Associating a CMM file configuration with a collection
Prerequisites
- Access to the Management > Collection tracking (SP004) menu.
- CMM file configuration previously added in the system.
- Planned collection.
Introduction
Associating a CMM file configuration with a data collection allows for analyzing and comparing measurement results with the specifications of the item involved.
Thus, it is possible to quickly identify deviations and nonconformities in relation to the established parameters, which ensures that the results stay within the control limits and meet quality requirements.
Below, see the steps showing how to perform this configuration:
Associating a CMM file configuration with a data collection
1. Access the Management > Collection tracking (SP004) menu.
2. Select the collection in which the CMM will be configured.
3. Click on the 
button.
4. Go to the Details tab and check the CMM option.
5. In the Template field, select a CMM file configuration.
6. Choose how the data will be imported: per sample or per reading.
- Sample: each new match in the file will originate a sample in the collection. If the sample has a configured subgroup (more than one reading), only the first reading will be filled out.
- Reading: each new match in the file will originate a reading in the collection sample. If the sample has a configured subgroup (more than one reading), the readings will be filled out sequentially. When the total number of readings is reached, a new sample will start.
7. In the Mapping section, click on the 
button.
8. To define which information will be imported for the collection, select the mapping type:
- Attribute: fills out the attributes of the samples during the mapping.
- Characteristics: generates the readings and samples for the configured characteristic.
- Machine: fills in the sample machine with the ID # of the machine from SoftExpert Asset.
- Operator: fills in the sample operator with the ID of the user from SoftExpert Administration.
- Inspector: fills in the sample inspector with the ID of the user from SoftExpert Administration.
- Gage: fills in the sample gage with the ID # of the gage from SoftExpert Asset.
- Shift: fills in the sample shift with the ID # of the shift from SoftExpert SPC.
- Lot: fills in the sample lot with a free text.
- MO: fills in the manufacturing order #.
9. Select the element related to the chosen mapping type and the association corresponding to the CMM file configuration.
The Attribute and Characteristics mapping types require providing an element and an association to be related to the collection. The other mapping types only require an association.
10. Click on the 
button.
The CMM file configuration can be replicated to new collections. To standardize a configuration, use the Configuration > General parameters (SP019) > Characteristics > CMM file configuration section. Click here for more details.
Conclusion
With the CMM file configuration associated with the data collection, the system will be able to map the information obtained from the coordinate-measuring machines to fill out the samples.
The third and last step of this operation consists of importing the data from the CMM-generated files. Refer to the Generating samples and readings via CMM file import article for detailed instructions on this step.