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. Measurement Templates
6. Attachments and Pictures 
7. Recording and Researching Jobs

Special Features

1. Asset Transfer Dialog
2. Auto Notify Utility
3. Check In/Out Dialog 
4. Custom Barcodes
5. Equipment Visibility by Site
6. Feature Visibility 
7. Future Calibration Labels
8. Label & Report Overrides
9. Masks in Calibration Control
10. Measurement Uncertainty Budget
11. Procedural Steps
12. Publish an Instant Website
13. Startup INI for Database Connection
14. Status Change Dialog
15. Terminal Mode

Support Tables

1. Companies
2. Departments
3. Equipment Systems
4. Equipment Types
5. Locations
6. Measurement Templates
7. People
8. Procedures

Code Tables

1. Company Types
2. Size / Range / Accuracy
3. Measurement Units
4. 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. SQL SELECT Statement

Changing the Work Environment

1. Program Options
2. Masks in Calibration Control
3. Calibration Control Folders
4. Change Field Names
5. THUM Temperature Humidity Device
6. 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)
3. Convert Inspector Initials

Troubleshooting

1. Simple Troubleshooting
2. Find Lost Equipment Records
3. Key Value Already Exists
4. Lost/Invalid Key/Lost All Records
5. No Label File Error - Can't Print Labels
6. SQL Server Connection Troubleshooting
7. SMTP Test Procedure

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