Storing charts and dashboards as Desktops

It is simple to store any combination of charts and dashboards you regularly need as a retrievable Desktop. A desktop is a window that contains any SPC charts, DMS charts, and dashboards that you want to store together for occasional or regular use. You can also Add a Note window to a Desktop .

 

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Note regarding GainSeeker version 8.4 and beyond:

Storing charts and dashboards as a Desktop

Begin by creating any combination of charts and dashboards that you want to add to a desktop. (You can also store previously saved dashboards to a Desktop.) In the following example, a Statistics Table, two charts, and a dashboard window (bottom right) are saved together as a Desktop that can reopened for use at a later time.

To store the charts and/or dashboards as a Desktop:

The Save Desktop dialog opens. See Using the Save Desktop dialog

Using the Save Desktop dialog

The Save Desktop dialog is used to name and save one or more SPC and DMS charts and/or dashboards as a desktop, or to replace an existing desktop with a new version. You can also select a desktop name and delete it.

To save a new Desktop:

Priority lists for desktop names

If you have a long list of desktop names that display in the Existing desktops list on the dialog, you might want to create a priority list that contains only those desktop names you most often use. A priority list helps you to quickly identify your most-used desktops without having to scroll through a long list of desktop names. If you have permissions, you can create a list using the Priority List Utility in GainSeeker.

To add an existing desktop name to a priority list:

To add a new desktop name to a priority list:

  1. After entering the name for the new desktop in the Save Desktop dialog, select the Add to priority list(s) checkbox, and then click OK.

The Add ["desktop name"] to priority list dialog opens.

  1. Use the Add >> button to add Available users to the Selected users list for that desktop. Use the <<Remove button to not add that desktop to the priority list for that user(s).

Note: about using desktop priority lists with GainSeeker versions 8.4 and beyond:

To replace a saved version with a new version:

  1. Click a Desktop name in the Existing desktops list.

  2. Click Yes on the information dialog that opens to confirm replacement of the existing version.

About Fixed dates

Select the Fixed dates checkbox on the Save Desktop dialog if you want to open the desktop each time with the charts displaying the same dates that they did when they were generated.

The Desktop menu options on the GainSeeker Charts Window

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