Calibration Control Help

Getting Help

1. Make a Suggestion / Contact Ape
2. Offline HTML Help File

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. Modify Calibration Certificate  
5. Creating a Custom Report  
6. Report Parameters  
7. Report Settings  
8. 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

Utilities

1. Backup & Restore Data  
2. Locating Database File (Access)
3. Convert Inspector Initials  

Troubleshooting

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

 Upgrade / Install Miscellaneous

1. Update Access Database
2. Update a SQL Server Database  
3. Installing Legacy Version 4.3.7
4. Downgrading a Database
5. Import Data from Version 4  
6. Upgrade from 5.4
7. Upgrade a Key Not Issued to You

Miscellaneous

1. Schedule Auto Emails in Win XP