DMS Events

Events are changes or problems that can occur in your process that may impact defect levels.

You can create a predefined list of events that designate the changes or problems (events) that can occur in your processes, and then use it to tag data points with specific event labels.

You can change or add to the predefined list of DMS events from the:

• GainSeeker System Administration module

• GainSeeker Charts module

• DMS Data Entry module

Accessing the Edit Event Information dialog

From the Systems Administration module:

Navigate to the Events setting on the Configurations tab following this path:

Configurations | "configuration name" | Lists, Standards, and Tables | Events

• Right-click the Events setting to open the Edit Event Information dialog. See Using the Edit Event information dialog below.

From the GainSeeker Charts module:

• Click the Setup menu on the GainSeeker Charts window, then click DMS Event List... on the list that displays to open the Edit Event information dialog. See Using the Edit Event information dialog below. This will only edit the list for the configuration under which you are logged in.

From the DMS Data Entry module:

• Click the Setup menu on the DMS Data Entry window, then click Event List... on the list that displays to open the Edit Event information dialog. See Using the Edit Event information dialog below. This will only edit the list for the configuration under which you are logged in.

Using the Edit Event Information dialog

The Edit Event Information dialog displays a list of one-digit Event Code markers 0–9, A–-Z, (and a–z only on case-sensitive databases), and three punctuation characters (!, #, and $).

You can assign an Event Description to each Event Code.

To add an event to the list

• Double-click any row that has a blank Event Description.

The Edit Event Description for (the selected event code number, letter, or symbol) opens.

• Enter or replace the text in the Event Description for box with the new event description.

To edit an existing event:

• Double-click a row containing the event you want to edit.

The Edit Event Description for (the selected event code number, letter, or symbol) opens.

• Enter or replace the text in the Event Description for box with the new event description.

Display Event on Data Entry and Edit Data traceability lists checkbox on the Edit Event information dialog

If the Display Event on Data Entry and Edit Data traceability lists checkbox is:

• Cleared, the only way to assign an event to a DMS data record during data entry or while editing a stored data record is to click the Note button.

• Selected, the event list is available below the traceability fields on these windows.