Control limits detect signals in the process data, indicating unpredictable or out of control processes.

#### Right-Click Shortcut Menus

Datapage+ commonly uses right-click menu items to perform operations with items you have selected. The available shortcut menus, how to access them, and their menu options are described here:

Main View (Parts List) Shortcut Menu

Categories List Shortcut Menu

Queries List Shortcut Menu

Features List Shortcut Menu

Graphic Window Shortcut Menu

Transaction List Shortcut Menu

Data Point Shortcut Menu

Feature Monitor Shortcut Menu

Reports List (Report Tab) Shortcut Menu

Current Reports List (Report Tab) Shortcut Menu

CAD Pages Shortcut Menu

Report Objects Shortcut Menu

Department List (Account Management ) Shortcut Menu

CAD Image Shortcut Menu

Data Editor Shortcut Menu (Transactions)

Data Editor Shortcut Menu (Feature Variables)

Main View (Parts List) Shortcut Menu

To Access: First select a category of parts or All Parts from the side bar. Then right-click on a part thumbnail displayed in the main view.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | Opens up the part information. This is the same as double-clicking on the thumbnail.
Remove part from database | Removes the part and any associated data from the database. You can only select this if you click on All Parts from the side bar first.
Remove part from category | Removes the part from the category. You can only select this if you click on a category from the side bar first.
Change part thumbimage... | Displays a dialog box letting you change the thumbnail image for the part.
Set control limits... | Lets you manually calculate control limit parameters. This option displays a dialog box allowing you to select All transactions or to Select a month of transactions: When you click OK. The control limits are automatically calculated in the background.

Usually, when you apply part data to one of the tabs in the main view, the control limits are calculated automatically. This option is useful if you plan on exporting part data to an Excel file without ever applying data to a tab.

See also:

- The Set Control limits menu item contained under the Options toolbar icon of the Data Editor tab.

- Control Limits

Categories List Shortcut Menu

To Access: Right-click on a the Categories list in the side bar. Some items only appear if you right-click on a predefined category in that list.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | Applies the statistics for parts assigned to the selected category to the Chart tab in the main view. The Chart tab in this mode will only display an overview chart of the selected items. Different charts are only available if applying a single part.
Add Category... | Adds a new category to the Categories list in the side bar.
Edit Category... | Lets you rename the selected category in the Categories list in the side bar.
Remove Category... | Removes the currently selected category from the side bar.

Queries List Shortcut Menu

To Access: Right-click on the Queries list in the side bar. Some items only appear if you right-click on a predefined query in that list.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | Applies the statistics for parts retrieved from the selected query to the Chart tab in the main view.
Remove Query... | Removes the selected query from the Queries list.
Edit Query... | Lets you edit the selected query in the Queries list in the side bar. It displays the Queries dialog box.

Features List Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, and then right-click on the Features list, Dimensions list, Feature_Variable list, or Dimensions_Variable list in the side bar.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | Sends the statistics for the selected items to the current tab you're looking at in the main view.
Apply to all | Sends the statistics for the selected items to all the tabs in the main view.
Append to | Adds the statistics for the selected items onto the end of the report.
Select | Marks one or more check boxes for one or more highlighted features or feature variables.
Unselect | Clears check boxes for the current selection of highlighted features or feature variables.
Select all | Marks the check boxes for all the features or feature variables.
Unselect all | Clears the check boxes for all the features or feature variables.
Measured order | This determines how items are sorted in this list:

- If marked, Datapage+ sorts the items according to the order in which they were measured or the listed order in an import file.

- If cleared, Datapage+ sorts the items alphabetically.

Set as new variable set | This creates a new variable set from any check marked items. When you select this variable set, from the drop-down list, only those items that were check marked will be displayed in the list.
Export Data | MDI - This exports all the feature variable names in the part, regardless of the check boxes marked or what's displayed in the list. At least one item must be check marked for the menu item to become available for selection. The exported file format is an XML file.

Graphic Window Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, and then click on the Graphic Window icon from the side bar. When the Graphic Window appears, right-click on the CAD window.

This menu contains the same options discussed in the "CAD Image Shortcut Menu" shortcut menu.

Transaction List Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, and then right-click on the Features list or Features_Variables list in the side bar.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | Sends the statistics for the selected transaction(s) to the current tab you're looking at in the main view.
Apply to all | Sends the statistics for the selected transaction(s) to all the tabs in the main view.
Select | Marks the check boxes for only the selected transactions.
Unselect | Clears any marked check boxes for only the selected transactions.
Select all | Marks the check boxes for all the transactions.
Select last # | Marks the check boxes specified number of last transactions made. For example a 5 would select the 5 most recent transactions collected by the database for the selected part.

Data Point Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, then right-click on a data point displayed in a chart. Charts are displayed in the Chart tab, Feature Summary tab and Report tab

Menu Item | Description
Add Cause | Displays a small edit box allowing you to display a short note for the selected data point. The note appears directly above the selected point in the chart. This is generally used as a way to display why a point was marked as ignored.
Edit Cause | This menu item appears if you right-click on an existing cause message in a chart. Selecting this displays the message in a small edit box so you can modify or delete the cause message.
Ignore/Restore | This toggles the display status of the selected data point.

- If the point is visible when you select this option, it hides the point and redraws the chart as if that point didn't exist. A red point is drawn in its place.

- If the point is hidden when you select this option, it redraws the chart to display the hidden point.

See "Working with Charts".

Feature Monitor Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part; second, Apply the data from the sidebar for the part to the Feature Monitor tab; third, select one or more items from the Feature Monitor tab; fourth, right-click on the selection.

Menu Item | Description
Alarms | Acknowledge to Current - This menu item acknowledges the selected variables displayed in the alarm colors. Acknowledging out of control or out of tolerance variables has the following effects:

- The date and time of the acknowledgment is recorded.

- The cause is recorded.

Set Acknowledge Date - This displays the Acknowledge dialog box.

Acknowledge dialog box

- Last DateTime - Uses the date and time used on your last Acknowledged item. If this is your first Acknowledged item, it uses the current date and time.

- Current DateTime - The date and time for the Acknowledged item is set to your current system time.

- Other DateTime - The drop down provides you with tools to define your own date and time for the Acknowledged item.

- Select cause - This lets you choose the cause to be displayed for the Acknowledged item. Causes can be defined by a user with administrator privileges using the Data Editor tab.

Unacknowledge - This menu item returns out of tolerance or out of control variables to unacknowledged status. The system will calculate control limits for unacknowledged variables using all available data.

View Acknowledged Date - This menu item displays a small message box with the date and time that the selected item was Acknowledged:

Control Limits | The Feature Monitor tab can calculate and freeze control limits at their current values for any selected variable(s). When new data is brought into the database, control limits for these variables will not be affected. You can unfreeze the limits later, if you wish.

Calculate Out of Tolerance/Control - This recalculates the control limits for the selected variables.

Freeze Control Limits - This freezes control limits at their current level for the selected variables, so that the limits will not be recalculated when new data is added to the database.

Unfreeze - This allows the software to recalculate control limits for the selected variables each time new data is added to the database.

View Frozen Control Limits - This displays the frozen control limits for the selected variable.

Note: Use the Calculations dialog box (Tools | Calculations) to view or change the methods used to calculate control limits.

To Chart Report | Sends the selected data to the Chart tabbed window, overwriting what's already there.
To Text Report | Sends the selected data to the Text tabbed window, overwriting what's already there.
To CAD Report | Sends the selected data to the CAD tabbed window, overwriting what's already there.

Reports List (Report Tab) Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, click on the Report tab, and then right-click on the side bar under Saved Reports.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | This lets you open a saved report or reports. It sends the selected items to the Report tab, overwriting whatever is displayed there.
Select all | This selects all the reports in the Saved Reports area of the side bar.
Edit Report... | This lets you edit the selected report. It displays the Report dialog box. Simply edit the report in the dialog box and click OK to update your report. See the "Save Report" topic for information on working with this dialog box.
Delete Report... | This deletes the selected report, removing it from the Saved Reports area of the side bar.
Export... | This exports the selected report to a directory of your choice and gives the file a .WebReportFile filename extension. This is actually a text-based XML file. If you export a single report, a Save As dialog box appears allowing you to choose the filename and directory.

If you selected multiple reports and then selected export, you can only browse to the target directory. Datapage+ will use the report name as the exported file's name.

The .WebReportFile file type can then be imported into the Saved Reports area of the side bar on other computer systems running Datapage+ 4.1 or later. See the Import menu option below.

Import | This imports an XML file as a .WebReportFile file type into your Save Reports area of the side bar. This submenu contains two options: From file - This lets you import any .WebReportFile. These are usually XML files exported from other computer systems.

From another webreport - This lets you import a copy of web reports already in the Save Reports area of the side bar. This is useful for creating mirrored reports. The Report Selection dialog box appears letting you select and mirror any report associated with the selected part. This dialog box is discussed in the "Exporting or Importing Reports" topic.

See "Report Tab".

Current Reports List (Report Tab) Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, click on the Report tab, and then right-click on the side bar under Current Reports.

Menu Item | Description
Apply to | There are three standard reports that you can send to the Report tab, as long as you have first sent transactions and features to the corresponding tabs in the main view. These are:

- Chart Report (Chart Rpt)

- Text Report (Txt Rpt)

- Cad Report (Cad Rpt)

See "Report Tab".

CAD Pages Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, add items to the CAD tab. You then have two areas where you can access this menu. 1) Right-click on any pages in the CAD tab. 2) Access the Report tab, and apply CAD Report data to the report. Right-click on a page containing CAD report data.

Menu Item | Description
Add TextBox | This lets you add and position typed information directly into the report in the form of a text box. See "Adding Custom Report Objects" for more information.
Add Cad | This lets you add and position a copy of the CAD model into your report. See "Adding Custom Report Objects" for more information.
Add Section Cut | This lets you add and position a section cut object into your report. See "Adding Custom Report Objects" for more information.
Duplicate Page | This duplicates the current page in your report and makes the next page the duplicated page.
Remove Duplicated Page | This removes the current duplicated page from your report.
Show Previously Unused Labels | This displays labels on the duplicated page that were previously hidden in the original page prior to the duplication.

Report Objects Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part, add items to the CAD tab or Report tab. Right-click on any label, text box, or other reporting object. The items that appear vary depending on what object you select.

Menu Item | Description
Delete | Deletes the selected object from the report.
Grouping | This menu provides you with two menu items that lets you group or ungroup multiple objects. Group - Groups the selected objects together. Grouped objects are treated like a single object when positioning or performing other object operations. Ungroup - Separates grouped objects into their individual objects.
Order | This menu lets you place a selected object (or objects) in front or in back of other objects. This is helpful when you have multiple objects on top of each other and you want certain objects to be visible. Bring Forward - This brings the selected object or object up one level in the stack of objects.

Bring to Front - This brings the selected object or objects to the top of the stack of objects.

Send Backward - This brings the selected object or object down one level in the stack of objects.

Send to Back - This brings the selected object or objects to the bottom of the stack of objects.

Change Background | This displays a Color Selection dialog box so you can change the background color or set the background to transparent for any selected text box objects.
Change Font | This displays a Font Chooser dialog box, allowing you to change the font, type, weight and effects of any selected text box objects.
Change Shape | This changes the shape of any selected text objects. Rectangle - The text box is drawn using a rectangle shape: Ellipse - The text box is drawn using an ellipse shape:
Show/Hide LeaderLines | This menu item shows or hides leader lines from any selected label objects. This menu is hidden from display for non-label objects.
Show/Hide Labels | This menu item shows or hides any selected label objects. This menu is hidden from display for non-label objects.

Department List (Account Management ) Shortcut Menu

To Access: Select Tools | Account, and then from the Account Manager window, right-click on the side bar under Departments.

Menu Item | Description
View All | Displays a listing of all users assigned to that department.
Add Department | Adds a new department to the Departments list in the side bar.
Remove Department | Removes the currently selected department from the side bar.
Edit Department | Lets you rename the selected department in the Departments list in the side bar.

See "Account Management"

CAD Image Shortcut Menu

To Access: First, double-click on a part; second, click on the CAD tab and apply feature variables or features to the tabbed window; third, double-click on the CAD image to activate it; fourth, right-click on the CAD image.

Menu Item | Description
X+ | Rotates and displays the X+ view of the part.
X- | Rotates and displays the X- view of the part.
Y+ | Rotates and displays the Y+ view of the part.
Y- | Rotates and displays the Y- view of the part.
Z+ | Rotates and displays the Z+ view of the part.
Z- | Rotates and displays the Z- view of the part.
Wireframe | Displays the part image as a wireframe model.
Solid | Displays the part image as a solid model.
Fit (Ctrl + Z) | Zooms in and out, scaling the image to fit within the activation box.
Rotation Center (Alt + Mouse Left) | Changes the center of rotation for the part image. You can either press Alt + a left mouse click on the part image to set the new center of rotation, or select this menu item to display an input box that lets you set the center of rotation using XYZ coordinates.
2D Rotation Angle | Performs a one time 2D rotate using the angle in the box connected to the menu item.
Rotate with Main CAD | This determines whether or not Datapage+ rotates the selected CAD object with the same 3D rotation as the main CAD object. A check box appears next to the menu item when you enter this rotation mode. While marked, whenever you rotate the main CAD, this CAD object will use the same rotation as the main CAD.
Keep Trihedron with Alignment | This determines whether or not Datapage+ positions and rotates the trihedron according to the part program's defined alignment. If this is cleared, the trihedron will return to CAD model's original position.
Rearrange Labels Position | This resets the position of the labels around the CAD object to their default positions.

See "Manipulating the CAD Image".

Data Editor Shortcut Menu (Transactions)

To Access: First, double-click on a part; second, click on the Data Editor tab and apply feature variables or features to the tabbed window; third, select one or more rows on the tab and then right-click on the row, but not inside a data field.

Menu Item | Description
Save Selected Transactions | Allows you to save changes made to the selected transactions.
New Variable | Displays the Create New Variable dialog box, allowing you to create new feature variables and add them to the database.
New Transaction | Displays the Create New Transaction dialog box, allowing you to manually add new transactions into the database.
Delete Transaction | Displays the Delete Transaction dialog box, allowing you to manually remove selected transactions from the database.

See "Data Editor Tab".

Data Editor Shortcut Menu (Feature Variables)

To Access: First, double-click on a part; second, click on the Data Editor tab and apply feature variables or features to the tabbed window; third, right-click on a feature variable name in the header row.

Menu Item | Description
Delete | Deletes the selected feature variable from the data grid.
Edit | Displays a dialog box allowing you to edit the feature variable.
Copy | Copies the selected feature variable.
Paste | Pastes the copied feature variable as a new row in the data grid.

See "Data Editor Tab".