QMine

QMine Users Guide

Information Technology, SGS del Per

May, 2006




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1.1 Revision & Sign-off Sheet

Change Record
Date Author Version Change Reference
May 22, 2006 Sybil Dvila 1.0



Reviewers
Name Version Approved Position Date
Fernando Cipriani 1.0 IT Manager May 23, 2006


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Document Title QMine Users Guide
Author Sybil Dvila
Date Created May 22, 2006
Last Updated May 22, 2006


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Table of Contents


1.1 Revision & Sign-off Sheet ........................................................................................2
2 General Information ...............................................................................................4
2.1 Accessing QMine
TM
..................................................................................................4
2.2 Changing Language.................................................................................................4
2.3 Main Menu................................................................................................................5
2.4 Changing Password .................................................................................................6
2.5 Searching for Customers..........................................................................................7
3 Menu Options..........................................................................................................8
3.1 Results......................................................................................................................8
3.2 Quality Control..........................................................................................................10
3.3 Time Chart................................................................................................................14
4 Contact Us...............................................................................................................15













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2 General Information
This chapter contains general information provided by QMine, so that such information is the
main support for the users.

2.1 Accessing QMine
TM

QMine is accessed via the web address: https://qmine.sgs.com. To access the menu options,
you shall enter a user name and a password, which are provided by SGS.


2.2 Changing language
You may change the application language and select the language you wish to use by clicking
on EN or ES in the top left-hand part of the screen. You may change the language
whenever you wish.




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2.3 Main Menu
Once the user name and password are correctly entered, the main window of the application is
displayed. This window has a menu that will allow you to access the different options. The menu
is located on the left-hand side of the screen.





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2.4 Changing password
When the application is logged in for the first time, the password is the same as the user name,
and the application will go to the change password page in order to obligate the user to change
immediately the password.
Any time the user wants to change his password you shall go to the menu option Change
Password, enter the three required parameters in the relevant fields, and click on the
SUBMIT button. Note that the second and third parameters shall match up since it is the new
password.





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2.5 Searching for Customers
When the application is logged in by default, the information on a particular customer can be
seen. But, the information on other customers can be also accessed (if you has access to other
customers) by changing such customer for another. For this purpose, click on the GO button
next to the customer name, whose information is being accessed at that moment.




By clicking on GO, a list of all companies you may have access to will be displayed. To select
one of these companies, click on any of them.




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3 Menu Options
This chapter covers the QMine options on which the application is based. Here, the steps to
be taken are described to make good use of the application.
3.1 Results
First, select the menu option Results. Then, select the project, whose work orders you wish
to see.
The list of projects you may see will also depend on the authorizations you have.
Once the project has been selected, you may select the range of dates.










Once these fields have been chosen, you can see the list of all the work orders of the selected
project within the range of dates chosen.

























Here, by clicking on any work order on the list, you can see the details of such work order:

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Below, the details of one selected work order are shown. Here the general information on the
work order, as well as the list of all related samples and analytes are shown. Also, the option
Exporting to File may be used to generate an Excel file containing all the data displayed on
the screen:


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3.2 Quality Control
First, select the menu option Quality Control. Then, select the range of dates for work
orders, the project, whose work order quality control you wish to see, the type of sample, the
analyte, the scheme analyzed, and quality control.
The list of projects to be displayed will depend on the authorizations you have.





















This option will allow you to display three types of charts. The type of chart to be displayed will
depend on the type of sample chosen. The charts will be classified as follows:


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3.2.1 Standard
If Standard is selected, the following will occur:







The values of quality control standards of all samples included in the work orders of the selected
project and within the selected range of dates, and analyzed for the selected analyte and
scheme will be shown. By using this option, the following chart will be displayed, where the
order number and the value of the sample for the scheme and analyte shown can be seen when
the cursor is positioned on each point.




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3.2.2 Blanks
If Blank is selected, the following will occur:






The values of quality control blanks of all samples included in the work orders of the selected
project and within the selected range of dates and analyzed for the selected analyte and
scheme will be shown. By using this option, the following chart will be displayed, where the
order number and the value of the sample for the scheme and analyte shown can be seen when
the cursor is positioned on each point.






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3.2.3 Duplicates
If Duplicate is selected, the following will occur:





The values of quality control duplicates of all samples included in the work orders of the
selected project and within the selected range of dates and analyzed for the selected analyte
and scheme will be shown. By using this option, the following chart will be displayed, where the
order number, the name of the sample, the actual value of the sample and the duplicate value of
the sample for the scheme and analyte shown can be seen when the cursor is positioned on
each point.









































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3.3 Time Chart
First, select the menu option Time Chart. Then, select the range of dates for work orders and
the project, whose time chart you wish to see.
The list of projects to be displayed will depend on the authorizations you have.
















Afterwards, all or any of the analytes for the selected project may be chosen for a time chart.








By clicking on See Results, a chart showing the dispersion of the work orders obtained over
time will be displayed. The chart will show the order number, the number of related samples and
the number of days for completion when the cursor is positioned on each point.






















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4 Contact Us
For any questions, comments or inquiries, please contact us at:

qmine.customercare@sgs.com