Program Settings - Welder
Inspection
Signature Header: This text will appear in front of the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
Signature Title: This text will appear behind the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
Signature: This text will appear under the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
"Units Welded" label: Enter the text that should represent the units welded on an inspection record.
"Inspection length" label: Enter the text that should represent the inspection length on an inspection record.
"Inspection defects" label: Enter the text that should represent the defect length on an inspection record.
Continuity
Signature Header: This text will appear in front of the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
Signature Title: This text will appear behind the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
Signature: This text will appear under the signature line. On the Legacy Reports, this will be blank if no text is entered.
Show Welder Continuity Summary Tabs: Enables the legacy "Continuity Summary" and "Inspection Data" tabs on the Welder screen.
General
Welder Identification: Select whether to use the Government ID Number, the Stamp Number, or another unique value as the Welder ID.
Label for Welder ID: Enter the label for the Welder ID field. This will only be available if "User another form of unique Welder ID" is selected as the welder identification.
Print Welder ID on Reports: This box will only be available when User another form of unique Welder ID is selected.
Label for Location: Enter the text that should be used to identify the Location field throughout ProWrite.
Label for Foreman: Enter the text that should be used to identify the Foreman field throughout ProWrite.
Show Inactive Welders: When this box is selected, inactive welders will appear on the Legacy Reports.
Logs and Reports
Show Welder Phone Number on Reports: When this box is selected, the welder phone number will appear on the Legacy Reports. If this box is cleared, the entire phone number column will be absent.
Preferred Expiration Method: see- Expiration Calculation
Expiration Time added to date in Welders Log (months): Though this can be changed to any value, the Code requires a welder to weld within six months to maintain continuity.
Months before WPQ requalification is required: This will only be available if Use Qualification Expiration Date is selected. Enter the number of months before a welder must requalify in a process.
Use Qualification Expiration Date (Legacy): The Code requires a welder to weld in a specific weld process once every six months to maintain qualification in that process. Select this box if retesting on the specific WPQ is also required. This is only used for Legacy Reports. The Preferred Expiration Method above supersedes this field.
Treat GMAW and FCAW as the same process for ASME welder qualification: Because of the similarities between the two processes, ASME Section IX allows a welder to be qualified for both GMAW and FCAW processes when they qualify in one of the processes. Some companies prefer to keep the qualifications separate for quality control purposes. Clear this box to require a welder to qualify for each of these processes individually. When checked a welder must have a WPQ for both the FCAW and the GMAW processes for expiration to then be the later of either for both processes. This option is not available for AWS D1.1.
An example for the above:
A welder has a GMAW WPQ with a weld date of 1/1/2017.
That welder also has a FCAW WPQ with a weld date of 1/2/2017.
Assume a 6 month expiration window without the use of qualification (i.e. WPQ document) expiration.
With the box checked the welder expires for both processes on 7/2/2017.
With the box unchecked the welder expires for the GMAW on 7/1/2017 and the FCAW processes on 7/2/2017.
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