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#### Working with DataPage to Display Charts and Plots

Important: The following chart and plot processes require that you have DataPage installed on your computer. When you click on the icon for these processes, DataPage launches and displays the selected chart or plot. If you need information beyond the scope of this documentation, view your DataPage documentation.

Creating Run Charts – Clicking the Run Charts icon (or selecting the Monitor | Create Run Charts menu item) creates run charts for each selected variable. A run chart is an ordered plot of raw data points used to study a variable's behavior and variance over time. Points are plotted against specification and/or control limits.

Creating Process Charts – Clicking the Charts icon (or selecting the Monitor | Create Process Charts menu item) creates a process chart for each variable. A process chart contains a selection of statistical charts that provides a complete definition of a variable’s process: its distribution, control, capability characteristics, and assigned cause codes. These can be viewed in different ways, such as an individual chart, a group chart, a histogram chart, and so forth.

Creating Target Plots – Clicking the Target icon (or selecting the Monitor | Create Target Plots menu item) creates target plots for each selected feature. A target plot displays the positions of measured points in relation to the nominal values in two dimensions and the feature’s upper tolerance. To select a "feature" you must select the T (true position) axis and two positional axes (among, X, Y and Z). You can select more variables for each feature, but they will be ignored.

Creating a Group Target Plot – Clicking the Group Target icon (or selecting the Monitor | Create Group Target Plots menu item) creates a group target plot for the selected features. A group target plot displays the positions of several features. DataPage will display a single plot with multiple symbols; each symbol representing the average location of that feature. To select a "feature" you must select the T (true position) axis and two positional axes (among, X, Y and Z). You can select more variables for each feature, but they will be ignored.

Creating a Whisker Chart – Clicking the Whisker Chart icon (or selecting the Monitor | Create Whisker Chart menu item) creates a whisker (or capability) plot for the selected features. This chart shows the mean, high, and low values, plus and minus three sigma units.