Data Collection

You can use this activity in the Standard and Integrated PODs to collect the data parameter values defined in Data Collection Maintenance. The collected data can be automatically forwarded to the defined SPC charts. For more information, see Data Collection (DC).

Rules

The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance:

Rule	Setting
`LOGNC_ID_ON_GROUP_FAILURE`	`NONE` or blank (default): Prevents the system from calling the Log NC plug-in when DC group fails `NC500`: Allows the system to call the Log NC (`NC500`) activity when DC group fails `NC515`: Allows the system to call the Simplified Log Primary NC (`NC515`) activity when DC group fails Note that the data structure of `NC500` and `NC515` is different
`PROCESS_ALL_DC_GROUPS`	`TRUE` (default): Allows the system to show all DC groups to collect for this SFC number at this attachment point `FALSE`: Prevents the system from showing a sequence of all DC groups to collect for this SFC number at this attachment point
`ENFORCE_GROUP_MODE`	Controls the behavior when a DC group of the selected SFC number has the Manual – Multiple collection method but the SFC numbers do not meet the criteria for the Multiple – Group mode `YES`: Displays an error message `NO`(default): The Manual – Single mode is used for the DC group
`SHOW_APPLY_TO_ALL`	Controls whether the Apply to all SFCs checkbox is visible when you collect data in the Multiple – Group mode `YES` (default): The selected Apply to all SFCs checkbox is visible. You can deselect the checkbox to switch from the Multiple – Group mode to the Multiple – Sequential mode. `NO`: The Apply to all SFCs checkbox is not visible and you must collect data in the Multiple – Group mode.

Data Collection Modes

Data Collection opens either in the Multiple – Group or in the Single mode in the Standard POD (the Multiple – Sequential mode results from deselecting the Apply to All SFCs checkbox).

Mode	Description
Multiple – Group	Data is collected once to be copied to all selected SFC numbers.
Single	Data is collected separately for all SFC numbers. Data Collection switches to this mode after the data of all DC groups has been collected in the Multiple – Group mode (this change occurs when Data Collection is in the Multiple – Group mode or Multiple – Sequential mode).
Multiple – Sequential	Data is collected separately for each SFC number in the DC group even though its collection method is Manual – Multiple. Once the Data Collection opens in the Multiple – Group mode, you can deselect the Apply to All SFCs checkbox to switch to this mode.

Mode

Description

Multiple – Group

Data is collected once to be copied to all selected SFC numbers.

Single

Data is collected separately for all SFC numbers.

Data Collection switches to this mode after the data of all DC groups has been collected in the Multiple – Group mode (this change occurs when Data Collection is in the Multiple – Group mode or Multiple – Sequential mode).

Multiple – Sequential

Data is collected separately for each SFC number in the DC group even though its collection method is Manual – Multiple.

Once the Data Collection opens in the Multiple – Group mode, you can deselect the Apply to All SFCs checkbox to switch to this mode.