Q-DAS Initial Sample Report
Creation and Administration of
Initial Sample Reports
Version:
2 / July 2004
Docu-No.: E-PD 13 E
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Preface
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Preface
We would like to thank all of our customers for their continued trust and
support in our products and services. The aim of this manual is to serve
as a quick guide to the main features of the Q-DAS Initial Sample Report. More details may be found in the features summary as well as the
online help.
We wish you success working with Q-DAS QM-Tools.
Note:
Our offer includes seminars and courses in connection with our products.
We would be pleased to mail you a detailed description of the course
contents. Up-to-date information as well as the upcoming training
schedule is available on our homepage www.q-das.com. Furthermore,
we would gladly submit to you an individual offer for custom-tailored onsite training programs. For self-education, we recommend the purchase
of our statistical reference book.
Legal Rights and Warranty
All rights to the documentation and the rights to the qs-STAT software
belong to Q-DAS GmbH. The information contained in this document or
the program help text is subject to change at any time without notification. Q-DAS GmbH undertakes no obligation with this document.
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of the programs in conformity with the number of licenses. Copies may
only be used for the purpose of securing data (working copy). Whoever
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Limitation of Warranty
No warranty for the correctness of the contents of this manual is assumed. Despite every effort, errors can never be completely eliminated,
therefore we are grateful for notification of such errors.
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Hardware Recommendation
Processor:
Memory:
Graphical bus:
Resolution:
Pentium 1 GHZ
256 MB RAM
AGP
1024 x 768,
>256 colors (for standard configuration)
17“
10,0 GB HDD (EIDE or SCSI)
CD-ROM
Monitor:
Hard Disk:
Drive:
Operating Systems
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT
• Windows XP
A higher processor frequency, an expansion of working memory as well
as a larger size hard disk increase processing speed considerably.
Individual Installation
Please make sure that no other program is open in the background before starting the installation of Q-DAS Initial Sample Report. Installation
is carried out with the help of the install program InstallShield, which allows for easy uninstallation of the program.
The following steps are required for installation:
• Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive
Installation will begin automatically. If this should not be the case,
please proceed as follows:
o from Windows Explorer switch to the appropriate drive and
execute the file Setup.exe by double-clicking it with the
mouse.
or :
o Click Start and then Execute.
o Enter the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive in the Open field
and the file name Setup.exe.
Example: F:\Setup.exe
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• The install program searches your computer for an existing installation and then displays a welcome message. Please press the
“Next” button to start the installation.
• Select the install option “Individual Installation”.
• Installation will be continued after you agree to the license conditions.
• Standard target path for is C:\Q-DAS\xx. This path may be
changed through the Search button or through manual input in the
field Path.
• Selection of the setup type. Three setup types (Standard, Minimum and User) are available for selection.
The setup type Standard is recommended for most users.
The setup type Minimum installs the program with the minimum
required options.
The setup type User is recommended for experienced users only.
Through this option you are able to individually choose all the components you want for a customized installation.
The setup program installs the program into the indicated directory and if
necessary, updates the required files in the Windows System directory.
The file QSSTAT2000.INI will be saved into your Windows directory or
into C:\Q_DAS\xx\BIN (standard path).
Network Installation / Update Installation
Details regarding the installation of Q-DAS® ISR in a network environment (server/client installation) as well as the installation of an update
may be found in a separate document located in the sub-directory
\DOCUMENTS included on the CD. This documentation also contains
helpful hints for customization as well as possible install problems and
solutions.
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................... 3
Legal Rights and Warranty.................................................................... 3
Hardware Recommendation.................................................................. 4
Individual Installation............................................................................. 4
Network Installation / Update Installation ............................................ 5
Table of Contents ................................................................................... 7
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Q-DAS® QM Tools ............................................................................. 8
1.1
Modules .................................................................................... 8
1.2
Q-DAS® ISR Desktop ............................................................... 9
1.3
Help Features ........................................................................... 9
First Steps ....................................................................................... 10
2.1
3
4
5
Open Report ........................................................................... 10
Data Recording ............................................................................... 16
3.1
Create New File ...................................................................... 16
3.1.1
Parts Screen Mask .................................................... 18
3.1.2
Characteristics Screen Mask..................................... 20
3.1.3
Value Screen Mask ................................................... 22
3.2
Additional Data and Catalogs ................................................. 23
3.3
Save Data ............................................................................... 24
Examples......................................................................................... 25
4.1
Recording Data (one characteristic) ....................................... 25
4.2
Advanced Recording Data...................................................... 31
Features........................................................................................... 40
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Q-DAS® QM Tools
The Q-DAS® QM Tools software is a combination of different modules
which may be used together or individually.
1.1 Modules
qs-STAT – Sample Analysis
qs-STAT – Process Capability Analysis
qs-STAT – Measurement System Capability
qs-STAT – Reliability Analysis
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The available selection is limited by your activation code, which is created individually depending on your license agreement. Handling of the
individual modules is similar.
Q-DAS® QM Tools
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1.2 Q-DAS® ISR Desktop
The desktop is composed of the menu , the icon bars , the workspace , as well as the status line containing basic information.
1.3 Help Features
In order to obtain context sensitive help at any time, press the F1 key,
i.e. with automatic pre-selection of the applicable help topic. The online
help offers search features to assist in finding detailed help information
on specific topics.
If all you want is an overview of the program features, then please look in
the list of features. After having found the required feature, use the online
help for further information. For users new to out programs, we recommend that you thoroughly study the available test files .
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First Steps
The quickest way to familiarize yourself with the possibilities of the program, is to use the supplied test data. In paragraph 3 you find more details on how to record values yourself.
Under Win2000/NT/Me/XP you start the software through the program
group
START – Programs – Q-DAS QM Tools
From the menu, select one of your modules, i.e.
Q-DAS ISR (availability depending on your activation code ).
2.1 Open Report
You may open a file through
File – Open – DR:\PATH\tests\...
Open one of the test examples.
or through the menu
All the characteristics belonging to this report will be displayed. After confirmation by clicking „OK“ the parts screen mask of the test report will be
displayed.
It is also possible to open several reports. To navigate through the reports use the icons below:
First Steps
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Clicking
will display the characteristics screen mask. You can navigate forward or backwards through the characteristics.
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The values recorded for the individual characteristics may be displayed
by clicking
.
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A selection of reports is found under File – Print Report – Report Selection. The chosen report must be confirmed.
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It is possible to display the selected report on the screen. If the report
consists of several pages you can scroll forward and backward using
these icons
.
For easier on-screen reading of the report, you can use the right mouse
button to open a „Zoom“ menu. At the same time, the report may be
mailed as an E-mail attachment.
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As an option, a database is available:
or File – Read from Database
Further handling does not depend on whether the report is saved to a file
or into the database.
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Data Recording
If you want to create a test plan/ISR and record data, first of all you must
open the data recording screen mask. This mode will be active automatically when you create a new file.
3.1 Create New File
In order to record data yourself, proceed as follows:
Activate your required module through MODULE – ...
Then click
or select FILE – NEW FILE.
A new part will be created automatically and a dialog opens up where
you can enter the number of characteristics to be created for this part.
For the sake of simplicity, take over the standard given for a characteristic and click OK. You will then be able to choose from several reports.
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Depending on the report selected, parts and characteristics screen
masks show different fields. Two screen masks (parts and characteristics
screen) will be displayed on the desktop.
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Parts Screen Mask
Select the mask by clicking the icon
.
After selection of the report „QS-9000“ the screen below is displayed:
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After selection of the report „VDA 2.3“ the screen below is displayed:
The individual fields must be filled in with the corresponding records. The
different field types available are listed below:
Regular Field (i.e. Part Number):
Input of the required information/number/name etc.
Check Fields (i.e. distribution list or reason for sampling):
A choice of additional fields is available for selection. Please click
the required field(s). The selection will be indicated by a check
mark .
List box fields (i.e. customer number):
These fields refer to a catalog. The records collected there are
listed and available for selection.
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Fields with reference records (i.e. equipment):
By clicking a field, this will be highlighted (marked gray). If several
fields are to be highlighted, they may be selected by „Ctrl + mouse
click“ or „Shift + mouse click“.
3.1.2
Characteristics Screen Mask
Select the mask by clicking the icon
Details relating to the characteristic are recorded in the characteristics
screen mask. Besides the description, these are especially the nominal
as well as the specification limits.
Special fields are:
Individuals Output:
If this field is activated, the individual values will be output on the
printed report. Otherwise, only minimum and maximum values will
be output.
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Evaluation and Capability Index:
These records are printed on a separate sheet.
Evaluation:
The evaluation remarks will be output for every characteristic together with the individual values.
Documentation Mandatory:
A characteristic with mandatory documentation is marked on the
printout by
.
You can add more characteristics to a part by opening the parts and cha.
racteristics list through the icon
In the parts and characteristics list you click the required part first with
the left and then the right mouse button. A menu will open offering the
menu item Append new Characteristic. If you click a characteristic
instead of a part, you can also add or delete characteristics, or create
subordinate characteristics.
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Value Screen Mask
Select the mask by clicking the icon
.
It is possible to set the value screen mask to display the values of one
characteristic only, or to display all the characteristics side by side. You
are able to choose the required display through the menu „Options –
Configuration of Recording Data - Standard“ from where you can select
the output item „Display Value Screen“.
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3.2 Additional Data and Catalogs
Procedure: Open the value screen mask by clicking the icon
. Now
click the required characteristic. A right mouse click takes you to a context menu offering the functions at value level.
In connection with the additional data which can be selected for display
through the menu Display Additional Data, it is necessary to append catalogs from which the additional data may be drawn.
For this purpose, first of all it is necessary to select a catalog through
OPTIONS – SYSTEM SETTINGS – CATALOGS .
Select Catalog file: Select file and look for the sample file
CATALOG.DFD in the sub-directory ...\KATALOGE. In this way, all the
records of the catalog will be available in the corresponding fields.
It is possible to edit the individual catalogs.
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3.3 Save Data
There are two basic methods available for saving data. As an alternative,
you also have the option to save into a file through
File – Save / Save under
or
File – Save to Database.
Examples
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Examples
4.1 Recording Data (one characteristic)
Objective:
The goal of this task is to demonstrate the recording
data capabilities within qs-STAT. The user will learn
how to create a file from start to finish, entering critical tolerance information and manually recording
measured values using the ‘linear transformation’ option.
Background Information:
When creating a file, it is important that the correct
tolerance information is entered for each characteristic as this will directly affect the capability results.
Any additional data that can be entered is most beneficial when using qs-STAT to drill down on a process
to determine any special causes..
Ø49.019 ± 0.006
0.004
0.003
P1
P4
M1
M5
M2
M3
P2
M4
P3
99.82 ± 0.05
Task:
Create a qs-STAT file for the four crankshaft features
on Pin 4 (P4), as outlined in the part drawing above.
Reference the information on the following page for
descriptions and measurement values.
Highlights:
Parts, Characteristics, Values
Masks
Data Handling
Linear transformation
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Additional Information:
Part No.
Part Descr.
Char. No.
Char. Descr.
Nominal
USL
LSL
1
Crankshaft
1
Posn. Jrnl P4
99.82
99.87
99.77
2
Diam. P4
49.019
49.025
49.013
3
Round. P4
--0.004
---
4
Straight P4
--0.003
---
Diam P4
49.014
49.018
49.015
49.014
49.015
49.015
49.014
49.014
49.016
49.016
49.015
49.015
49.016
49.015
49.014
Round P4
0.0005
0.0004
0.0009
0.0004
0.0007
0.0007
0.0013
0.0007
0.0001
0.0006
0.0013
0.0017
0.0027
0.0007
0.0028
Straight P4
0.0009
0.002
0.0002
0.0012
0.0009
0.0018
0.0011
0.0006
0.0011
0.0009
0.0007
0.0014
0.0009
0.0012
0.0011
Measured Values:
Crankshaft
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Posn Jrnl P4
99.83
99.82
99.82
99.84
99.84
99.81
99.83
99.83
99.84
99.82
99.86
99.85
99.83
99.83
99.84
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Procedure:
1. In qs-STAT Process Capability Module, go to the
File pull-down menu and select File new or click
the icon seen to the right. The ‘create new characteristic …’ window will appear as seen below.
Under variable characteristics change the number
to 4 and click ok:
MODULE|
Q-DAS INITIAL
SAMPLE REPORT
FILE|
FILE NEW
or
2. For the Parts Mask, the essential information is
the part number and part description. These
should be unique identifiers. Fill in the Part number as 12345 and the part description as crankshaft.
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The three icons below navigate between the Parts,
Characteristic and Value Masks, respectively.
3. Switch from the Parts Mask to the Characteristics
Mask. Fill in the characteristic number and
description. These should be different than the
part number and part description, but should also
be unique identifiers.
4. Enter the tolerance information from the part drawing on page 1 and select a measured quantity
from the list that relates to the characteristic.
Use the icons below to move forwards and backwards through the characteristics.
Alternatively you can display the characteristic list
and move through the characteristics by checking
the appropriate one. See the steps below.
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Info icon
5. Complete the characteristic information for the
other three characteristics.
6. Switch over to the Value Mask and enter in the
data set for the first characteristics, Posn Jrnl P4.
7. For the second characteristic, Diam. P4, use the
linear transformation when manually typing in the
data.
Set the linear transformation up as seen in the
screen below. By doing this you ‘input’ 14 and the
‘value’ that is displayed in qs-STAT will be 49.014.
Linear
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8. Complete the data entry for the last two characteristics. Practice using the linear transformation; reset it before typing in the data for each characteristic.
9. Be sure to Save the file under File – Save as …
The completed Value mask should look like the one
seen below, with 4 characteristics and 15 values
each.
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12.50±0.08
D
1
65.50±0.0
8
2
90.00±0.1
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4.2 Advanced Recording Data
Objective:
This task is designed to expand on the user’s basic
knowledge of the recording data setup in qs-STAT
and to introduce additional, advanced recording data
options. These will include the “logical operator” and
“Common Additional Data Fields” such as date, time,
operator, machine, etc.
Background Information:
Within qs-STAT, it may be necessary to link or connect certain related characteristics; for example to
determine the calculated true position value of X and
Y coordinates or to find the sum of two sets of data
measured from two length characteristics. These
types of functions can be done using the ‘logical operator’ feature. As for additional data fields, this information can be used to assist in the traceability of a
part or to drill down on a process in order to determine the exact location of the problem, i.e. Machine
and Cavity number.
Highlights:
Recording Data
Additional Data
Fields
Logical Operator
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Task:
Create a new file and the recording data environment
for the three characteristics highlighted on the part
sketch. Record the measured values and the additional data fields for each characteristic as outlined
below. (Hint: Use the Common Additional Data
Fields option when entering the machine and cavity
information.)
Create the special characteristic for the distance between Journals 2 and 3. Using the logical operator
complete the data values.
Measured Values & Additional Data:
Spindle
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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Jrnl 1
12.479
12.489
12.498
12.546
12.485
12.513
12.55
12.547
12.491
12.521
12.524
12.485
12.542
12.508
12.493
12.446
Cavity
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
M/C #
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Jrnl 2
65.436
65.422
65.46
65.433
65.454
65.461
65.439
65.463
65.45
65.463
65.446
65.467
65.43
65.423
65.429
65.439
Cavity
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
M/C #
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Spindle
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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Jrnl 3
90.051
90.05
90.039
90.036
90.035
90.071
90.058
90.062
90.062
90.053
90.049
90.039
90.054
90.075
90.045
90.041
Cavity
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
M/C #
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Examples
Procedure:
1. Starting with a new file in the Process Capability
Module, fill in the appropriate parts and characteristic information for each of the three Journals.
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2. In the Value Mask, prior to entering data turn on
the additional data fields for machine and cavity.
This can be done by right mouse clicking on the
highlighted cell and selecting “Display additional
data fields.” In the pop up window, check Cavity
number and Machine number; select “all characteristics” and click OK.
Examples
3. Again right mouse click in the highlighted cell and
select “Common Additional Data Fields.”
Common Additional Data Fields means that the
additional information, such as machine # and
cavity # are carried over for each part - all characteristics (across the row).
For this example, we want the additional data to
carry over for each characteristic (across the row)
and for each part (down the column). The “Takeover” function works for the second half.
4. Go to “Options” pull down menu, “Configuration of
Recording data / Data Set” – “Takeover.” Check
the boxes for Cavity and Machine. Click OK.
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Prior to typing in the data, change the “Input sequence” such that the additional data fields are
skipped. This will allow the values to be typed in
one after another down the column.
5. Go to the “Options” pull down menu, “Configuration of Recording data / Data Set” – “Input sequence.” Check the box for “Skip add. data
fields.” Click OK. Refer to the graphic on the following page.
6. Now type in all of the data for the three characteristics including the machine and cavity numbers.
Examples
The completed Values Mask is seen below for the
three Journals, including the additional data.
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7. Add a fourth characteristic for the distance between Journals 2 and 3.
Append element
In the Characteristics Mask on the third characteristic, click the “Append element” icon. This will
add a fourth element to the end of the list.
8. Fill in the appropriate tolerance information calculated from Journals 2 and 3, as seen below.
9. Using the “Link characteristics” icon a Logical Operation Formula can be input so the distance between Journals 2 and 3 is automatically
calculated.
Link characteristics
Examples
10. For the distance between the two Journals, type
in the Logical Operation Formula: x3 - x2.
The “x” represents characteristic, and this formula calculates characteristic #3 minus characteristic #2.
Other examples of Logical Operator Formulas include:
average value of characteristics
avg(x1; x2; x4)
maximum value of characteristics
max(x1 .. x4)
(i.e. max of characteristic 1 thru characteristic 4)
The Value Mask is now filled in for the Distance between Journals 2 and 3.
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Features
Basic Features
Back
Global switch of language
Global switch of language
Edit
Print
Page Layout
Cut
Copy
Paste
Features
Window
Current Window
Window
All Windows
Characteristics selection
File
File New
Open
Read from database
Quick Filter
Save
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Data Recording
Parts mask
Characteristics mask
Value mask
Parts / Characteristics list
Execute evaluation
Append element
Insert element
Delete element
Logical operation of characteristics
Device settings
Linear transformation
Features
Report Preview
First page
Back 1 section
Back 1 page
Advance 1 page
Advance 1 section
Last page
Switch Parts
First part
Back several parts
Back one part
Advance one part
Advance several parts
Last part
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Characteristics Display
Number of Characteristics
Display of one Characteristic
Display of several Characteristics
Switch Characteristics
First characteristic
Back several characteristics
Back one characteristic
Advance one characteristic
Advance several characteristics
Last characteristic