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Tips and Tricks in UnilabRuben Cantaert

November 2013

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Goal

I didn’t know we could do this with Unilab…

Some easy and also some more advanced tricks

Showcase some functionalities of the Unilab advanced library

Provide some new ideas for enhancing your currentsystem setup

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Task configuration tips – Dynamic default values

How to fill in task values by default?

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Fixed default values

Dynamic default values (tilde substitution/oracle sql functions)

• Fetch requests of the current year

• One time configuration

• Fetch requests of 2013• Configuration to be changed

every year

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Other examples of default value configuration• Any oracle date function

• Current day: ~=TRUNC(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)~• Current month: ~=TO_CHAR(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 'MM')~• Etc…

• User context data• Current user: ~us@ad~• User profile attributes (example Plant): ~upau@Plant~

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Task configuration tips – User defined value list

vs.

Dynamic list (available request status list)

User defined list

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Task configuration tips – User defined value list

How to configure?

1 -> value list type = SQL2 -> sql query

for example: select name from UTSS where ss in ('CR','IE')

1 2

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Analyzer tips – copy code from grid

I want to copy the request code? Help, how do I select the code?

Doubleclick

Press F2 instead

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Configurable search screens in Unilab

Use case: assign customer during request registration

Typical configuration: via info fields configured as dropdowns to select the customer

But… what in case of long value lists?In that case, wouldn’t it be nice to have search functionality?

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Welcome to configurable search screens.. a.k.a. SelectDialog

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Configuration:Info field validation function ‘SelectDialog’

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Configuration:Search window configurable as method sheet definition

Configure method cells for filter input

Table cell for filter output • Columns configured as

standard unilab layout• Selected row can be used

to fill in info fields

Search configured as SQL query• As flexible as needed (wildcards, case insensitive, between clauses, etc..)

• all oracle SQL functionality is available

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Another use case: Build tracking and tracing in batch production (i.e. related requests)

Next: How can we visualize the relationship between the relatedrequests?

Open RQIC

Removeline

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Hierarchical request view

Show relationship between requests in a tree view

similar functionality exists for hierachicalsample view (example for subsampling)

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Excel calculations - worksheet

Use case: inter sample calculationsFor example: a run of an equipment with blank samples (represented as a worksheet)

Measured Calculated = measured – blank sample result

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Excel calculations - worksheet

Use case: inter sample calculationsSolution:

Outlook page configuration

CF = EvaluateWorksheetTrigger excel in backgroundCopies the worksheet grid data to the excel sheetCopies back the calculated data to the worksheet grid

Excel templateFile name = worksheet typeFile location = Unilab application folder

UTCFunicf.dll

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Excel calculations – method sheet

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Excel calculations – method sheet configuration

• calculated cell:orpush button cell:

Configurable via method attributes:Run excel in background orinteractivelyWhen to trigger calculation: always oronly when all input cells are filled inExcel template to use

IN#ExcelCell

OUT#ExcelCell

• Input/output configuration: Method cells as input for excel template

Method cells as output for excel template

Unicf.dll

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Thank you for your attention !

Ruben CantaertSr. ConsultantSWE RC-BE I IA AS MES

Guido Gezellestraat 121B-1654 Huizingen

Mobile: +32 (486) 32 06 30

[email protected]

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