QCD Add-on

4. How to use the letter tool

This is the main tool of QCD: a letter carrying all the data that will be visualized and processed

Below are the type of data introduced in previous sections:

4.1. Display

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1 -> Letter “full name”, fully customizable in the dock

2 -> Current (short term) time window. Time window is used as a basis for past historical data storage

3 -> Update frequency for current time window. In this example frequency is one week. Depending on the time window, it can be day, week or month

4 -> Number of pending actions related to the letter

5 -> Description

6 -> Box color code : red, orange or green color code depends on the value of indicators related to the ring

7 -> Box related actions

8 -> Box related comments

9 -> Ring names and legend

10 -> Letter character, fully customizable in the dock

Note

When you duplicate a letter, only its indicators are kept. Actions, historical data and indicator values ​​are removed.

4.2. Box colour code and indicator value entry

By clicking on a box, a pop-up menu appears. Its content depends on the color coding of the ring the box belongs to.

4.2.1. Box color code

  • If a box corresponds to a day off, it is automatically grayed out. Nonetheless, you can always manually select a color code for your box, if no automatic color coding is enabled
  • For a box belonging to a ring with manual color coding, you can give the box a color by clicking on it
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  • For other types of box colour coding, the color depends on indicator values.

4.2.2. Indicator value entry

Every indicator belongs to a box that belongs to a ring. Every indicator can be entered a value for each box. If the ring color coding is global threshold (overall or single thresholds (per indicator), then the box color will be determined by indicator values.

A mandatory indicator has a star (*) in the middle of its color code pin

4.2.2.1. Indicator value entry mode: “free”

  • You can enter up to 4 digits before the decimal point and 2 decimal digits
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  • When you click on an indicator data field, a virtual keyboard will pop up
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4.2.2.2. Indicator value entry mode: “binary”

You have to choose which of the two values is OK

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4.2.3. Comment entry

Every box has a comment entry button (free text). Boxes with a comment will display an icon.

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4.2.4. Action creation in a box

You can create an action if you click directly on a box or if an action creation pop up appears .

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4.3. Settings

A user with editing rights on the board can access the settings of a letter. He can thus find all the settings defined by the room administrator. The following restrictions apply:

  • No change in indicators
  • No modification of the description
  • Restricted edition of rings: if the ring has a custom cut-out, only box labels can be modified

4.3.1. Box name entry for custom cut-out rings

You can change box labels in rings with a custom cut-out. These labels will be saved in the current time window

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Each time you change your time window, box labels are reset. By returning to the previous time window, previous labels will be restored.