For network permissions in general, the Windows user our software runs under must have read, write, and modify permissions to the network resource. In all cases below, read, write, and modify permissions are necessary for our software to function, unless otherwise noted. The lone exception is read-only spec plans stored on the network. As long as the spec plans do not have any features enabled that require writing to the spec plan, they can be read-only (see QC-Gage Spec Plans).
Program | Setting | Settings Path | Read Permissions | Write Permissions | Modify Permissions |
DCS | Pickup folder | DCS Settings application | Y | Y | Y |
DCS | Dropoff folder | DCS Settings application | Y | Y | Y |
QC-CALC Real-Time | Data collection folder | Tools > Options > Data Collection > Data Source Information > File Path and Name | Y | Y | Y |
QC-CALC Real-Time | Part file location (.qcq) | Tools > Options > Data Storage > Fixed Database Folder | Y | Y | Y |
QC-CALC Real-Time, QC-CALC SPC, QC-Gage | Assignable Cause & Corrective Action files | QC-CALC: Tools > Options > AC / CA
QC-Gage: Tools > Options > Set Paths > AC / CA | Y | Y | Y |
QC-CALC Real-Time, QC-CALC SPC, QC-Gage, SPC Office Buddy | Global settings file | Tools > Options > Data Storage > Global Settings File | Y | Y | Y |
QC-Gage | Spec plan location | Tools > Options > Set Paths > Miscellaneous > Spec Plan Location | Y | see below | see below |
QC-Gage | Shortcut button file | Tools > Options > Shortcut Buttons | Y | Y | Y |
QC-Gage | Source backup folder | Tools > Options > Set Paths > Source File Backup Folder | Y | Y | Y |
QC-Gage | Support file locations | Tools > Options > Set Paths > Support File Locations | Y | Y | Y |
SPC Office Buddy | Excel Jobs folder | Tools > Options > Excel Jobs | Y | Y | Y |
SPC Office Buddy | Report output folder | Tools > Options > Excel Jobs | Y | Y | Y |
QC-Gage Spec Plans
The Spec Plan Folder can be read-only if the spec plans don’t have options enabled that require write access. If your spec plans use any of the settings below, QC-Gage must be able to write to the spec plan folder and will produce permissions error messages if it does not have the required access:
- Choose Gages > Use this Spec Plan for Mastering Gages
- Trace Fields > Trace Field Setup > Options area > Remember value between sessions
- Group Assignment > Group Type > Assign groups based on a sequence
- Group Assignment > Group Type > Assign groups based on user selection
Common Install Paths
For all of our software, the following folders and their subfolders must be readable, writeable, and modifiable by the Windows user that runs our software:
- v.3.x
- v.4.x
- C:\Users\Public\Prolink\
- C:\ProgramData\Prolink\