Calibration Control Help

Getting Help

1. Minimum System Requirements
2. Make a Suggestion / Contact Ape
3. Calibration Control Manual

Getting Started

1. Sample Database 
2. Move Your Access Database File 
3. Creating a Multi-User Environment 
4. Deploying Imported Database
5. Add Ape Database to SQL Server
6. Connect to SQL Server Database
7. Remove Sample Data

Equipment / Tool Grid

1. Common Data Grid Features 
2. Highlight Colors of Equipment Grid
3. Filter Row 
4. Grouping Records in Data Grids
5. Hiding Equipment by Status 
6. Out-Of-Tolerance (OOT) Equipment
7. Calibration History Grid

Equipment & Calibration Dialogs

1. Equipment Dialog
2. Calibration Events
3. Calibration Frequencies 
4. Calibration Standards
5. Calibration Templates
6. Attachments and Pictures 
7. Future Calibration Labels

Special Features

1. Asset Transfer Dialog
2. Asset Issue & Receive
3. Transaction Dialogs
4. Auto Notify Utility
5. Check In/Out Dialog 
6. Custom Barcodes
7. Projects
8. Work Orders
9. Feature Visibility 
10. Label & Report Overrides
11. Measurement Uncertainty Budget
12. Procedural Steps
13. Publish an Instant Website
14. Status Change Dialog
15. Change Log
16. Terminal Mode
17. Measurement Standards

Support Tables

1. Companies
2. Departments
3. Equipment Systems
4. Equipment Types
5. Models
6. Email Addresses
7. People
8. Phone Numbers
9. Documents
10. Notes
11. Part Numbers
12. Part Categories

Code Tables

1. Company Types
2. Size / Range / Accuracy
3. Measurement Units
4. Measurement Group
5. Module Codes

Labels

1. Best Label Printers for Ape Software
2. Free Label Editing Software & Drivers
3. Labels Video & Instructions 
4. Calibration Due Labels
5. Asset Labels
6. Calibration Not Required Labels
7. Access All The Label Fields
8. Chain Printing Labels 

Data Visualization

1. Graphic Charts 
2. Calendar - Due Cal 

Reports

1. Print Reports
2. Calibration Due Report 
3. Calibration Worksheets 
4. Creating a Custom Report
5. Report Parameters
6. Report Settings
7. Manually Update Default Reports
8. SQL SELECT Statement

Changing the Work Environment

1. Program Options
2. Calibration Control Folders
3. Change Field Names
4. Date Masks
5. Number Masks
6. THUM Temperature Humidity Device
7. Temperature in Metric or U.S.

Security

1. Security Methods - How They Work
2. Sign-In Mode (Authentication)
3. Password Security
4. Database Password Encryption
5. Change Permissions or Reset Roles
6. Monitor Database Changes
7. FDA Compliance

Licensing

1. Sessions
2. Machines (Computers)
3. Licensing and Authentication

Utilities

1. Backup & Restore Data
2. Locating Database File (Access)

Troubleshooting

1. Simple Troubleshooting
2. Find Lost Equipment Records
3. Key Value Already Exists
4. Lost or Invalid Key/Lost All Records
5. Troubleshoot Database Not Working
6. Troubleshoot Database Location
7. No Label File Error - Can't Print Labels
8. SQL Server Connection Troubleshooting
9. SMTP Test Procedure
10. MS Access Database Corruption
11. Startup INI for Database Connection

Upgrade / Install Miscellaneous

1. Update Access Database
2. Update a SQL Server Database
3. Downgrading a Database
4. Import Data from Version 4
5. Upgrade from 5.4
6. Universal Data Link
7. Recording and Researching Jobs
8. Convert Inspector Initials
9. Equipment Visibility by Site