default for a new user is full access to Reports all screens Utilities Admin Gage Owner If you have checked the Honor Owner check box in the Settings screen the Admin Gage Owner allows this user to access any gage User Has Read Only Check box fields that allow you to grant Access To read only access to these screens in the ProGAGE1 program The user will be able to acces
86. is field if you want charge the cost of calibration to a certain department or customer account An alpha numeric field for entering a gage calibration reference number Example You can use this field as a work order number P O number master standard set id number or job number A numeric field for entering the number of hours it took to calibrate the gage This is automatically copied from the gage master record s hours field A numeric field that calculates the labor cost using the standard hourly labor rate entered on the Settings screen Refer to Chapter 2 You can edit this field manually A numeric field for entering a material cost associated with the gage calibration 71 Other cost A numeric field for entering any other cost associated with the gage calibration Total Cost A numeric field that calculates the total cost of the gage calibration using the labor material and other cost fields Overall Uncert A numeric field that will calculate and display the total calculated uncertainty value using the root sum of squares method This field is not editable Uncertainty Square Root Uncertainty 1 Uncertainty 2 Uncertainty N Where Uncertainty N is the last reference standard s uncertainty value Pass Fail A pop up field giving you pre determined choices of Pass Fail Limited Use or blank Comments A scrollable memo field for entering comments or notes or any other type of
87. istory with Measurements Calibration Standards Traceability Report Gage R amp R Due Listing Gage R amp R Data Collection Forms Gage R amp R History Report Gage Listing Gage Listing ASCII Gage Listing with Comments Gage Listing with Standards Gage Inventory Listing Gage Detail Sheets Purpose of the Reports Screen ProGAGE1 allows you to view or print various pre formatted reports using the data you have entered in the program 103 Reports Screen Field Descriptions Select Report A scrollable field that allows you to select any of the available reports such as Calibration Due Listing Calibration Due Listing with Standards Calibration Work Order etc Select Button Allows you to run the currently highlighted report you can also double click the report to select it Close Button Closes the screen and returns you to the main menu Available Reports Following is a table of the available reports Gage R amp R Study Report Gage Listing Issue Return Listing Gage R amp R History Report Gage Listing ASCII Gage Listing with Comments 104 Calibration Labels Batch 1 4 INCH Note the Calibration Due Summary By Month report MUST have the Next Calibration Date as the first sort field when running this report Otherwise the report results may be unpredictable 105 Reports Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of th
88. it your specific needs using the Modify Reports icon Using the Procedures Button to View Linked Procedures The Procedures Button on the Calibration Entry screen allows you to view the procedures that have been linked to the current gage This command also appears on the Calibration Summary screen Using the Calibration Measurements Field The Calibration Measurements field is a scrollable table field on the Calibration Entry screen that allows you to enter actual calibration data and compare it to standards that you have previously set up via the gage master entry screen for the gage Nominal Maximum Act Before Acc Before OT Before 4 000000 1 001000 1 001000 0 001000 Calibration Measurements Standard ID Minimum 0 999000 sien ings met i ni ans et ai tii OA etnies anni a Nannies bias ifn ela tp a 75 Calibration Measurements Field Descriptions OT Before Act After Acc After OT After Reference ID An alpha numeric field displaying the identification number of each standard A numeric field displaying the minimum allowable value A numeric field displaying the nominal or target value A numeric field displaying the maximum allowable value Enter the actual measurement observed before adjusting the gage A numeric field displaying the accuracy based on the before measurement calculated as Before minus Nominal This is a flag used to indicate out of tolerance
89. know where the archive files are stored and the filename used to archive them type it in the Calibration Issue Archive Filename field 5 If you don t click the FILE button to navigate to the file Highlight the archive filename and Click the RESTORE button 7 If necessary repeat steps 4 and 5 to fill in the Measurement Archive Filename field To activate the restore process click the PROCESS button 9 To return to the Utilities menu click the CLOSE button AO N gt 0 Standards Format Screen The Standards Format Screen allows you to specify how ProGAGE1 will display your measurements of reference standards when you enter your calibration records This is the same screen that appears when you click the Standards Format button in the Settings screen To access the Standards Format screen click the STANDARDS FORMAT button on the Utilities menu Standards Format Use a series of 9 s and a decimal point to represent how you want your measurements to be displayed For example if the standards format is set to 999 99 and you enter a measurement of 0 12345 the program will display it as 0 12 It is a good idea to set the format to accommodate both the largest and smallest measurement values you expect to enter such as 9999 9999 or 999 999999 This setting can always be adjusted later on if your needs change 34 Chapter 4 The Procedures Screen This chapter explains the Proce
90. ld You view your field choices by clicking in the top right corner of the field with your mouse and then clicking on your choice or by pressing either the UP ARROW key or DOWN ARROW key refer to Select Mode in this chapter gt Example Choosing Calibration Frequency Units Check Box A check box is a hollow box followed by text Settings can be turned on and off by clicking the check box or by pressing the ENTER key If a check box has an X in it the setting is on Example Return status of gage if checked gage has been returned Returned Radio button A radio button field is a hollow circle followed by text Unlike check boxes only one radio button in a group can be chosen at any given time Click a radio button to choose it When a radio button is chosen it appears filled and the previously chosen radio button in the group becomes deselected Example Choosing to archive or restore records Archive Restore Select Mode You are in Select Mode when you access any screen The first field on the screen will be selected or highlighted There are several ways to navigate through and select other fields on the screen 1 Click your mouse on any field on the screen When you reach a pop up field the menu items will appear Click your field choice Your choice will appear in the field To change your choice using the mouse click the button in the upper right corner of the field to view the items again and
91. ld will be automatically checked on the Gage Master Entry screen Viewing the Usage History Window The Usage History window is a browse window that displays in table format the gage usage information you entered on the Usage Entry screen The column headings in the table correspond to the fields on the Usage Entry screen 1 To access this Usage History window click the WINDOW menu and choose the Usage History command or press ALT U 2 To close the Usage History screen click the WINDOW menu again and choose the Usage History again or press ALT U Viewing the Calibration History Window The Calibration History window is a browse window in table format that displays the calibration information you entered on the Calibration Entry screen The column headings in the table correspond to the fields on the Calibration Entry screen he To access the Calibration History window click the WINDOW menu and choose the Calibration History command or press ALT C 2 To close the Calibration History window click the WINDOW menu again and choose the Calibration History command again or press ALT C Viewing the Gage R amp R History Window The Gage R amp R History window is a browse window in table format that displays the Gage R amp R information you entered in the Gage R amp R Study screen The column headings in the table correspond to the fields on the Gage R amp R Study screen 53 1 To access the Gage R amp R History wi
92. le 8l Number Double 8 Next caue Datertime al INextAR bateti o al 10 COMMENTS Memo Filename STDGAGE DBF Number Double NOMINAL Number Double 8l maximum Number Double 8l Cove a Bytes UNCERT Number Double Filename PROCED DBF Field Name PROC_NAME PROCEDURE Field Name GAGE_CAL PROC_NAME Filename CALIB DBF FieldName Type Bytes GAGEID 1 GAGESTAND A14 i Text Memo 20 The GAGESTAND field is used as a relation to the STDCALIB DBF file Must be a unique value M a S 20 20 ye l l l l l l l Oo ad ad ad l Filename STDCALIB DBF FieldName Tye Bytes 20 20 caupate Datertime al minimum Number Double 8l orar fret Rero ee luncernt Number Double 8l comment ret a larmisute tent Sa aucoweort veno Filename USAGE DBF A15 Field Name GAGEID Bytes ISSUE_DATE Date Time ig issue By rex issue ro rex pant no tex RET DATE loatetime al Ret ey texa RET FROM Tex g RET CYCLES Number Double ISSUE LOC RET_LOC Text REASON Text Importing Records From ProGAGE1 DOS Version This portion of the appendix explains how to import records from the DOS version of ProGAGE1 Through Program Manager run the program file PGIMPORT EXE which is located in the IMPORT subdirectory of the PGWIN2 directory as shown here Command Line APGWIN2 IMP
93. libration Entry screen The calibration records displayed reverse date order so that the most recent calibrations are at the top of the table The column headings in the table correspond to the fields on the Calibration Entry screen A pop up Calibration History window is also available within the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 Calibration History o Calibration Date Results Calibrated by Editing Calibration History Records ProGAGE1 allows you edit your calibration history records However since the program will re calculate the Next Calibration Date whenever you edit a record you will end up with the wrong Next Calibration Date unless you are editing the most recent calibration history record To correct the Next Calibration Date you must always remember to edit and save the most recent calibration record as a last step When editing calibration history records 1 Click on the calibration history record that you want to edit and click the Edit button 2 Make your changes to the record and save it 3 Now click on the most recent calibration history record i e the one at the top of the Calibration History Table and click the Edit button 79 4 When the Calibration Entry screen appears click in the Comments field and then click the Save button Using the Quick Search Command on the Calibration Summary Screen The Quick Search command on the Calibration Summary screen allows you to search for calibra
94. llable field Example 12 Inches Is equivalent to 304 8 millimeters Conversion Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu 114 Closes the Conversion screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The CONVERSION Menu Temperature CTRL T Chooses the Temperature unit of measurement Time CTRL Chooses the Time unit of measurement Volume CTRL M Chooses the Volume unit of measurement Weight CTRL H Chooses the Weight unit of measurement Converting Measurements 1 Choose a form of measurement 2 Choose a unit of measurement from the Measurement 1 pop up field 3 Choose a unit of measurement from the Measurement 2 pop up field 4 Enter the number of units to convert from in the Measurement 1 numerical field A number will appear in the Measurement 2 numerical field This is the equivalent to calculation is equivalent to 39 37007874 5 To change the unit of measurement in either field click on pop up field s and make another choice Returning to the Main Menu from the Conversion Screen Click the CLOSE button to return to the Main Menu screen 115 116 Appendix Installing on a Network This portion of the appendix discusses installation on a network Both Program and Data Files Installed to Network Server 1 Install the program by running the SETUP program on disk 1 2 When prompted e
95. lso allows you to enter multiple lines into a memo field For example if you entered F2 Send out for repair place DO NOT USE label on gage then the program would respond with two lines as follows Send out for repair place DO NOT USE label on gage Modifying Reports ProGAGE1 allows you to modify the standard report designs to suit your needs Please refer to the on line Report Writer Documentation for more information This is provided in a Microsoft Word document file named PGW RW DOC To view or print run the Modify Reports Documentation icon or use MS Word to open the file located in C PGWIN In the ProGAGE1 for Windows program group window double click the Modify Reports icon Modify Reports The screen that appears will present all reports that can be modified Highlight the report that you want to modify and click the Modify button The OK button allows you to test your modified report by letting you print or preview the report on screen you will need this button later on to verify your report changes A5 Select Report Calibration Due Listing Calibration Due Listing with Procedure Names Calibration Due Listing with Standards Calibration Due Summary By Month Calibration Work Order Calibration Work Order w Procedure Certificate of Calibration Calibration History Calibration History with Measurements Calibration Standards Traceability Report Gage R amp R Due Listing Gage R amp R Data
96. ments Field 1 Click on the Calibration Measurements title bar to activate this field 2 Click on any cell in the Act Before or Act After columns and enter your measurement 3 Enter any other information into other columns 4 Repeat for all measurements of the other standards 5 If you want to add new standards that are not listed for this calibration only then select the BROWSE menu and choose Append Record or press Ctrl N The accuracy and tolerance OT values will be calculated for you and are not editable Navigating Through Gage Calibration Records There are several ways to navigate through other gage s calibration records on the Calibration Summary screen 77 1 Use the standard navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen refer to Chapter 1 2 Click the RECORD menu and choose a menu command 3 Use the keyboard equivalents listed next to the menu commands in the RECORD menu 4 Use on the LOCATE button to do a record search Copying Gage Calibration Records You can make a copy of any existing calibration record on the Calibration Summary screen 1 Click on the record that you want to copy click on any date in the calibration date column of the Calibration History table 2 Click the EDIT menu 3 Click the Copy Calibration Record command OR 1 Click on the record that you want to copy click on any date in the calibration date column of the Calibration History table 2 Click on the COP
97. menu and select Conversion Using the Conversion Screen Commands There are seven picture buttons or commands on the Conversion screen Clicking on these buttons listed below chooses the form of measurement indicated on the button You can also use the commands in the CONVERSION menu or keyboard equivalents Command Buttons Available Units of Measurement Area Acres centimeters 2 feet 2 hectares inches 2 kilometers 2 meters 2 miles 2 rods 2 yards 2 Centimeters cubits fathoms feet fermis furlongs inches kilometers leagues mega parsecs meters miles millimeters parsecs rods ropes yards 113 Speed Cm sec feet sec kilometers hr knots meters sec miles hr Days hours minutes seconds weeks years Volume Centimeters 3 cups feet 3 fluid ounces gallons gills hogsheads inches 3 liters meters 3 millimeters plats quarts tablespoons teaspoons yards 3 Weight Grains grams kilograms ounces pounds quintals slugs stones tons Conversion Screen Field Descriptions Measurement 1 A numerical field for entering the number of measurement units A pop up field for choosing the form of measurement to convert from In some cases this is a scrollable field Example Enter 12 Inches Measurement 2 A numerical field for displaying the number of converted measurement units A pop up field for choosing the form of measurement to convert to In some cases this is a scro
98. n Commands 14 There are nine buttons or commands on the Main Menu screen Clicking on these buttons or pressing the ALT key plus the underlined letter of the command will move you to the screen indicated on the button You can also move to the desired screen by using the DATABASE menu commands The following sections of this manual describe each screen in detail but here is a brief description of each command button Gage Master Takes you to the Gage Master Entry screen As the name implies this is where you enter the master record for each of your gages Calibration Takes you to the Calibration screen The Calibration screen displays the gage information you entered on the Gage Master Entry screen The Calibration screen allows you to enter calibration records and view the Calibration History Reports Takes you to the reports section of the program which allows you to select and print pre formatted reports based on your data This is the only place in the ProGAGE1 program where you can print reports Procedures Takes you to the Procedure screen which allows you to write and edit procedures You can link procedures to a specific gage record and share the same procedures with other gages Utilities Takes you to the Utilities Menu where you can enter information about your company set up security perform system maintenance operations such as optimizing data files and archiving old records and defining how you want
99. n red letters beneath the Procedure Field on the right side of the screen The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Procedure Selector Takes you to the Procedure Selector window This window displays the names all the procedures you have entered 37 Creating Procedures aaron gt Click the NEW button or press ALT N Type the name of the procedure in the Procedure Name field Type the procedure text in the Procedure field Click SAVE or press ALT S To create another procedure repeat steps 1 4 New procedures may be created with 3rd party word processing software programs like Word or Word Perfect With ProGAGE1 for Windows open run and create your procedure in Word Word Perfect Notepad or WordPad OA No Using your mouse highlight the desired procedure text to be copied Press CTRL C Exit or minimize word processing program Maximize ProGAGE1 program Type the name of the procedure in the Procedure Name field Press CTRL V to have text pasted into the procedure text field within ProGAGE1 American Quality Systems offers CalPro Calibration Procedures CalPro consists of over 30 step by step industry proven set of calibration procedures for use with the ProGAGE1 package or can be incorporated directly into your company s existing Quality Control Manual via the supplied Word WordPerfect and ASCII document files Cal
100. ndicating the date on which the gage was purchased A field indicating the unit of measurement the gage uses A scrollable alpha numeric field for entering comments or notes or any other type of information about the gage A numeric and pop up frequency unit i e Days Weeks field used to enter the frequency of gage calibration Or End of Month field A check box field that when checked will indicate that the next calibration date will automatically round off to the last day of the month that the calibration is due A numeric field displaying gage usage cycles A numeric field displaying the number of hours the gage has been used 82 Next Calibration This date field will be automatically calculated for you when you enter calibration records R amp R Frequency Numeric and pop up fields displaying the frequency of R amp R Next Gage R amp R This field can be manually entered or it will be automatically calculated for you when you enter R amp R records refer to Chapter 7 Schedule Type An alpha numeric field displaying the type of schedule you are using Status An alpha numeric field displaying the status of the gage User Defined 1 An alpha numeric field that you define From the Utilities Menu the end user can change the user defined field names on the gage master entry screen refer to Chapter 3 User Defined 2 Same as User Defined 1 Usage History A table that allows you to view usage history
101. ndow click the WINDOW menu and choose the Gage R amp R History command or press H 2 To close the Gage R amp R History window click the WINDOW menu again and choose the Gage R amp R History command again or press H Using the Link Procedures Command The Link Procedures command within Window pull down menu at the Gage Master Entry screen allows you to link previously defined procedures to a particular gage If you need to create procedures return to the main menu and click the PROCEDURES button refer to chapter 4 for detailed information on entering procedures You must create procedures before you can link them refer to Chapter 4 Procedure Link Field Descriptions Procedure Listing A scrollable listing of all available procedures refer to Chapter 4 Linked Procedures A scrollable listing of all procedures linked to the current gage Procedure Link Menus and Menu Commands The menus are identical to those on the Gage Master Entry screen All are disabled except the following The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Linking Procedures 54 1 From the Window pull down menu click the LINK PROC button or press ALT L The Procedure Link screen will appear Select procedures to link to this gage Procedure Listing Linked Procedures IBGD BORE GAGE DIGITA Click the procedure you wish to link to the current gag
102. new directory location of the data files the directory on the network server Quit the program and re run to make the change take effect 6 Repeat steps 1 2 3 and 5 for each program user Resetting the Number of Network Users ProGAGE1 automatically keeps track of the number of users that are running the software at the same time In the event of an abnormal program termination i e network disconnect computer lock up power failure etc then the program counter will need to be reset To do this first make sure that no one is using the program Then run the RESET EXE program located in the program directory usually in C PGWIN2 CONFIG FPW Configuration File This portion of the appendix explains the special configuration file CONFIG FPW which is used to set certain program operation parameters This file is located your C PGWIN2 directory or in whatever directory you installed ProGAGE1 The CONFIG FPW file can be edited using Windows Notepad utility or run the icon Edit Config fpw file Default Contents and Parameter Settings of CONFIG FPW The default contents and parameter settings of the CONFIG FPW file are TITLE ProGAGE1 for Windows HELP PGWIN HLP BELL ON STATUS BAR ON CLOCK STATUS CENTURY ON DATE AMERICAN MARK EXCLUSIVE ON DELETED OFF ESCAPE ON TMPFILES DECIMALS 5 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 A2 Configuration Parameters Explained Eac
103. nter the network server drive and directory that you want the program installed to 3 If more than one user will be running the program at the same time then make sure that the SHARE command has been loaded Also modify the CONFIG FPW file so that the Exclusive parameter is set equal to OFF 4 On Peer to Peer networks such as Novell Lite Windows 95 and Lantastic you may need to set the attribute of the PGWIN EXE file to Read Only i e ATTRIB R PGWIN EXE 5 For each program user create a Windows program item with properties as shown in the example below example assumes program was installed to F WINAPPS PGWIN Program ltem Properties Description ProGAGE1 2 Working Directory f winapps pgwin2 Shortcut Key Change Icon O Run Minimized Installing Program on Local Drive and Data Files on a Network Server 1 Install the program by running the SETUP program on disk 1 2 When prompted enter the local hard drive and directory that you want the program installed to 3 If more than one user will be running the program at the same time then make sure that the SHARE command has been loaded Also modify the CONFIG FPW file so that the Exclusive parameter is set equal to OFF Al 4 Copy the data files from the local hard drive s PGWIN2 DBFS subdirectory to the designated data directory on the network server 5 Run the program and choose File Locations from the EDIT menu Enter the
104. or one word to the left Moves the cursor to the beginning of the text Moves the cursor to the end of the text Menu Bar Above each screen is a menu bar with various menu commands Each chapter in this manual defines the menus and commands specific to the screen Field Types There are seven types of fields in the ProGAGE1 program Alpha numeric Allows you to enter either letters or numbers relevant to the name of the field Date You must enter a two digit month day and year If it is a one digit day or month enter a preceding zero 0 You do not need to enter the slashes the program does this for you automatically You can specify how your dates should be formatted by editing the CONFIG FPW file see the appendix for more information on this Example Purchase date of 02 05 94 Purchase Date 02 05 34 Numeric You can only enter numeric data in this type of field If you attempt to type letters in the field the program will alert you with a beep Example Calibration hours of 0 25 Hours Memo A scrollable field that allows you to enter text The amount of text you can enter is limited only by the amount of disk space you have available on your hard drive Comments 1 Only for use by authorized personnel Example Comments about a gage 2 Not to be removed from lab Pop up Field Like the menus in the menu bar a pop up field gives you pre determined choices You cannot enter text in a pop up fie
105. or use your mouse to select a field item When you reach a check box press the ENTER key again to check or uncheck the field Standard Navigation Buttons The standard navigation buttons are located at the bottom left side of the screen These buttons allow you to move back and forth between records The four buttons have arrows on them which indicate the direction of movement These buttons are only active after you create your first record Ue Le gt by First Record 4 Previous Record 4 Next Record L gt Last Record a You can also navigate through records by using the menu commands listed under the RECORD menu EGGE Sort by Wir Next PGDN Prior PGUP Top CTRL PGUP Bottom CTRL PGDN Locate Ctrl L Quick Search Ctrl B Change Gage ID Toggle Delete Ctri D Other Standard Buttons Other buttons on the screen that perform distinct functions include NEW Creates a new record CLOSE Closes the current record and returns you to the previous screen Locate LOCATE Locates a record based on a field description CANCEL Cancels any changes you have made to the record SAVE Saves a new record or saves modifications made to an existing record PERE QUICK Quickly searches for record based on the gage id SEARCH The CANCEL and SAVE buttons are disabled until you have created a new record or modified an existing record Screen Specific Buttons These are buttons that are specific to the scr
106. pe a new gage identification number in the Gage ID field Change any other pertinent information within the newly copied record Click the SAVE button or press ALT S DoF Meo Deleting a Gage Record You can mark gage records for deletion after you have saved them Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 1 Click the RECORD menu 2 Click the Toggle Delete command or press CTRL D The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimizing files If you prefer not to see records once they have been deleted you can modify the CONFIG FPW file so that prevents displaying records marked as deleted please see the appendix section CONFIG FPW Configuration File for details When you mark a record for deletion the word DELETE will appear in red letters beneath the PROCEDURES button on the Gage Master Entry screen 49 Viewing the Gage Selector Window The Gage Selector window is a browse window which lists all entered gage records in the order by which they have been sorted The data appears in table format displaying the following fields from the Gage Master Entry screen Gage ID Description Type Location Next Calibration Date 1 To access the Gage Selector screen from the Gage Master Entry screen click the WINDOW menu or press ALT W 2 Choose the Gage Selector command or press ALT G gt
107. pter 3 A scrollable alpha numeric field for entering comments or notes or any other type of information about the gage 42 Schedule Type An alpha numeric field for entering the type of schedule you are using Calendar Usage etc Hrs A numeric field for entering the number of hours it takes to calibrate the gage Lead Time The number of days that you would like for lead time For example you may want to have 5 days advanced notice before the calibration is due so that you can locate the gage give the department a temporary replacement gage and so on Lead Date This is the date that you would like to have notice when running a report such as the Calibration Due report Cal Frequency A numeric and pop up frequency unit i e Days Weeks field used to enter the frequency of gage calibration EOM Or End of Month field A check box field that when checked will indicate that the next calibration date will automatically round off to the last day of the month that the calibration is due Next Calibration This field can be manually entered or it will be automatically calculated for you when you enter calibration records refer to Chapter 5 R amp R Frequency A numeric and pop up frequency unit i e Days Weeks field used to enter the frequency of gage R amp R studies Next Gage R amp R This field can be manually entered or it will be automatically calculated for you when you enter R amp R records refe
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109. pty database files and report files 10 Technical Support To obtain support from American Quality Systems you or your company must be a registered licensee be sure to send in the registration form included in your ProGAGE1 package If you need technical support please call 517 545 2180 or fax us at 517 545 0399 or e mail us at aqgs ismi net or visit our web site at www aqsinc com 11 Chapter 2 The Main Menu This chapter explains the ProGAGE1 Main Menu its purpose menus and screen specific commands ProGASE for Windews Your Company Name Your Division Name Gage Master Calibration SN 12345 Version 2 00 Purpose of the Main Menu The Main Menu is the first screen that appears when you open the ProGAGE1 program and directs you to all other screens in the program Windows 3 1 Start up Instructions 1 To access the Main Menu double click on the ProGAGE1 for Windows group window in the Windows Program Manager 2 Point to the ProGAGE1 V2 program icon thereby highlighting it and either double click or choose Open from the FILE menu and press the ENTER key Windows 95 Start up Instructions 12 To access the Main Menu from desktop click on Start Click Run Click Programs Select ProGAGE1 R O N 4a If security has been activated the Password window may appear Enter your name and password and click OK or press ALT O a Password Please enter your name and password Pa
110. r You can edit previously entered standards on the current gage record by clicking inside the Standards field Deleting Standards There are two ways to delete a standard 1 Click the standard to be deleted 2 Click the RECORD menu 3 Click the Toggle Delete command or press CTRL D 4 To undelete repeat steps 1 3 or 1 Click the standard to be deleted 2 Press CTRL D 3 To undelete repeat steps 1 2 57 A When you mark a record for deletion a deletion marker will appear next to the entry in the Standards field on the Gage Master Entry screen The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimizing the database files Copying Standards from Another Gage You can copy the list of standards from another gage source gage to the current gage This can save quite a bit of time when setting up similar types of gages If standards are already set up for the current gage then the copied standards will be added to the current list To do this 1 Click the EDIT menu 2 Click the Copy Standards command Enter source Gage ID for Standards Coen M 3 Enter the source gage s id number into the Gage ID field 4 Click the COPY button Using the Quick Search Command on the Gage Master Entry Screen The Quick Search command on the Gage Master Entry screen allows you to search for a gage record based on the gage
111. r to Chapter 7 User Defined 1 An alpha numeric field that you define From the Utilities Menu the end user can change the user defined field names on the gage master entry screen refer to Chapter 3 User Defined 2 Same as User Defined 1 43 User Defined 3 Same as User Defined 1 User Defined 4 Same as User Defined 1 User Defined 5 Same as User Defined 1 Standards A table that allows you to set up a list of calibration standards or check points Gage Master Entry Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the menu commands available for each The FILE Menu Print Bar Code Label CTRL P Allows user to print bar coded gage Select a label to print identification label for the gage Requires optional Calibration Label Kit Closes the Gage Master Entry screen and returns you to the Main Menu screen The EDIT Menu Undo CTRL Z Disabled Cut CTRL X Cuts selected text and places a copy in the clipboard Copy CTRL C Copies selected text 44 Copy Gage Record Makes a copy of the current gage record All entered data will be duplicated except the Gage ID number including any linked procedures and standards You must give the copied record a new unique Gage ID number Copy Standards Allows you to copy the list of standards from another gage to the current gage You will need to enter the gage id of the source gage record Pas
112. ration Lead Time Auto Calibration Display Auto Calibration Pass Fail Restrict Measurement Editing Honor Owner Property and defines the Bar Code hot key Settings Entry Field Descriptions Listed below are the fields in this screen Company Name Two Alpha numeric fields for entering the name and division of your company 19 Address City State and Zip Contact Phone Fax Calibration Certificate Statement Standard Labor Rate Gage R amp R Labor Rate Bar Code Hot Key Honor Leadtime Alpha numeric fields for entering the address of your company An alpha numeric field for the name of the contact person in your company Whenever you enter a calibration record this name is automatically placed into the Calibrated by field Alpha numeric fields for your company s phone and fax numbers A memo field that allows you to enter text that appears in your certificates of calibration A numeric field that allows you to enter a default standard hourly labor rate This rate is used on the Calibration screen for calculating costs Refer to Chapter 6 A numeric field that allows you to enter a default standard hourly labor rate for conduction Gage R amp R studies This rate is used on the Gage R amp R screen for calculating costs Refer to Chapter 8 This field is useful if you are using a bar code wedge reader When used in conjunction with this program the hot key executes the Quick Search proc
113. rements of reference standards when you enter your calibration records 7 User Defined Allows you to change the user defined field names on the gage master entry screen 18 8 Export Meas Allows you to export calibration measurements to Excel xls or Lotus wk1 file formats 9 Reassign Gages Allows you to reassign or take ownership of gages between different users Settings Screen To access the Setting Entry screen click the SETTINGS button in the Utilities Menu E Settings Company Name PAVAS ab cu Address 1234 Industrial Rd E SSS City State Zip Contact Phone Fax Calibration Certificate fit is hereby certified that the above described instrument conforms Statement o the original manufacturer s specifications t has been calibrated F using standards whose accuracies are traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology within the limitations of the Standard Labor Rate Auto Calibration Due Table V R amp R Labor Rate Auto Calibration Pass Fail Bar Code Hot Key Restrict Measurement Editing Honor Lead Time v Honor Owner Property Standards Format The Settings screen stores information about your company and customizes the Main Menu and reports with your company name This screen also is used to define your company s Certificate of Calibration Statement Standard Labor and Gage R amp R rates for calibration and gage R amp R work performed setup Calib
114. repeat the step above When you reach a check box field click the box to check or uncheck it 2 Press the DOWN ARROW key to advance to the next field the UP ARROW key to move back to the previous field When you reach a pop up field these keys will move you through your field choices Once your desired choice appears press the TAB key to advance to the next field or use your mouse When you reach a check box press the ENTER key or click with your mouse to check or uncheck the field 3 Press the RIGHT ARROW key to advance to the next field the LEFT ARROW key to move back to the previous field When you reach a pop up field these keys will not scroll you through your choices They advance you to the next field Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys or use your mouse to select a field item When you reach a check box press the ENTER key or click with your mouse to check or uncheck the field 4 Press the TAB key to advance to the next field When you reach a pop up field this key will not scroll you through your choices It will advance you to the next field Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys or use your mouse to select a field item When you reach a check box press the ENTER key or click with your mouse to check or uncheck the field 5 Press the ENTER key to advance to the next field When you reach a pop up field this key will not scroll you through your choices It will also not advance you to the next field Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys
115. revious page of the report Page A pop up field that allows you to choose a specific page of the report to view Gives you a close up view of the report Zoom Out Returns you to the normal full page view of the report Returning to the Reports Screen To return to the Reports screen after previewing the report click OK on the Page Preview screen Printing a Report Remember to set your print options before printing The instructions are for printing a report are the same as for previewing a report However you will need to click the PRINT button instead of the PREVIEW button When the report has finished printing ProGAGE1 will return you back to the Print Query screen Click the CANCEL button to return back to the report selection menu Returning to the Main Menu from the Reports Screen Click the CLOSE button at the bottom of the Reports screen 112 Chapter 10 The Conversion Screen This chapter explains the Conversion screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions Conversion is equivalent to 39 37007874 TIES Purpose of the Conversion Screen The Conversion screen is a unit conversion utility that was built into the ProGAGE1 program It serves as an aid in converting one form of measurement unit to another form of measurement unit Accessing the Conversion Screen Commands To access the conversion screen from the Main Menu click on the Help pull down
116. rmation Calendar Diary Displays a pop up calendar Also allows you to maintain a diary of events and appointments Diary data is stored in the files FOXUSER DBF and FOXUSER FPT which are located in the 17 Chapter 3 The Utilities Menu Purpose of the Utilities Menu EJ ProGAGE1 Utilities E Skip Dates Optimize Files Standards Format User Defined Export Meas Reassign Gages You can perform several functions on the Utilities Menu These include Ti Settings Records information about your company and customizes the Main Menu screen with your company name Also used to define your company s Certificate of Calibration Statement standard labor rates for calibration work performed and define the Bar Code hot key You can also set the format for how your calibration measurements will appear 2 Skip Dates Define calibration skip days days for the program to avoid when determining calibration due dates 3 Security Create and delete users for the system and set security access privileges 4 Optimize Files Packs the database files gets rid of holes left over from deleting records and permanently removes deleted records reindexes the database tables and removes any orphaned records child records which have no related parent records 5 Archive Archives removes and Restores puts back older calibration and gage usage records 6 Standards Format Allows you to specify how ProGAGE1 will display your measu
117. roR amp R module Click the button labeled Gage R amp R on the main menu of ProGAGE1 Gage R amp R Summary Screen The following gage r amp r summary screen will appear Z Gage R amp R Summary BME a Gage ID Schedule Type Hrs Description Lead Time Days Type Units Lead Date 0 Status Cal Frequency EOM Location LAYOUT DEPT Returned ext Calibration 0402 1998 Over Due Vendor ACME STARRETT R amp R Frequen Days Purchase Date 01 15 1998 Price queney _120 osys_ Hext Gage R amp R 04154998 Over Due m User Defined 1 _ __ _ Owner FRANK SMITH ser ine User Derined2 Comments Gage ID oo Gage R amp R History R amp R Date Select the gage that you want to perform the gage r amp r study on by using the navigation buttons on the form or using the Quick Search function in the Record menu Gage R amp R Summary Screen Menus and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu 91 Close Closes the R amp R Study screen and returns you to the Gage R amp R Summary screen The EDIT Menu Undo CTRL Z Disabled Copy Record Copies the highlighted Gage R amp R record to a new record Copy CTRL C Copies selected text PasteCTRL V Only active if you have cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the location of your pointer Clear Clears the contents from a select
118. rocedure Selector The procedure you chose in step 3 will now appear on your screen Changing Procedure Names To change the name of a procedure 1 Click the RECORD menu 2 Choose the Change Procedure Name command a Change Procedure Name Enter new name for BGD BORE GAGE DIGITAL New Procedure Hame BGD BORE GAGE DIGITAL 3 Enter the new procedure name and click the OK button The program will automatically update all gages that are linked to the procedure Returning to the Main Menu from the Procedures Screen Click the CLOSE button at the bottom of the Procedures Screen 40 Chapter 5 The Gage Master Entry Screen This chapter explains the Gage Master Entry screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions Gage ID Schedule Type Hrs Description Lead Time Days Type Units Lead Dat 9s Status perve O Cal Frequency L S0 Deys Z Fon pee AVOUT DEPT Returned ext Calibration 01 15 1998 Over Due Vendor ACME STARRETT R amp R Frequen 120 Days Purchase Date 01 15 1998 Price yes Lizolfosvs_ gt Usege Next Gage R amp R 0415 1998 Over Due eran saint UserDefined1 __ _ UserDefined2 _ _ _ Comments UserDefined3 _ User Defined 4 _ _ _ bse User Defined _ _ _ O Gage ID Standards Standard ID Minimum Hominal Maximum Uncertainty 0 99900 Purpose of the Gage Master Entry Screen As the name implies t
119. rrent gage Standards Standard ID Minimum A C NCH BLOCK 4 99000000 5 00000000 3NCH BLOCK 2 9990000 Standards Field Descriptions Standard ID An alpha numeric field for entering the identification number of each standard Minimum A numeric field for entering the minimum allowable value Nominal A numeric field for entering the nominal or target value 56 Maximum A numeric field for entering the maximum allowable value Uncertainty The Uncertainty value of the calibration reference standard This value can be obtained from the reference standard manufacturer and is expressed in units such as percentage 0 5 proportion 0 005 or measurement units 0 0001 inch All values entered must be of the same units otherwise the calculated Overall Uncertainty value will be wrong Entering Calibration Standards 1 Click on the Standards title bar to activate this field 2 Click the BROWSE menu and choose Append Record or press CTRL N Enter an identification number or name in the Standard ID field you may want to control the sort order by numbering i e 1 2 3 or lettering i e A B C your standards Enter a minimum allowable value in the Minimum field Enter a nominal or target value in the Nominal field Enter a maximum allowable value in the Maximum field Enter the uncertainty value of reference standard To add another standard repeat steps 2 7 w 00 NO OT s
120. s and review the screen but Calibration Usage cannot modify or enter data Checking the Gage R amp R box assigns read only access Gage Master Procedures The default for a new user is full access to all screens IMPORTANT Only certain Supervisor level personnel should be given access to the Utilities menu Any person having access rights to the Utilities menu can view the passwords of other users as well as create and delete users Security Entry Menus and Menu Commands The FILE Menu Close Closes the Security Entry screen and returns you to the Utilities menu The EDIT Menu Undo CTRL Z Disabled 26 Copy CTRL C Copies selected text Paste CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific user by using search criteria Toggle Delete CTRL D Allows you to delete or undelete users from the system Steps for Creating New Users and Granting Access Privileges 1 Click the NEW button
121. s and understand keyboard screen and file conventions you can skip the section on Windows conventions Since many of ProGAGE1 s functions depend on other functions we have cross referenced information throughout the manual to make it easy for you to find what you need For a quick look at what ProGAGE1 does please refer to the flowchart on the following page Writing Guidelines Used in this Manual In order to help you clearly identify instructions in this manual we have used certain writing guidelines For complete keyboard screen and file convention definitions refer to Chapter 1 Items of special interest or importance appear like this Menu Names appear in upper case bold type Example Click on the FILE menu Menu Commands and Names of Fields appear in title case bold type Examples Type the gage number in the Gage ID field Click the Select All menu command Keyboard and Button Commands appear in uppercase regular type Examples Press the ENTER key Click the LIST PROCEDURES button When Typing or Data Entry Instructions are Given the information will appear in regular type set off by quotation marks type the information exactly as shown within the quotation marks Example Type A SETUP Program Flowchart Shown below is a flowchart to help you better understand the program ProGAGE1 Flow Chart Start Program Set up company name Enter gage records Enter calibration records Set up calibration skip
122. se files from version 1 x to version 2 VERSION DBF Stores release version number of program Report Files Listed below is the table of report files used by ProGAGE1 only files with the extension FRT are listed each report file also has an associated FRX file with the same base name These files are normally located in a sub directory of C PGWIN2 named REPORTS i e inside C PGWIN2 REPORTS Filename BARSTK1 FRT BARSTK2 FRT BARSTK3 FRT CALCOST FRT CALHIS FRT CALHIS2 FRT Description Bar Code Label 1 1 4 inch design for use with Label Printer Bar Code Label 2 1 2 inch design for use with Label Printer Bar Code Label 3 1 inch design for use with Label Printer Calibration Cost Report Calibration History Report Calibration History Report with Measurements A11 CALORDER FRT CALSTK1 FRT CALSTK2 FRT CALSTK3 FRT CALSTKB1 FRT CALSTKB2 FRT CALSTKB3 FRT CALTRACE FRT CERTCAL FRT COSTCAL FRT DUELIST FRT DUELSTCS FRT DUELSTPL FRT DUESUMM FRT GAGE FRT GAGECOM FRT GAGECS FRT GAGEDET FRT GAGEDET2 FRT GAGEDET4 FRT GAGEINV FRT GAGEUS FRT GTEXT FRT PROCIND FRT PROCLIST FRT PROCSHT FRT RRCOST FRT RRDUEFRM FRT RRDUELST FRT RRHIS FRT RRSUM FRT WORDREP FRT Data Files Calibration Work Order Calibration Label 1 1 4 inch design for use with Label Printer Calibration Label 2 1 2 inch design for use with Label Printer Calibration Label 3 1 inch design for use with Label Printer Calibration Label 1 Batch 1 4
123. ssword 3 The program Main Menu will appear Customizing the Main Menu Screen Under the ProGAGE1 for Windows title you should see Your Company Name and Your Division Name refer to the screen example above You can customize these two fields with the name and division of your company as well as other information through the Settings button in the Utilities menu Please refer to Chapter 3 Locating the ProGAGE1 Files ProGAGE1 uses two types of data files database files and report files The ProGAGE1 program itself should be installed on your hard drive but the data files and optionally the report files may reside on a network server When you open the program it looks for the files in the program directory first If it doesn t find them there a dialogue box will appear telling you to locate the files You can do this by using the File Locations command in the FILE pull down menu Once the files are linked ProGAGE1 will automatically find or access the data each time you open the program 1 To locate the ProGAGE1 files if they are not on your hard drive choose File Locations from the FILE pull down menu The following screen will appear File Locations Enter the paths to the database and report files Database Path _____ SSS S S S ReportPath OO 13 2 Note If both program data and report files are on your C drive the default then you can leave the Database Path and Report Path blank
124. taeeeeeenennaaaes 59 Searching for a Gage ReCOMC cccccccccceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeseccaeeeeeetneneeeeeees 61 Example Locate Gommands sedinte ieee ean itive ees 61 Chapter 6 The Calibration Summary SCreen ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeecaneeeeseneeceeseeeeeneneeeeeeeees 63 Calibration Due Table rirnan beeen inherited eee iad 63 Purpose of the Calibration Summary Screen cccceceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeea 63 Calibration Summary Screen Field Descriptions ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeteentaaeeeeeneee 65 Calibration Summary Screen Menus and Menu Commands ccecceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 67 Calibration Records wit ie ee ee cece tenet eee 70 Calibration Entry Field Descriptions 00 0 0 eecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 70 Calibration Entry Menus and Menu Command ccccccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeieeeeeeas 72 Entering and Editing Calibration Data ccccccceeeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeenaaeees 73 Calibration Labels Using a Dot Matrix Printer ccccccccccccceseeeeeeseseseeeeceaeeaeeeeeeeees 74 Calibration Labels Using the Label Printer Kit c ccssccccccccscceeeeeeeeeeeeeeesstsessseenees 75 Using the Procedures Button to View Linked Procedures cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 75 Using the Calibration Measurements Field cccceceeeeeecc
125. te CTRL V Only active if you have previously cut or copied text Pastes the cut or copied text at the current location of your text cursor Clear Clears the contents from a selected field The entire field must be highlighted Select All CTRL A Selects or highlights the entire contents of a field The RECORD Menu Next PGUP Advances you to the next record Prior PGDN Returns you to the record prior to the current record Top CTRL T Takes you to the first record Bottom CTRL B Takes you to the last record Locate CTRL L Allows you to locate a specific gage by using search criteria Quick Search CTRL B Allows you to search quickly for a Gage record using the Gage ID number 45 Change Gage ID By selecting this you can change the Gage ID of a record and it will perform a cascading update of all related records such as the Calibrations Standards Gage R amp R Studies and so on Toggle Delete CTRL D Allows you to mark gage records for deletion Records will be permanently deleted when you optimize the files refer to Chapter 3 The toggle feature allows you to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind When you mark a record for deletion the word DELETE will appear in red letters beneath the PROCEDURES button on the Gage Master Entry screen DELETED The SORT BY Menu The current sort order will appear in blue text Saget on the left side of the screen
126. the file layout for the file LABEL CNF that controls the standard dot matrix label design All 9 lines must be entered or an error will occur Line 1 LPT Port either LPT1 OR LPT2 Line 2 Gage ID 1 Print or O No Print Line 3 Description 1 Print or O No Print Line 4 Location 1 Print or O No Print Line 5 Last Date 1 Print or O No Print Line 6 Next Date 1 Print or O No Print Line 7 CalBy 1 Print or O No Print Line 8 0 reserved for future use must be 0 Line 9 0 reserved for future use must be 0 Example To suppress printing of the Location field the LABEL CNF contents would be LPT1 1 74 COrRPRFRROR Note The last 2 lines lines 8 amp 9 must contain 0 s Calibration Labels Using the Label Printer Kit If you want to print highly durable laminated calibration labels you will need to order the optional Calibration Label Kit If the Calibration Label Kit Printer is installed the printer is actually a Brother P Touch PC Label Printer you will be automatically presented with a choice of 3 different label buttons when you click the PRINT LABEL button as shown below Select a label to print To print a 1 4 inch high label click the 1 4 Inch button To print a 1 2 inch high label click the 1 2 Inch button To print a 1 inch high label click the 1 Inch button As shipped all three labels are pre designed for you however you can modify them to su
127. the import for you there is a charge for this service File Maintenance and Repair Aside from backing up your database files regularly daily backups are best it is recommended that you regularly at least weekly run the SCANDISK and DEFRAG utilities to keep your hard drive and files in good working order see your Windows User s Guide for more information on these operating system utilities Also run the Optimize Files selection in the ProGAGE1 Utilities menu often i e weekly as this keeps your indexes in good working order and compacts your database files To avoid hard disk and file problems e Wait at least 10 seconds before powering off your computer gives the hard drive cache a chance to physically write to disk e Do not re boot or shut your computer off while in Windows always exit Windows normally e Never move your computer while it is running the heads of the hard drive will crash into the spinning disk platter AQ Repairing Corrupt Database Files If your ProGAGE1 database files do become corrupt you can try to repair them using the included dbrx exe utility If the corruption is not too extensive such as bad file header data or bad end of file markers this utility will work fine To use the utility 1 Quit ProGAGE1 if you are currently running it 2 In Program Manager select File Run 3 Enter C PGWIN2 DBRX_C PGWIN2 DBFS DBF into the command line field and click the OK button
128. tion history records by the gage id F Quick Search Enter Gage ID Gage m M To access the Quick Search click the Quick Search button Searching for a Gage s Calibration Records On the Quick Search screen 1 Type gage id number 2 Press Alt O or click OK AQS offers an optional bar code reader with wand This allows user to scan bar coded gage id label or one of the bar coded reports to input gage id number This feature improves efficiency by reducing data entry errors and retrieving gage record instantaneously Using the Locate Command The Locate command on the Calibration Summary screen performs the same function as on the Gage Master Entry screen refer to Chapter 4 Returning to the Main Menu from the Calibration Summary Screen Click the CLOSE button at the bottom of the Calibration Summary Screen to return to the Main Menu 80 Chapter 7 The Usage Entry Screen This chapter explains the Usage Entry screen its purpose field descriptions menus and commands and screen specific functions wz Usage Summary lel Gage ID c 10009 Schedule Type CALENDAR Hrs Description CALIPER DIGITAL 6 IN Lead Time Type VARI Units IN MM Lead Date 0 Status ACTIVE Cal Frequency Eom Location LAYOUT DEPT Returned Hext Calibration 04024998 Over Due R amp R Frequen 120 Days Price silos Usage Next Gage R amp R 04151998 Over Due Owner FRANK SMITH wed egal Comments Usernenined2
129. to undelete records that you have marked for deletion if you change your mind before optimize the files When you mark a record for deletion the word DELETE will appear in red beneath the STUDY button on the Gage R amp R Screen 98 The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows R amp R Selector Takes you to the Gage R amp R Selector screen This screen displays a list of all entered gage R amp R records in the order they have been sorted Creating Gage R amp R Records 1 On the Gage R amp R Entry screen choose the gage record from the Gage ID field 2 Continue entering gage R amp R information in the fields on the screen 3 To save the record click the SAVE button or press ALT S 4 Click the NEW button to create a new gage R amp R record When making modifications to existing records remember to save the changes ProGAGE1 will alert you to save with a beep Navigating Through Gage R amp R Records There are several ways to navigate through the created gage R amp R records 1 Use the standard navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen refer to Chapter 1 2 Click the RECORD menu and choose a menu command 3 Use the keyboard equivalents listed next to the menu commands in the RECORD menu 4 Use on the LOCATE button to do a record search Deleting a Gage R amp R Record You can mark gage R amp R records for deletion
130. ts the entered records using the Next Calibration Date field Type Sorts the entered records using the Type field User Defined 1 Sorts the entered records using the User Defined 1 field User Defined 2 Sorts the entered records using the User Defined 2 field 93 The WINDOW Menu Cycle CTRL F1 If you have more than one window open this command will cycle you through the open windows Gage Selector Takes you to the Gage Selector screen This screen displays a list of all entered gage records in the order they have been sorted To enter a new study click the New button and a blank data entry form will appear Gage R amp R Entry Screen If you do not have the optional ProR amp R module installed this screen will appear when you click the NEW or EDIT button on the Gage R amp R Summary screen Gage R amp R Entry Gage ID 100 0001 Part Ho Humber Format 999 999 R amp R Study Date 07141998 Characteristic Ho of Operators operator a operators C avto Operator C awatu Ho of Parts ___10 Rr Ho of Trias 5 RaR To Method AIAG M LSL 0 00000000 USL 0 00000000 94 If you have the optional ProR amp R module installed then this screen will appear when you click the NEW or EDIT button on the Gage R amp R Summary screen F R amp R Study Gage ID c 10009 Part Ho Description CALIPER DIGITAL 6 IN Part Hame Spec Limits Characteristic Date 1114 998 Company Part Ho Comments
131. u installation instructions and provides a detailed tour of the main menu Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Before you Begin The Main Menu Part 2 Using ProGAGE1 This section describes in detail how to use all of the ProGAGE1 functions Each chapter will Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 explain the purpose of the screen illustrate the file menus and screen specific buttons define each field on the screen demonstrate how to enter data and display the results The Utilities Menu The Gage Master Entry Screen The Calibration Screen The Procedures Screen The Gage R amp R Screen The Reports Screen The Usage Screen Part 3 Appendices The appendix section describes information such as network installation modifying the program configuration file CONFIG FPW importing records from the DOS version of ProGAGE1 and a complete description of all files used by the program Installing ProGAGE1 on a Network Modifying the ProGAGE1 Configuration File Importing Records from the DOS version ProGAGE1 ProGAGE1 File Descriptions How to Find Information Quickly To find specific information quickly refer to the detailed table of contents You can skip certain sections or chapters if they don t apply to you For example if the software is already loaded for you by your administrator you can skip the section in Chapter 1 on software installation Or if you already know the basics of Microsoft Window
132. y on the calendar contains a check box field Checking the field indicates you are choosing to skip that specific day month and year only Days of the Week Calendar A calendar displaying the days of the week used for defining skip days in all months Each day on the calendar contains a check box field Checking the field indicates you are choosing to skip that day of the week always Example If your company is not open on weekends check Saturday and Sunday Increment Choosing this field will move the calibration due date forward on the calendar past all skip days Decrement Choosing this field will move the calibration due date backward on the calendar before all skip days Defining Calibration Skip Days On the Skip Days screen 1 Choose the month in which you want to set skip days from the Month field 2 Choose the year in which you want to set skip days from the Year field 3 To choose specific skip days in that month and year click the check box associated with those dates on the Current Month calendar 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to select skip days for any other months and years 5 To choose weekly skip days click the check box associated with that day of the week on the Days of the Week calendar 6 Select either Increment or Decrement to indicate the skip days direction Clearing all Skip Days 24 To clear all defined skip days 1 Press the CLEAR ALL button or press ALT C 2 You will see a conf
133. ynamic Link Library Dynamic Link Library for Xbase File I O VBX file used by Import Module ProGAGE1 DOS Gage File Definition ProGAGE1 DOS Calibration File Definition ProGAGE1 DOS Procedure File Definition ProGAGE1 DOS Gage R amp R File Definition Gage File Export Definition Calibration File Export Definition Issue File Export Definition Procedure File Export Definition Procedure Link File Export Definition Gage R amp R File Export Definition Windows PIF File to run Gage File Import Windows PIF File to run Calibration File Import Windows PIF File to run Procedure File Import Windows PIF File to run Procedure Link File Import Windows PIF File to run Gage R amp R File Import Windows PIF File to run Usage File Import If you get the error message Installable ISAM not found then your computer is not capable of running the DOS import utility Please contact technical support for help on importing your DOS database records a small fee will be charged to you for this data import service A17
134. your measurement values to be formatted Gage R amp R Takes you to the Gage R amp R summary screen You can enter Gage R amp R study results in this screen and run the ProR amp R program Help Takes you to the on line Help screens which were written specifically for the ProGAGE1 program 15 Usage Takes you to the Usage summary screen The ProGAGE1 program allows you to Issue and Return gages and view Usage History on a gage Exit Closes and exits the ProGAGE1 program Main Menu and Menu Commands Following is a list of the available menus and an explanation of the commands available for each The FILE Menu File Locations Used to tell ProGAGE1 where the database and report files are located Closes and exits the ProGAGE1 program The EDIT Menu The HELP Menu Database Access Displays information on database access rights for the current user number of records in each type of file and current number of users accessing the 16 Takes you to the Help file s table of contents Search for Help on Allows you to search for a help topic About ProGAGE1 Displays information about the program Conversion Displays a pop up conversion utility that allows end users to convert areas lengths speeds temps time volume and weight values to alternate equivalent values Refer to Chapter 10 Calculator Displays a pop up calculator Calculated values can be copied and pasted into ProGAGE1 See appendix for more info

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