Seaward PATGuard Elite SQL User Manual
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Seaward PATGuard Elite SQL 2 User Manual
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Contents
Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................................................... vii
License Agreement ............................................................................................................................................. viii
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing PATGuard Elite SQL.............................................................................................................................. 8
For a Network Installation.................................................................................................................................. 8
Additional Network Licenses ............................................................................................................................. 8
Starting the Program .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Moving the Program to another PC ...................................................................................................................... 10
Help..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
The Setup Wizard ................................................................................................................................................ 13
PATGuard e-Manager ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Transferring PATGuard Data ............................................................................................................................... 15
Creating a Briefcase file ................................................................................................................................... 15
Opening a Briefcase file ................................................................................................................................... 15
Importing Legacy Data ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Company Details ................................................................................................................................................. 17
User Accounts ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Options ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
PAT Options .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Tester Output ................................................................................................................................................... 21
SSS Format Data.............................................................................................................................................. 22
Short Codes ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Asset Groups.................................................................................................................................................... 23
Personnel ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Test Instruments .................................................................................................................................................. 26
The Calibration Tab ......................................................................................................................................... 27
The Communications Tab ................................................................................................................................ 27
Navigating PATGuard Elite SQL ......................................................................................................................... 28
Creating the Demo Database ............................................................................................................................ 28
The Main Window ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Tree Data Structure .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Asset View ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
Main Window Operations ................................................................................................................................ 32
Context Menus................................................................................................................................................. 33
Open an Existing a Database ............................................................................................................................ 34
Adding a Database ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Adding Clients ................................................................................................................................................. 36
Adding Sites .................................................................................................................................................... 37
Adding Locations............................................................................................................................................. 38
Adding Assets.................................................................................................................................................. 38
Adding Test Sequences .................................................................................................................................... 39
Drag and Drop Operations................................................................................................................................ 40
Finding Assets ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Tracking Assets ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Test Results ......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Viewing Test Results ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Manually Entering Test Results........................................................................................................................ 43
Fast Visual Pass Entry...................................................................................................................................... 43
Download ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
Downloading Test Results................................................................................................................................ 44
Download to Database ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Download Preview........................................................................................................................................... 45
Automatic Location Change ............................................................................................................................. 47
Duplicate Test Results...................................................................................................................................... 47