MDE Summary and Overview

This information is specific to the latest release of PARCview:

7.2.x

Manual Data Entry (MDE) sheets allow for saving of various discrete data such as quality tests, safety information, lab tests, etc. to the PARCview database, so they can be trended or used in other displays. The timestamps for each new entry can come from the user, a time schedule, a tag, or a SQL source. The format is similar to entering data into an Excel spreadsheet, but MDE has a much more compact interface that is optimized for data entry, and it has many features for tracking data entry, such as an audit trail, entry comments. Basic scripting of calculated tags within an MDE as well as read-only options for non-MDE tags are also available.

PARCSecurity Permissions

PARCsecurity Console contains robust MDE Rights. Below is a summary of the rights available for MDEs.

• MDE Configuration: Enables users to configure MDE displays
• MDE Header Template Configuration: Enables users to configure MDE header templates
• MDE Lock Record: Enables users to lock MDE record
• MDE Unlock Record: enables user to unlock MDE record

Configuration

The MDE Configuration window is divided into three sections: Display, Display Columns, and Colors and Fonts.

Display Tab: The Display tab is used to configure settings that apply to the entire MDE display, including the Header Data Template, which determines the source or provider of MDE records.

Display Columns Tab: Header Columns and Write Protect

To adjust the caption of the header columns under the grid caption, double click inside a field and enter a new caption. Preventing users from editing the grade of product or the start and end time is also configurable in the Displays Tab.

Tag Columns: The bottom section of the Display Columns tab is where the user can add new tags to the MDE display.

Colors and Fonts: The Colors and Fonts tab is used to change how the cells and text are displayed. Clicking on one of the buttons opens a Font window. Clicking on a color setting opens a color picker.

Log Files

PARCmessage is a build in error monitoring software. It creates an ongoing log of errors generated from PARCview on the specific computer where PARCmessage is running.

Errors can also be stored in the PARCview install directory both on the server and clients ...\Capstone\PARCView\LogFiles

Required Server Applications

UA Server: All PARCview vr 7 functionality requires a Universal Access (UA) server.

GDS: All PARCview vr 7 functionality requires a Global Discovery Server (GDS).