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GMS for Windows v5 Details

This is a major upgrade providing many user-requested features, major performance improvements, and many new reports. Many of these features will speed your tasks and maybe even improve your outlook!

bulletMajor Screen Improvements - We have added a number of new features to improve the appearance of the interface. Colors are used to identify fields that must be completed. We have also rearranged a number of the fields at the requests of our users to aid and improve the flow of keyboard entry. Many of our screens have been combined to reduce entry effort. Our beta testers loved the new layouts!
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Query Manager for GMS - We have introduced this new wizard-like reporting and query tool. It is designed to be extremely simple to use. It is intended for those who have no prior computer experience, no prior database experience, and no time to learn! The screens are simple, easy, and heavily assisted to provide users with extra help and just the right selections to be sure they create the report they want the first time. We've retained the Report Manager for those needing more prower and flexibility.

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Device Inventory - The Device Inventory Screen remains the central focus of your work. Now we've made it even more simple to use by combining several of the sub screens into the main screen.. fewer mouse clicks! This has been one of your most requested changes. From this screen, you may view you device info, calibrate a device, issue a device, or repair a device. GMS automates much of the work for you here by intelligently completing actions for you at every opportunity. Actions can be completed with as little as a single click. We have rearranged the screen as you suggested. Edit the Location, Assignment, and Status of devices in a fast spreadsheet style fashion using the Browse Screen.  And you can modify any of the printed reports using the Report Manager and Report Editor. Many other improvements make the inventory even easier and more powerful than ever.

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Calibration - The Calibration Info screen has been significantly improved and rearranged. Several of the sub screens have been combined into the main screen again reducing muse clicks. A Status change to “IN Use” is now automatically made when a device is calibrated if the calibration results are acceptable. Support for As Found and As Left conditions that you create to designate special conditions has been added. Support for "Calibration Result" has been added that enables you qualify the overall outcome of the calibration. The test data entry process can now be completed using a spreadsheet that makes entry of large amounts of test data much faster. Graphs of test data are now included for your trend analysis needs. The Masters screen and Costs screens have been merged into a single screen for your convenience. A button lets you enter repair data directly into our new repair module.

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Repair Manager - The Repair Manager remains a major module improvements added to improve tracking, controlling, and recording your repair activities. Repair Manager provides comprehensive reporting of repair activities, outstanding repairs status, and repair history of devices to determine applicability and propriety of use.

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Gage Studies - We improved the AIAG portion of our MSA Studies to provide all considerations for AIAG requirements. AIAG modules measure stability using “average and range” charts, linearity using the suggested sample sizes of the last AIAG revision, and other related improvements. These include the (much asked for) graphs of study results.

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Search and Replace - We have completely updated the search and replace utility to allow you to make global changes with any set of filter requirements you wish with our filter tools.

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Import and Export Utilities - These have been completely rewritten to make it even easier to move your data about.

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GMS Viewer - Now you can create a file that contains you calibration cert data and end it to other persons for viewing with the GMS Viewer. They can print their certs from this utility or view them as they wish. This utility can be installed on as many computers as you wish. Now electronic exchange of certs can be easily accomplished.

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Send 2 Lab - We have also provided a utility to easily create groups of data for transfer to your calibration facility with your gages. They make updates to your data and return it with your gages. You import it and you're done. Fully electronic exchange of data with labs using our software is now simple and easy.

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System Reports - We have made all GMS for Windows system reports available to you through the Report Manager for editing and revision. Please read the Users Manual for precautions on revising these forms and labels.

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Reports - Over a dozen new reports have been added to answer special tasks that would have previously required you to create them using the Report Manager.

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QuickLists - We have added several new QuickLists to the software that you have requested.

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Today’s Calibration Reports - We have made several changes to the reports of this system. These incorporate additions of issue information and other fields. Additionally we have added the ability for you to filter almost any combination of gages you wish for work here.

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Today's Certs and Today's Labels - We have added these new features to allow you to batch print certificates or labels for an entire day's work.

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GMS Status Reports - We have made several additions to these reports to support management review functions and to provide additional information.

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Crib Management - We've added extensive new Crib management features to GMS especially regarding the movement of devices into Calibration status. Simple lists allow you to enter mass groups of devices for movement into calibration status.

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Utilities - A new screen has been added to allow mass updates of locations and /or assignments and /or status. This is a highly requested change. Update a full list of devices quickly and easily.

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E-mail / PDF Support - We've added the ability to print reports in Adobe Portable Document File (pdf) formats for easy exchange with other persons. We've also added the ability to send any pdf by email using most common email software.

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Graphs, Graphs, Graphs! - Incase you missed our point, graphs are now found throughout GMS for Windows. Studies, test data, etc, use them to simplify the data analysis process.

 

 

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