Hi, I’m new to GAGEtrak, about 8 months’, I have worked through several workflow methods that I developed by just getting in there and trying while discovering what works and what may not be the best option to pursue for that method. More specifically, I am looking for ways to streamline the Calibration and transfer activities.
During my short time using GAGEtrak, I have used V7 Pro, V8 Lite, and V8 Pro. I have the most insight with V8 Pro as I have taken the online training to get a better understanding on how to approach the methods I am looking to put into place as we grow the department.
My initial tasks were just to navigate the program and get a feel for how to get things done. Calibrations, setup of test points, transfer of gages are the most often items I get to do daily.
The information needed for a calibration and the traceable connection were some of the tasks I squeezed in between transferring gages and calibrating due gages.
I found it most helpful to try different views of the data to discover what works best and quick for my workflow.
I use the gage quick search and soon discovered that funneling the data to limit my data view was a good working pace, it allowed faster response to a search, and I use that to do partial information searching. I also use it to target certain information that will lead to something more specific. This has saved much time when pulling up records that are similar and to isolate a specific one. Along with this workflow, I have renamed items in the ID Field to help parse out sections of gages that both gives gage information and is accessible directly with few clicks.
I will post more at another time, I’m happy to share anything that will help someone new that may be looking for consistent workflow shortcuts.
I have discovered many in my short time using the software.