Selecting Part Numbers or Processes

Use the Part Number tab on the SPC Charts dialog to select multiple standards (part numbers) or short run processes for SPC retrieval Charts.

One or more standards or processes must be selected. If you select all of the existing SPC standards or all existing processes, GainSeeker will analyze data for all—including any you may add in the future.

 

 

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Locating and selecting standards

Selecting a list of part numbers or short run processes to display

In the List Contents field on the SPC Charts dialog, you can select whether to display a list of part numbers or a list of short run processes from which to choose. If you have established a Priority list, this option will also be available (otherwise it is hidden from view).

A priority list is a short list of items that is set up for each user or group name. When you use priority lists, each person who logs in can work with the short list of items they use the most. See Priority Lists for more information.

 

Finding a standard in the list

For more information, see Finding and selecting standards or processes

To:

Do this:

Scroll through the standards list or processes lists—

  • Click the scroll bar, or

  • Click one item in the list and then press the down arrow key, or

  • Click one item in the list and then type the first letter of the name of the part number

Change the sort order of the list of standards—

  • Click the Part Number (or Process) or Description buttons at the top of the list

To restrict the list to showing closer matches to a wanted standard—
  • Click the Search text field and enter any part of the standard name

Selecting one or more standards

For more information, see Finding and selecting standards or processes

To:

Do this:

Select one part number from the list—

Click on the standard

Select several part numbers listed in sequence—

Use one of these methods:

  1. Click the first standard you want to select.

  2. Press and hold the SHIFT key.

  3. Scroll to the last standard and click on it.
    All standards between the first and last standards will also be selected.

or

  1. Click the first or last standard you want to select.

  2. Press and hold the SHIFT key.

  3. Press the arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll up or down the list.

Select several part numbers not listed in succession—

  1. Click a list item and press and hold the CTRL ("control") key while selecting additional list items

  2. Click the standards you want to select

Select all the standards in the list—

Click the Select All button on the Part Number tab.

Note: If you select all SPC standards:

  • GainSeeker will proceed as if the Skip single charts with no data and Skip retrievals with no data on multiple charts check boxes were selected. Any standards that do not have data for the specified filter and date period will not be listed in any of the charts or reports.

  • If you store the resulting Individual Charts in a Desktop, opening that Desktop will only show the charts that were displayed when the Desktop was saved. Any SPC standards that did not have data when the desktop was saved, but now have data when you are opening the Desktop, will not be included in that Desktop.

  • Similarly, if you generate Summary Charts, any changes (e.g., Filter or Date Period) or updates (e.g., refreshing the chart or storing it in a Desktop and opening that Desktop later) will be limited to SPC standards that originally returned data when you first created the chart.

Narrow the list of standards to include only those with data meeting specific date ranges or filter criteria—

Click the Restrict button on the Part Number tab. See Using a date period to restrict the Part Number List and Using a filter condition to restrict the Part Number list