Manage real-time SQC alarms with the SQC Alarms tool

Use the SQC Alarms tool to manage real-time SQC alarms, a system of related PI points that record real-time SQC values. The alarms use real-time extensions stored in PI Alarm Subsystem.

If you run PI SQC Alarm Subsystem, a separately licensed enhancement to the standard Data Archive, your Data Archive can evaluate SQC pattern tests and manage the alarms generated from those tests.

You can also build SQC alarms using tools like piconfig and PI Builder. Since proper operation of an SQC alarm on the Data Archive server relies not only on the configuration of the alarm itself, but also on the order in which the points associated with the alarm are created; you might encounter difficulties when using those tools. You eliminate such potential problems when you create and configure SQC alarms with PI SMT.

When using the SQC Alarms tool, you should be familiar with statistical quality control (SQC) terms and principles and understand basic PI point configuration.