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Database Orientation
In addition to entering product and process/location details, the software allows you to specify
whether the database is to be primarily oriented around products, or processes/locations. This
setting determines whether the operator of the ThermoCheck chooses the product first, and then the
process/location, or alternatively, the process/location and then the product. Note that some
versions of the ThermoCheck do not support modification of the database orientation. If your
ThermoCheck does not support this feature, or you are unsure if this feature is supported by your
ThermoCheck, please contact your local distributor for information on upgrading your ThermoCheck.
For example, if the operator of the ThermoCheck is to take readings by visiting each process/location
in turn, taking readings for each of the products at the process/location, before moving on to the next
process/location, Process/Location first orientation would suit best. You can choose this orientation
by clicking the Process/Location first button at the top of the Processes/Locations panel. This will set
processes/locations as the primary key into the database, and Processes/Locations can be referred
to as the primary items. When operating the ThermoCheck, this means that process/location items
will be selected by the user first, and then products. Products, in this case, can be referred to as
secondary items. For information on how database orientation affects the use of the ThermoCheck
unit, see Chapter 6, Using the ThermoCheck.
However, if the operator of the ThermoCheck were to collect readings for each product, at various
processes/locations, before moving on to the next product, then Product first orientation would be an
appropriate choice. You can choose this orientation by clicking the Product first button at the top of
the Products panel. This orientation sets product items to be the primary items, and consequently
the processes/locations will be the secondary items.
When uploading a database to the ThermoCheck, or saving a database to a template file, any
secondary items that are not associated with a primary item will be lost. For example, when Product
first is selected, any processes/locations in the Processes/Locations panel that do not have any
associated products will be lost when the database is uploaded or saved. In the opposite case, when
Process/Location first is selected, any products that are not associated with a process/location will be
lost when the database is saved or uploaded. In general, any secondary items must be included (by
association with a primary item) in the primary panel in order to be preserved after the database is
saved or uploaded.