SPC Explorer RT Version 5.20 (040)

• Selected Characteristic properties can be applied to any other selected Characteristic, allowing for rapid editing of Characteristics in the database.
• Entire Processes, Work Sets and Analyses may be copied to quickly build the database.
• Pareto Options expanded to allow Pareto whose columns are defined by a Traceability Field (ex: Product ID) and column height provided by the count of occurrences for the selected Characteristics.
• Options added to Process Monitor charts allowing the user to designate the specific Statistics displayed in each Process Monitor chart. In addition the default Statistics from the user Preferences are displayed when a characteristic is selected. First Pass Yield also added to list of Statistics for both Variables and Attributes data.
• User Privileges added to limit display (and accessibility) to selected users of each Explorer view branch (User; Privilege; Process; Work Set; Traceability; Analysis; Report; Gage; Imports).
• The Open Work Set dialog box now presents a Tree view for selecting the Work Set from within a folder, just as seen in the Explorer view.
• The variable sample size option for Attribute p and u charts expanded to ODBC linked data.

SPC Explorer RT Version 5.10 (039)

• Export to MS Word for creating and storing customized reports, including Certificates of Analysis. Integrates with Word's templates to ensure consistent and fully-customizable look and feel.
• Linked data may be analyzed using multiple control limit regions .
• Subgroup definition based on Traceability Field contents.
• Ability to drill-down on Traceability Fields in Analyses and Worksets.
• Quick-add Analysis from Process branch.
• Improved Subject Line for Alert Emails.

SPC Explorer RT Version 5.01 (037)

• Control Limits and related statistics may now be based on specific user-defined subgroups (within or external to the region). This feature is in addition to the other methods for specifying control limits, including calculated based on all groups in same region, calculated based on all groups in specified region, and fixed at user-defined levels.
• A number of enhancements to the Export to Excel feature.
• Faster baud rates for electronic gauging (up to 92.2k) now supported.
• The Merge Database feature now supports merging of the data, as well as any of the specified parameters within the database.

SPC Explorer RT Version 5 (036)

• Features now compliant with MS Vista operating system.
• User-defined Histogram scaling.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.41 (035)

• User-defined Y-axis scaling.
• Box-Whisker chart now includes Median/Quartile option, as well as ability to display the points within the Box, Whisker, or beyond the whiskers .
• The Connection/Query information for an external data source is now saved so that a user may toggle between the external and internal data and retain the information.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.4 (034)

• SQL Express now supported as back-end (in addition to SQL Server and MS Access).
• Now easily plot Last (x) Groups for linked data.
• Allow Assignable Cause / Corrective Action Fields to be Work Set-specific, so that only relevant AC/CA shown for given Characteristic.
• Subgroup Notes may now be added during data entry, to allow for longer descriptive comments than available with standard Traceability Fields.
• Moving Average charts now included. See uses and benefits in our Knowledge Center.
• Alerting can now be triggered based on Range or Sigma exceeding a specified value.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.3 (033)

• Data Entry tab added to Work Set view, to allow for easy multiple characteristic data entry on a single tab in the Work Set view. Each characteristic's control chart is easily accessed by clicking on its label in the data entry form. This same data entry scheme is also available for multiple characteristic formulas in the Work Set view.
• Formulas can be applied directly to each characteristic, as a property of that characteristic rather than as a separate characteristic in the database. This is useful for characteristics that will only be plotted as the result of a formula.
• Each characteristic, as well as each Process or Part, may have a unique Note and Image associated with them, allowing for a simple instructions to be relayed to data entry or analysis personnel. This feature supplements the unlimited documents that currently can be associated with each characteristic.
• Documents can be easily assigned to multiple characteristics.
• Alert messages can be specified to prompt the user with characteristic-specific information when alert conditions detected.
• Improvements to spreadsheet functionality, to allow for multiple characteristic display and editing of data.
• Traceability fields can be specified for each characteristic to facilitate spreadsheet data entry.
• Added easy Export to Excel function to paste into Excel each selected characteristic with control chart, or each characteristic as column in table.
• X-axis labels based on traceability fields is extended to linked data.
• Optional automatic logoff after x minutes of inactivity.
• Characteristic loading feature to automatically build the database using process/part information copied from a spreadsheet.
• Added ability to create multiple work sets from multiple processes in a single step.
• Characteristic data, specified by date, can now be easily archived.
• Several improvements for the generic (customizable) gage interface, including ignoring values beyond specified limits, and multiple slot specifications for multiplexer devices.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.22 (032)

• Added DPMO, Sigma Level, Predicted % Above USL, and Predicted % Below LSL to the statistics, which may be optionally displayed in the Preferences dialog box.
• Within a Work Set, Alerting and Validation are separately verified for the Formula Characteristic and each Characteristic included in the Formula.
• Extended the Export to Excel feature to automatically export the Traceability fields associated with the data.
• Expanded the X-Axis Label selection feature for charts to allow users to specify Traceability fields that have been assigned to the Characteristic.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.21 (031)

• Charts may be easily copied as bitmap image to Windows clipboard, for insertion into other applications such as MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• When a Formula tab is viewed in a Work Set, the chart for any of the Characteristics in the Formula may be viewed separately by selection of the Characteristic's name in the Data Form.
• Added checkbox to Preferences to specify that Traceability Fields are displayed above the Data Form in the Work Set data entry view.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.20 (030)

• Batch Means chart option added to X-Bar charts to monitor processes when subgroups are formed from multi-stream (or multi-cavity) processes.
• Process Monitor Chart expanded to allow real-time alerts and acknowledgement based on out of control, out of spec, or failed Run Test rules.
• Alerting may be applied for a Formula Characteristic in a Work Set.
• Assignable Cause and Correction Action can now be specified for ODBC linked external data sources.
• Password expiration may be specified.
• A specified Administrator may be emailed if a user's login is unsuccessful after x attempts.
• Spreadsheet data entry may be used in place of the Data Form in the Work Set view.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.10 (029)

• Stepped Control Limits can be applied to any Characteristic's control chart, such as to display shifts in the process mean or process sigma. Each region can use calculated limits based on all groups in the region, fixed limits based on user-defined UCL, LCL (Normal distribution only), or fixed limits based on another region.
• Short Run SPC standardization is available for all control charts. Each run may be identified by unique symbols.
• User-defined Run Test rules may be applied to any control chart.
• In addition to the Auto Drop feature for automatically removing out of control subgroups from the calculations, users may now manually remove a plotted group from the calculations. Manually-removed groups are shown in gray.
• Fonts on the control chart may be user-defined.
• The last X Work Sets are now displayed in the Work Set view's File menu to allow rapid switching between Work Sets.
• Work Sets may be conveniently created directly from a Part or Process.
• Plotted groups may be based on calendar months, so only current calendar month is displayed (for example).
• In addition to the existing automatic assignment of Assignable Cause and Corrective Action, they may now be manually added to any subgroup in the Explorer view, or when editing a group in the Work Set view.
• The plotted data query may now be defined at the Work Set level, so that all Characteristics in the Work Set are automatically affected.
• A data entry spreadsheet is now available in the Work Set view.
• The first X rows may be omitted from a text file import.
• When using an electronic gage in the Work Set view, data for multiple Characteristics can now be entered in a single transaction.

SPC Explorer RT Version 4.00 (028)

• New User-Interface allows Excel, Text or any External Data Source to be opened directly. This data source can then be imported or a link can be saved so the data can be maintained externally and analyzed from SPC Explorer RT.
• New Advanced Alerting feature with support for Email notification.
• Improved Data Importing allows for multiple columns, sample sizes and traceability fields to be imported effortlessly from a variety of data sources, including SPC-PC IV files. The compatibility with Oracle databases has also been improved.
• User-Defined control limits has now been added to Attribute charts.
• Documents may not only be attached to Characteristics for viewing by process personnel, they can now be controlled! Use our handy Document Control feature to ensure that only Active documents, such as part drawings, flowcharts and procedures, are available to process personnel.
• Data entry can now been done directly on a Work Set Formula's tab, allowing data entry tabs for the separate Characteristics in the Formula to be hidden in the Work Set view. Use this powerful feature to directly enter and plot data for Weighted Attribute (Demerit) charts, wall thickness, or a host of other calculated values.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.5 (027)

• Optional web interface, providing controlled access of specific datasets to off-site sales personnel, as well as customers, using only a web browser.
• Linking of associated process files to each Characteristic, for easy access to blueprints or processing instructions.
• Easy export to Excel for portability of data to others.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.41 (025)

• Associate any number of linked files to each characteristic, making work instructions, flowcharts, CAD drawings, or other files instantly available to users from either the Work Set or Explorer views.
• Characteristics may be directly linked to ODBC data sources, including Oracle and Excel, allowing seamless integration with all other applications without the need for importing.
• Further customize charts with Background, Display, Grid, Histogram and Curve color.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.4 (023)

• Direct linking to ODBC data sources, keeping data in existing databases, such as used by popular MRP, ERP, or LIMS systems.
• Run chart now supports overlay of multiple characteristics.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.32 (022)

• Merging of records in multiple database.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.31 (021)

• Added support for MicroRidge GageWay Multiplexers.
• Improved labeling of statistics when control limits are fixed by user.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.3 (020)

• Added Test button to test the input/output of a gage.
• Improved general and SQL Server login preferences.
• Added Large Display of the data readings option. Improved gage accessibility for generic equipment.
• Option to always open a specified database from a given workstation, instead of always opening the last database.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.21 (017)

• Add option for data validation and Show Spec lines on the Np and C charts.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.2 (016)

• Added folders to Explorer view for grouping items.
• Added Formulas to Workset view, so that real time data entry can feed into calculated parameters.
• Improved Enter key and accelerator key behavior in Work Set data entry.
• Set the minimum Auto Advance time to a 0 seconds to improve performance.
• Add prompting to require Traceability field entry in the Work Set view. Improved persistence of the Traceability fields fro each subgroup. Allow trace fields to be entered for each item in a subgroup, rather than applied to all items in the subgroup.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.2 (015)

• Extend the Format feature (in Tools/Preferences) to rename the "Database" keyword to allow a company/department to personalize the database and make it more distinguishable from other databases.
• Add right mouse option to open selected Work Set from the Explorer view.

SPC Explorer RT Version 3.2 (014)

• Added Plotted Groups tab to Analyses, enabling all characteristics' groups in the analysis to be defined a single time, such as for monthly reports.
• Added hot key (F4) to ease editing of the prior subgroup in the Work Set view.
• Added support for the new Starrett 761-2P multiplexor.