### About the Feature Monitor Tab

Feature Monitor Tab - Simple Mode | The Feature Monitor tab lets you “monitor” incoming data without needing to generate any reports. This functionality is useful for shop floor users or quality managers who want to leave this screen up and keep track of incoming inspection data to catch any problems early on.

This tab reads your database each time you start it as well as at timed intervals that you can set while it remains open. It evaluates the variables for the current part and reports out of control and out of tolerance conditions in real time. The Feature Monitor tab window lists all the variables of the currently selected part in color codes that indicate the status of each. At a glance, you can see which variables have become out of control or tolerance or both.

See "Understanding Feature Colors".

You can view the items in the Feature Monitor tab in these modes accessible from the Show Text/Charts toolbar icon:

1. - Simple Mode - This mode, shown in the example to the left, shows the feature or feature variables in the dimension color.

   - Detailed Mode - This mode displays the items in a sortable, table-like view of statistical data with rows and customized columns.

   - Run Chart Mode - This mode displays each item in its own run chart.

These topics provide specific information on things you can do with this tab:

1. - Applying Features to Reports

   - Feature Monitor Tab Toolbar Icons