Tracking Statistical Data: Introduction

PC-DMIS allows you to track and manage statistical data for your measured parts. Information in any dimension or trace field can be sent to a selected statistical software package by inserting a STATS command before the dimension or trace field. Alternately, you can send statistics to a text-based XML file by using the XMLSTATS command.

The main topics in this chapter include the following:

• Using Trace Fields

• Sending Current Stats to a File

• Using the Statistics Options Dialog Box

• Sending Data to a Local DataPage+ Database

• Sending Statistics to an XML file using DataPageStats.exe

• Sending Statistics to an XML File using XMLSTATS/ON

• Table of Supported Methods

• Using the Q-DAS Chart Command