What features (feature list) for free calibration software?

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kdee122

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I've been a member/lurker on this site for almost 10 years and it time for me to give back.

I've developing a FREE calibration software/web application. (Yes, this will be hosted on the web with no software for users to install)

I'm looking to build a "must have" feature list. I'm targeting small and medium companies. Since it will be web-based it will work well across multiply sites/factories.

Here is the feature list at this point

1: Calibration data entry
2: Email reminders of upcoming due dates. User adjustable.
3: Static calibration frequency (not based on frequency of gage use)
4: Recording of gage location
5: Recording of gage-part usage. (History of parts which were inspected by a gage)
6: Multi types of calibration result: Calibrated, Limited Cal, Reference Only, ect

I'm hopping to get Beta Test available for feedback soon.

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Wesley Richardson

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Re: What features for free calibration software?

Not sure if these are "must have" or just "like to have" but here is a start:

7. To access the data, requires username and password.
8. Ability to print historical calibration records for a given device.
9. Field for the unique device number, such as an asset number or other number assigned by the company.
10. Field for a serial number.
11. Field for the NIST trace number or other identifier for the reference devices used for the calibration.
12. Field for the calibration procedures used to calibrate the device.
13. Ability to sort by fields including due date, calibration status, location, procedure, etc., and then print a query from the sorted data.
14. Field for the person or organization who performed the calibration.
15. Calibration interval field.
16. Comment field for notes such as comments on repairs, or reference to an investigation report or nonconformance report when found significantly out of tolerance.
17. Field for best measurement uncertainty.
18. Field for device ranges, such as 0 to 6 inches, or 0 to 100 mV and 0 to 25 mA.
19. People who have been trained to calibrate the device.
20. People who have been trained to use the device.
21. Field for PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) copies of the calibration certificate, operation manual, and service manuals.
22. Field for service history, if required.

Wes R.
 
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kdee122

#3
I was missing 19, 20 and 22.

Thanks for the input. I'll keep working away with a goal of getting a Beta version up this weekend.

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BradM

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Nice list, Wes. Good to see you drop in.:agree1:

Of course it would be really awesome if it was Electronic records/Electronic signature compliant. But I know... that's a lot of work.

Also, if there was a conduit for exporting data from excel, Access, or the like.
 
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kdee122

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I have beta version of the site/app available for testing/use now.

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ScottBP

Involved In Discussions
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I once mentioned "someone ought to come up with an open-source calibration database" at a NCSLI conference, and got some icy stares from people who work at companies that charge big bucks for calibration software.

Yes, it would be nice to have a system that is to the pricey guys what Linux is to Windows, OpenOffice is to Microsoft Office, GIMP is to Photoshop, etc. Especially after the most recent service update to a leading calibration software broke more than it fixed. So best of luck to you.

You say "no software to install" because it's "100% web based" sounds risky, we would rather have the web server database application reside on our own servers, so as to not be at the mercy of a 3rd party web site host.
If you were to make the web application available to run on our own servers,
1. What operating system is the web server hosted on?
2. What kind of database does the web server use? Something open-source like Apache and MySQL? What are the server space requirements?
3. Are the web pages php, xml, or what?
4. Would the person who administers the web server have the ability to add fields?

Also, the ability for external customers to check on the web the status of work they send to our lab would be a boon.
 
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jdtrixler

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Does anyone know if this link is still active? I looked at it in the past, and now I am at a company who is looking to try something different with gage calibration, but is not sure they want to go all out (we are still trying to recover from the big downturn everyone has taken!)
 

Jim Wynne

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Does anyone know if this link is still active? I looked at it in the past, and now I am at a company who is looking to try something different with gage calibration, but is not sure they want to go all out (we are still trying to recover from the big downturn everyone has taken!)
The link is dead, but the OP was here as recently as a couple of weeks ago, so perhaps he'll see this. You can always contact him through his user profile as well.
 
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tomvehoski

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"Free" and "Web Based" make me nervous when it comes to running a business IT system. If I can't control its existence, what happens if it goes under (as this one might have) and all of my records are gone?
 
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Sorin

#10
Web based mean that when accessing the records it is done through a web browser. The program can be installed on one's own server or you can use hosting services. It also mean that you access it over the internet if you configure it so.
 
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