Prerequisites

• Access to the Execution > Data collection (SP006) menu.
• Previously created data collection configured for the CMM.
• Access to the Configuration > Scheduling (SP028) menu.

Introduction

The file import can be done in two ways:

 The first way is manually, when the user manually informs the system which files they wish to import.

The second way is automatically, when the system analyzes each file and generates samples and readings according to the configuration made in the collection.

See how to configure both options in the example below.

Importing CMM files manually 

1. Access the Execution > Data collection (SP006) menu.

2. Select a data collection and click on the button.

3. On the screen that will be opened, click on the Import CMM file button.

4. In the Collection information step, select the characteristics that will receive data from the CMM files. Note that, with this option checked, it will only be possible to fetch data if there are associations for these data types in the collection.

5. Then, click on the Next button.

6. In the Information per sample step, select the Consider the information obtained in the CMM files field.

7. In the Select files step, click on the button.

8. Then, select the CMM output files. Note that the import order is based on the file selection.

9. After doing that, click on the Next button.

10. In the View data step, the system simulates the information import and displays what will be imported in a list. Note that, up to this point, the data has not been imported. If desired, it is possible to cancel the import simply by closing the screen or clicking on the Cancel button.

11. To import the data, click on the Finish button.

Configuring the automatic import of CMM files

1. Access the Configuration > Scheduling (SP028) menu and click on the button. 

2. On the screen that will be opened, fill out the ID # and Name fields.

3. In the Start section, enter the date and time for the start of the scheduling execution. 

4. Then, access the Import directory tab.

5. In the Directory to store imported files field, enter the SoftExpert Suite server directory that will store files that have already been imported.

6. After doing that, click on the button.

7. For the system to import the files, place the output files in the directory configured in the Directory that will be monitored during executions field.

8. To finish, click on the button.

When it is the correct date and time for the scheduling, the system will import the data and place the imported file in the directory configured in the Directory to store imported files field.

Conclusion

Thus, the data acquisition through the CMM has been finished. This allows acquiring a high volume of data to generate SoftExpert SPC collections.