Common Elements Used in Collecting Quality Data

Field or Control	Description
Data Entry Access ID	A user-specified ID providing access to a list of predefined and often used control plans.
Session	Denotes a data-entry instance. A session encapsulates all characteristics, readings, alarms, and actions that you enter for specific inspection samplings. The system automatically generates the unique session ID.
Pending Session	The session has been saved, but not all sample values have been entered or analyzed.
Completed Session	All sample values have been entered and each characteristic has been analyzed.
Date Created	Displays the date and time that the session was created.
Data Entry Name	A name given to a series of control plans to be run together. The number in parentheses next to the name displays the number of control plans associated with the data entry name. For example, Assembly_1 (3) means that you have three control plans associated with the date entry name of Assembly_1.
New Session	Click this button to create a new session using the subgroup or sample method depending on the data-entry method associated with the control plan. From there, you can enter readings for the characteristics.
Pending Sessions	Click this button to view the sessions that are pending or the sessions that are completed. When you click this button the Select Pending Session or Select Active Session pages appear.
	Click the Next button to scroll to the next quality object.
	Click the Previous button to scroll to the previous quality object.
Add To List	After you select an attribute, click the Add To List button to populate the list for a Quality page.
	Click the Enter Defects button to record defects observed for defects or defectives data types.
Calculate	Click this button to calculate and populate the Reading fields associated with a derived characteristic. This button is active only for derived-type characteristics. For example, suppose that you define three characteristics, such as length, width, and area and you define the area to equal the length times the width. If you have already entered readings for the length and width characteristics, click the Calculate button to generate readings for the area characteristic. The system calculates and automatically enters the derived readings on the page.
	Click the Next Control Plan in Sequence button to access the next control plan in sequence associated with the data entry name.
Complete	Click this button to populate the remaining reading fields with the average of the readings already entered for the characteristic. You can use this button after you enter at least one reading. In addition, you must have selected to average the data for an incomplete subgroup associated with a characteristic from the Measurement Plan page.
Repeat Sampling	Click this button to display the Data Entry page and create a new data-entry session. Use this feature to continue entering sample information without traversing the menu system. This button becomes active when you complete and save at least one characteristic for a control plan. The button is not active when editing a completed session.
	Click the View Chart button to display the current working chart for the characteristic that you selected. The data appears with the graph preference that is associated with the control plan characteristic.
	Click the Enter Probable Cause button to access the Probable Causes page and enter probable causes for alarms.
	Click the Enter Corrective Action button to access the Corrective Actions page and log any corrective actions taken.
	This button indicates an alarm associated with a subgroup of a characteristic. This button appears on various data entry, data analysis, and alarm review pages.