Properties Tab

Select the Plants tab.

Click Stations.

A list of the existing stations is displayed.

Select Data Collect from the drop-down list above the right-hand pane.

If you are looking for existing Data Collect stations you can also filter using the Area drop-down list.

Click the add icon () below the right-hand pane.

The station creation dialog opens.

Select the Properties tab.

Use the checkboxes and fields on this tab to define the settings for this station.

Enable Show Advanced Properties to view all properties. If needed, you can change which properties are viewed as advanced.

You can copy the selected properties to other stations by enabling the stations in the right-hand pane of the properties tab and clicking OK.

Run/Start Options
Theme	Color scheme for the station.
Allow window move	Allow operator to move the Data Collect window.
Allow minimize window	Allow operator to minimise the Data Collect window.
Allow maximize window	Allow operator to maximise the Data Collect window.
Allow application close	Allow operator to close the application by clicking on the application close icon in the top-right corner.
Allow multiple instances	Should multiple instances of Data Collect be allowed to run at the same time on the same PC?
Form template	Select the template created in Form Composer.
Setup	Choose an attribute setup. The setup controls the inspection content available on the station. For further information click here.
Preload setup on start	Preload entire setup at program start. For further information click here.
Cache images to local disk	Cache view images to local disk. For further information click here.

User Options
Use User Code for login	Allows user to login using a user code.

Non-Audit Options
Show Ranks	Show rank page in Defect control.
Show Responsible Area/Cells	Show responsible area/cell page in Defect control.

Audit Options
Audit mode	Is Data Collect operating as an Audit station.
Use rule codes over descriptions.	Display rule codes instead of descriptions.
Use reference codes over descriptions.	Display reference codes instead of descriptions.

Action Options
Use defect sources	Limit the defects shown on a single station to defects entered in a station listed on the Defect Sources tab.
Use Responsible Areas	Limit the display of responsible areas to areas associated with this station.
Use concern folders	Limit the concerns shown for a part to those belonging to folders assigned on the Concern Folders Tab.
Use detail folders	Limit details to those contained in the folders associated with this station.
Use print groups	User is prompted to select a particular Print Group (see here) when printing a travel ticket.
Alert mode	When should the alert messages (if any) appear? Manually (by clicking on the Show Alerts button) or at the beginning of the inspection?
Focussed control on unit switch	Specify the screen automatically presented to the user when switching units.
Auto-load previous unit on login	Last unit being inspected at station automatically loads when a user logs in?
Default action mode	Default mode when Data Collect starts - Enter Defect, Repair Defect or Remove Defect.

Defect/Repair Options
Auto-select responsible area/cell on defect	The responsible area/cell assigned by the administrator is automatically assigned. This setting skips the responsible area/cell screens when a concern is selected.
Keep resp area/cell on multiple defect repair	Keep the existing responsible area/cell for individual defects when repairing multiple defects from the Overview screen. Leave it unchecked if you want multiple defects to be assigned the same Responsible Area/Cells when repaired.
Force defect comments	Force the user to enter comments when entering a defect. This option will not work on the Multiple-Defect Entry screen.
Force defect detail	When detail(s) are available for a defect, force the user to select one.
Force repair comments	Force the user to enter comments when entering a repair. This option will not work on the Multiple-Defect Entry screen.
Force repair time	Force the user to enter length of repair time when entering a repair.
Default defect status filter	Default defect status filter state when starting collector.

Checklist Options
Randomize checklist answers	Answers to questions will appear in a random order to ensure the operator reads the answers before selecting.
Use validation sounds	Play sounds to indicate a correct or incorrect answer.
Default checklist question status filter	Filter the questions that are displayed to the operator. Select Show All Questions, Show Unanswered Questions or Wrongly Answered Questions.

Image Acquisition
Path to shared images	Select the folder from which defect images can be retrieved. For further details on image acquisition see here.

Spreadsheets
Common	These properties relate to Current Unit Defects Grid, Custom Defects Grid, Generic Grid and Last Defect Grid controls added in Form Composer.
Refresh interval (in seconds)	How often should this information be refreshed?
Max rows	The maximum number of rows that any spreadsheet control will retrieve from the database.
Defects	These properties relate to Top Concerns Grid and Top Defects Grid controls added in Form Composer.
Time interval	What unit of time should be used for the time interval below?
Max intervals	The amount of time to look backwards for defects.
Max rows	The maximum number of rows that any spreadsheet control will retrieve from the database.
Refresh interval (in seconds)	How often should this information be refreshed?
Units	These properties relate to the Unit Color Grid control added in Form Composer.
Refresh interval (in seconds)	How often should this information be refreshed?
Max rows	The maximum number of rows (units) that any spreadsheet control will retrieve from the database. The list of units displayed will be 50% above and 50% below the max rows value of the current unit. I.e. Max rows = 25. Unit list will display 12 units before and after current unit.

Travel Service
Server	Network machine name for travel service.
Default printer	The default printer for travel tickets.
Other printers	The printers that can be selected when clicking Select Printer. The printers listed are the ones available to the travel service.
Print mode	Which items should be printed on the travel ticket? PrintImages PrintRepairedDefects PrintOpenDefects ShowDefectFlags Please note that PrintImages will only print images when used in conjunction with PrintRepairedDefects and PrintOpenDefects.
Ticket type	The type of travel ticket to be printed.
Checklist print mode	Choose to print all checklist categories or just categories associated to the station.

Unit Info
Inspect type	Batch or Serial station?
On commit	Where should Data Collect retrieve the next unit from? Get next unit from queue: Next unit will be loaded from queue. Prompt: On a serial station the focus will switch to the Goto Unit control. On a batch station a batch form will open. End inspection: Ends inspection and clears unit from screen.
Default Identity Type	Set the default identity type for the GoToUnit button. I.e. Serial, Identity 1 etc.

Tracking Options
Tracking point	Select the tracking point to use with the station.
Create tracking pass	Select when a tracking pass should be used. When a station is in Audit mode this property will always work as Insert pass only if none exists.