Managing the Widgets

The Dashboard Tab is preset to display four widgets, when you first start up ToolsNet 8:

  • Latest results

  • NOK Stats

  • Running SPC

  • Tool Maintenance

It is possible to change the current widgets on display and add or delete widgets. A widget can be moved to a position of your preference, if you select the widget and drop and drag it.

Setting the Widget

  1. Go to the widget you want to amend.

  2. Select the Settings icon for the widget.

  3. Choose the settings criteria available for the widget, you wish to change.

  4. Select Save

Widget Settings Criteria

Criteria

Widget

Description

Tool structure

  • Running SPC

  • NOK Stats

  • Latest traces

  • Reporting units

  • Latest results

Shows tree folder with specific Tool, Controller Group, Specific Controller or Virtual Station.

Maintenance Type

Tool Maintenance

Select Service or Calibration.

Status

Latest Traces

The Status selection is used to narrow down the search to a specific result. The number of selections varies depending on the application. Choose one of the status options that you wish to save.

Program

Latest Traces

The Program selection box is used to define a specific program for a measurement and therefore reduce the number of search results. Select one of the available Programs from the list, or enter the Program name directly.

Graph

Latest Traces

The Graph selection is used to a specific with graph to view.

Group size

Running SPC

All results can be grouped according to a selectable size, called group size. The Group Size selection is used to specify the number of results (statistics samples) used for a calculation. Statistics population example using Group Size 7: The first dot in the graph series will be the average of the first 7 results and the next dot is the average of the next 7 results.

Days

NOK Stats

Amount of days applicable. Enter days or select by pressing the arrow.

Shift

NOK Stats

It is possible to connect results to a certain shift as they are reported from the controller, by tagging new results with the shift.

Add New Widget

It is possible to add different widgets to the dashboard using the Add widget button.

  1. Within the Dashboard tab, select the Add widget button.

  2. In the Add widget dialog box, select a widget from the list.

  3. The new widget is automatically added to the dashboard.

Delete Widget

  • Select the X, in the top right corner of the widget to remove.