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Message Actions

Message actions either display or log a message. Message actions can be used to prompt an operator to take an immediate action, such as putting the nonconforming part into a separate holding area or shutting down faulty equipment. They provide immediate feedback and help resolve problems at the source.

Message actions require action details. For example, when you define the Display a message to the operator action, you must enter the message that is to be displayed. Message actions options are as follows:

Display a message to the operator Displays the message entered to the operator.

Reject the input Displays the message entered message and rejects the input. Before you can continue with quality data collection, you must enter an acceptable quality results value.
Post an entry to the Quality Action Log Posts the message entered to the Quality Action Log. For example, you can post an entry each time a critical part is found to be defective so that the source of the problem can be determined and eliminated. This creates a quality results audit trail. See: Viewing and Deleting Action Log Entries.


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