Generating new charts of data groups

To generate a control chart of one data group, click the data group and then click the Zoom Group n! menu. This menu is unavailable if you have selected multiple data groups or if only one data group exists. This menu is also unavailable in the Data Entry module.

To perform more in-depth analysis of data groups, select one or more data groups and then click the New Charts! menu. This menu is unavailable if no data groups have been selected or if only one data group exists. This menu is also unavailable in the Data Entry module.

The resulting Select Charts window allows you to select the types of charts and reports to generate for these data groups.

Select the charts and reports you want to view, then click OK.

Note: If you use a filter to sort the retrieved data by a traceability field and then group the data by a different value (anchor point, manual selection, another traceability field, or a date/time period), the Zoom Group n! menu and the New Charts! menu are both unavailable. A sample data set is used to explain this:

Data set #1: Order by date/time (default)

Date/time

13

14

15

16

21

22

23

24

Shift

2

2

3

3

1

1

2

2

Machine

A

A

A

B

B

B

C

C

Data set #2: Same data is retrieved with a filter to sort by Shift

Shift

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

Date/time

21

22

13

14

23

24

15

16

Machine

B

B

A

A

C

C

A

B

On the group data control chart legend for data set #2, the New Chart! menu and the Zoom Group n! menu will be unavailable if:

  • Data is grouped by anchor points

  • Data is grouped by manual selection

  • Data is grouped by anything other than Shift

  • Data is grouped by date/time