Data warnings and errors

You can use the specification limits and absolute limits to flag data points and alert you to a potential process issue or data entry problem.

Measurements that are out-of-specification show a warning, so you can assign a special cause or add comments.

Specification limit warning
A warning indicates that a continuous measurement is out-of-specification. You can add assignable causes, corrective actions, or comments to these measurements.
Absolute limit error
Use absolute limits to protect your data collection from data entry errors. For instance, if the jar weight target is 280g, a measurement of 50g or 500g would likely be an error. For manual data entry, you will receive an error when you try to enter data that exceed the absolute limits. For imported data, the values that exceed the absolute limits are converted to missing values.
To add specification limits and absolute limits, go to Specify process targets and process limits for each measure.