Technical specs and system requirements

CHARTrunner-m is control chart monitoring software that alerts you when a process is statistically out of control or outside of a specified range. It analyzes data that you store in standard applications such as Excel, Access, SQL Server, SharePoint lists, or Oracle to add value to and help you gain understanding from data that you already have flowing into standard data stores.

CHARTrunner-m consists of two cooperating applications:

1. The Monitor Administrator is used to define what charts to monitor and to specify what actions to take when out-of-control conditions are detected.
2. The Monitor Service checks for new data and responds to out-of-control signals.

In a typical deployment, the Monitor Service will be installed on a computer and the Monitor Administrator will be installed on one or more separate computers in your network.

The Monitor Service runs as a Windows Service. The Monitor Administrator is a Windows desktop application. Both applications share an SQL Server database to store definitions and other information. The SQL Server database may be anywhere in your network.

CHARTrunner-m notifies you via e-mail and/or text message when you need to examine something in your process. Often, the best way to investigate what is happening in your process is to view a control chart. CHARTrunner-m works with a companion program, CHARTrunner, to display control charts.

You can set each monitor definition to communicate with you via e-mail and/or text messages when an out-of-control condition is detected. Configuration options allow you to keep the system from overwhelming you with messages. For example, you can set up a definition so that it will only send you an e-mail alert if it has not sent one in the last 90 minutes.

CHARTrunner-m does not require a dedicated server computer. The two applications that make up CHARTrunner-m, the Monitor Administrator and the Monitor Service, can be installed on the same computer or on different computers on your network.

System requirements

You need the following to run CHARTrunner-m:

1. Monitor Administration program (CHARTrunner-m.exe)

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (or higher).
• Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, Server 2008.
• Generally, the more memory you have, the better your experience will be. If you are running Windows XP, PQ Systems recommends 256 MB at an absolute minimum, and 512 MB (or more) is better.

2. Monitor Service

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (or higher).
• Windows XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003, Server 2008.
• Generally, the more memory you have, the better your experience will be. If you are running Windows XP or Vista, PQ Systems recommends 512 MB at an absolute minimum, and 1 GB (or more) is better.

3. SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server Express 2005 (or higher) is needed to store monitor definitions and associated information. If you already have SQL Server 2005 or 2008 you can use it. Or, you can install the free SQL Server Express 2005 (or higher).

CHARTrunner-m user guide

Download user guide (PDF)