Using Dashboards to monitor your processes

Why dashboards?

The Enterprise Dashboard module of GainSeeker gives you a way to present key process data in a visual format that is easy to understand – even by users who are not familiar with statistical process control.

These dashboards simplify the work of understanding your data, making it easier for your users to make informed decisions based on data.

What's available?

Three types of dashboards are available in the Enterprise Dashboard module:

- Real-time failure dashboards
  
  This type of dashboard is available only for variable SPC data.
  
  In many ways it is similar to the SPC Database Monitor module, because it helps you display information based on the real-time failure status of your process characteristics. However, the real-time failure dashboard also makes it easy to display the statistics and text items you choose and compare the real-time failure status across multiple time periods.
  
  For more information, see Designing a dashboard for real-time failures.
- Key Process Indicator (KPI) gage dashboards
  
  This type of dashboard is available for both variable (SPC) and attribute (DMS) data.
  
  It allows you to customize a dashboard window with gages and/or updatable text for each key statistic that you specify. You can also use these gages to communicate whether the statistic falls within an acceptable range or indicates a problem within your process. Additionally, your KPI gage dashboard can include pictures, documents, web pages, and static text.
  
  For more information, see Dashboards for Key Process Indicator gages.
- Statistical Filter dashboards
  
  This type of dashboard is available for both variable (SPC) and attribute (DMS) data.
  
  It allows you to search across your processes for data that meets a statistical criterion – such as characteristics with Cpk < 1.0 or processes with Yield < 90%.
  
  For more information, see Dashboards for statistical filters.