WATS Documentation

Getting Started

• Videos and Webinars
• Guide to Documentation
• Getting Started Guide - skyWATS

Knowledge Base

• Manual installation of skyWats.com certificate
• Setting up Elevated Trust for Control Panel/Operator Interface
• Failed to load VI because the VI version is 9.0
• Uninstall Workflow/Manual Inspection designer
• WATS Client - Report transfer stopped
• Operator Interface - Override MES server settings

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Using NI LabVIEW

• Using WATS LabVIEW tool-kit for reporting
• Get (read) UUT reports from WATS
• Using WATS Rest API from LabVIEW
• Attach file using LabVIEW toolkit
• The UUR Wizard Example
• WATS MES LabVIEW toolkit

Using NI TestStand

• WATS add-on to TestStand
• Looping steps or running tests for several hours.
• TestStand Deployment guide
• Unable to install TestStand add-on from client
• Disable (or edit timeout) Sequential Status Dialog
• Disable logging to WATS

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Using the API (.NET)

• Using the WATS .NET api as a NuGet package
• How to add looping step with the API
• How to attach graphs to a step in the API
• API Diagrams
• API Example (C#)

Converting data

• Getting started with converting data (UUT/UUR)
• Create custom WATS Client converter
• Converter example to read from xml file C#
• Using WATS LabVIEW tool-kit for reporting
• Client Converter - WSXF
• Wats Standard Text Format (WSTF)

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Reporting - General

• Step Caused UUT Failed/Error/Terminated
• Big Data Analysis
• Tracking sub units in WATS
• Using the report filter
• Comparison Operators
• In App help

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Reporting - Dashboard

• Edit my Home screen / create private dashboards
• Copy or delete a Dashboard
• Edit Dashboard filters
• WATS Station Map (graphical world map)
• Replacing Captains View with the new Dashboard module
• Virinco Info Screen - Show multiple dashboards

Reporting - Test & Repair

• UUT Report
• UUT Report - Numeric Formatting
• Update UUT report (header data)
• Repair Time
• Export Reports from the WATS Server

Reporting - Station

• Gage R&R analysis
• OEE analysis
• Connection & Execution Time Report

Reporting - Yield

• Product & Test yield
• TSY&A - Test Step Yield & Analysis
• TSY&A - Details View
• TSY&A - Run details
• TSY&A - Western Electric Rules
• Periodic yield

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Operator Interface

• Repair - Best Practices
• Manual Inspection (execute operations, visual inspections, etc.)
• Unsubmitted UUR reports
• Unit Verification report in OI

Mobile APP (Android, iOS)

• Using WATS Mobile App for On Premise installations.
• Overview
• BETA testing

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

• Solve/Close a RCA Ticket
• Remind Assignee
• Update a RCA Ticket
• Create a RCA Ticket

Repair (UUR)/Rework

• Add BOM list to WATS
• Repairing sub units (Sub Repair)
• Repair Units - make UUR reports
• Replace Units during repair

Manual Inspection (MI)

• WATS WWF Designer
• Create a global MI test sequence
• Attach images to a UUT report
• Create and edit MI test sequence

Configure / Settings (Control Panel)

• Quarantined Reports
• Account
• Users
• Edit Roles & Permission
• Edit Processes (Test/Repair Operation)
• Product Groups

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Production

• Using WATS api to retrieve Serial Numbers
• Serial Numbers
• Using WATS api to retrieve MAC addresses
• MAC Address

Workflow

• Managing workflows in production (as technician)
• Create and edit workflow definition

Software

• BETA - WATS Download Manager
• Setup Elevated Trust
• Create a Software Package

WATS Servers (Master, Local)

• Certificate creation/renewal procedure for WATS on premise servers
• WATS On-premise system monitoring
• Archiving data
• Using a service account instead of network service
• WATS Server Requirements
• Prepare for site installation

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WATS Rest API

• Getting Started (restAPI)
• Yield reports (App data)
• Get WSXF Report
• Authentication
• Get UUT History
• Additional documentation

WATS Client

• Download the WATS Client
• WATS 5.X Troubleshooting
• How to do an unattended Install/Setup of WATS Client 5.x
• WATS Client installer troubleshooting
• WATS Client - Log in/activate
• Status & Yield Monitor

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Email/Alarming

• Triggers
• Yield Monitor