https://knowledgebase.winspc.com en-us https://knowledgebase.winspc.com ActiveKB NX support@winspc.com Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:22:11 UTC 20 https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/108/ Both the base chart type and default chart type are configured in the "Settings" tab of the variable advanced properties window (accessed under the "Parts/Processes" tree). Attribute characterist ... Keith Bates Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:34:01 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/115/ WinSPC can be configured to track and record changes to objects in WinSPC, such as when items are created, modified, or deleted. This information is stored in the WinSPC Event Log (also called th ... Keith Bates Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:14:09 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/208/ The Equation Builder is WinSPC's tool for creating equations. Equations are sometimes used to calculate values, limits and targets for a variable, and even can be used in user-defined tests and tr ... Dale Mothorpe Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:03:26 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/184/ IntroductionIn addition to standard SPC limits such as Specifications Limits/Engineering Limits and Control Limits, WinSPC includes a set of limits that serves a different purpose. Reasonable Limi ... Keith Bates Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:28:13 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/344/ Variables and Attributes (as well as Parts/Processes are the containers for Variables and Attributes (as well as some other things like Blueprints and Tags). Daniel Jacobovitz Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:36:49 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/36/ IntroductionA Blueprint is a pictorial way to relay information to the operator. Blueprints can make data collection more intuitive to operators collecting data in WinSPC. The most common uses f ... Dale Mothorpe Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:56:20 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/77/ There are many different ways in WinSPC to print or preview standard Reports Books and Report Templates: Administrator Tree's Right Click Menu Print Reports Button Variable Analyzer Attrib ... Keith Bates Tue, 24 Jul 2018 18:08:33 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/39/ Inheritance is an administration object behavior (introduced in WinSPC 8.0) where the object not only affects other items at that object's level, but also affects other objects that are in the low ... Keith Bates Wed, 07 Mar 2018 22:00:56 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/242/ If you have three variables ("V1", "V2", and "V3"), you can create a fourth variable ("Range") to calculate the range between the subgroups plotted for the three variables. For every set of subgr ... Keith Bates Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:52:58 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/56/ Subgroup Size/Subrange Size:The term subgroup size applies to a variable characteristic and controls how many samples (also called data values or individual readings) make up a single plotted poin ... Keith Bates Thu, 11 May 2017 15:12:26 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/327/ Variable Analyzer is an analysis tool. It is independent of your Data Collection view and your Varialbe's configuration settings. However, the Variable Analyzer will initially take the settings th ... Daniel Jacobovitz Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:45:41 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/330/ IntroductionThere are 4 different Collection Methods within an Attribute's Advanced Setup under the 'Settings' tab. The method selected determines the manner in which the Standard data entry pane ... Daniel Jacobovitz Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:10:09 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/62/ Moving Tree Items Items within the Navigation Tree, including folders and any entities they may contain, may be moved from one location in the tree to another by following the procedure listed be ... Dale Mothorpe Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:43:15 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/194/ If an attribute is configured to have calculated control limits, WinSPC will determine an intial set of control limits to use prior to the first time the limits are recalculated based on the data ... Keith Bates Fri, 13 Sep 2013 10:38:18 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/114/ Did you know you can access the properties of a control test template from anywhere you see a control test template link?If you double click on any control test template link (or right click on th ... Keith Bates Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:13:59 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/247/ In the WinSPC Equation Builder, the '.Mean' statistic refers to the plotted mean value of a specific subgroup (in other words, it is the mean of the samples associated with the subgroup).The '.Avg ... Keith Bates Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:41:02 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/106/ Not all variable characteristics have both an upper and lower specification limit. In some cases, you might only have an upper or lower specification limit that you need to adhere to. One exampl ... Keith Bates Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:57:44 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/117/ Importing raw data can be done in just a few clicks. WinSPC can import raw data from an ordinary text file into a single variable. Raw data is, as the name suggests, only sample data readings. ... Dale Mothorpe Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:55:10 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/198/ A c-chart displays the total number of nonconformities for each lot. This chart is available in WinSPC to an attribute that is configured with an 'Attribute Counts' of 'Defects' (also referred to ... Keith Bates Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:07:25 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/197/ A u-chart displays the number of nonconformities per unit produced. This chart is available in WinSPC to an attribute that is configured with an 'Attribute Counts' of 'Defects' (also referred to ... Keith Bates Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:48:09 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/196/ An np-chart displays the number of nonconforming (defective) units. This chart is available in WinSPC to an attribute that is configured with an 'Attribute Counts' of 'Defective Units' and an 'In ... Keith Bates Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:25:27 GMT https://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/195/ A p-chart displays the percentage of nonconforming (defective) units. This chart is available in WinSPC to an attribute that is configured with an 'Attribute Counts' of 'Defective Units'. An att ... Keith Bates Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:24:52 GMT