Creating Rule Templates

Using this procedure, you will create the rule template.

Enact automatically updates rule templates every 10 minutes, which means there will be a slight delay before you see recent changes.

  1. Select Access Menu and then select Analysis | Rule Templates.

  2. In the Rule Templates landing page, select Create Rule Template.

  3. In the Rule Template Name data field, type the rule template name.

  4. In the Create Rule Template page, select the desired occurrence tab:

    • Time to Time. These rules are used for IX and XBar charts.
    • Between Piece. These rules are used for Ms and s charts.
    • Within Piece. These rules are used for Sw charts.

  5. Under the selected tab, examine the available rules.

    • Above upper control limit. Number of hits out of a specific number of subgroups that trigger a control limit violation when above the Upper Control Limit.
    • Below lower control limit. Number of hits out of a specific number of subgroups that trigger a control limit violation when below the Lower Control Limit.
    • In or above upper zone A. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall in or beyond Zone A on the upper side of the mean.
    • In or below lower zone A. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall in or beyond Zone A on the lower side of the mean.
    • In or above upper zone B. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall in or beyond Zone B on the upper side of the mean.
    • In or below lower zone B. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall in or beyond Zone B on the lower side of the mean.
    • Run above centerline. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall above the center line.
    • Run below centerline. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall below the center line.
    • Run within zone C. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall in Zone C on either side of the mean.
    • Avoidance of zone C. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that fall outside of Zone C.
    • Consecutive points rising. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that are rising upwards.
    • Consecutive points falling. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that are decreasing downwards.
    • Oscillating up and down. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that produce a rhythmic and predictable variation between the upper and lower area of the mean causing an unusual or nonrandom pattern in the data.
    • No variation in values. Number of hits out of a specific number of successive points that shows no variation.

  6. Configure the desired rules, as follows:

    • To enable the rule, activate the Enabled slider.
    • To disable the rule, deactivate the Enabled slider.
  7. Select Save.