Cockpit Overview

The Cockpit module allows you to configure all aspects of the ATS Inspect system and to enter the information required to carry out an inspection, such as available concerns, products and components.

Available Functionality

Attribute data collection

Add documents to guide operators carrying out inspections. (see here)

Define inspection steps to lead an operator through the inspection process. (see here)

Assign products to inspection steps. (see here)

Define the questions, views, view categories and part categories to be included in the steps. (see here)

Variable data collection

Define settings and parameters for collecting data using VDC. (see here)

Stations

Create and modify serial port handlers (see here)

Servers

Checklist

Generate checklist questions.

Communication

Allow your Inspect system to obtain product or quality information from Comm servers. (see here)

Travel

Print travel tickets. (see here)

Shortcut Keys

When using Cockpit it is possible to use shortcut keys to access both items on the ribbon menu and the quick access toolbar. Click Alt to display the letters to select to carry out the various actions.

For the ribbon menu you will first select the tab and then the item. For example, to view Areas + Cells you would click Alt > PL > A.

Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access toolbar is available in the top left corner of the screen. It remains the same no matter which tab is selected.

The following options are available:

Button	Description
	Manage application settings for Cockpit, Data Collect and global settings.
	Show hidden ID column in forms.
	Show/hide code column in forms.
	Show/hide auto filter row, filter editor and find panel.
	Close all open forms.
	Exit program.

To add an item from the ribbon menu to the Quick Access Toolbar, right click on the icon and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

Common Buttons

Cockpit features a number buttons throughout the application.  The buttons displayed will vary depending on the feature used.  Below is a summary of these buttons.

Button	Label	Description
	Add	Add a new item.
	Edit	Edit the selected item.
	Delete	Delete the selected item.
	Show Lock Status	Displays a padlock next to items that are dependencies in other tables in the inspect database.  Items without a padlock are safe to remove if required. The delete icon will remain grey for items with a padlock. Hover over the padlock for each item to view the tables that are used.
	Refresh	Refresh the contents of the pane.
	Move Up	Move the selected item up.
	Move Down	Move the selected item down.
	Expand all	Expand all folders.
	Collapse all	Collapse all folders.
	Export to PDF	Export contents to a PDF file.
	Export to Excel.	Export contents to an Excel file.
	Uncheck all	Unchecks all currently selected items.
	Sort all	Resequence categories and questions to eliminate any gaps.

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