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MSA design improvement

Status: New Submitted by 4 hours ago
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What inspired this wish list request? 

The current MSA Design platform is restricted to a fixed set of roles: Operator, Part, and Gauge. This rigid structure assumes that measurement variability only comes from these three sources. However, in many industrial contexts, other environmental or temporal factors are just as critical.

 

What is the improvement you would like to see? 

I would like the MSA Design platform to allow customizable and expandable factors, similar to the Custom Design platform but tailored for MSA.

  • Custom Labels: Instead of being forced to use "Gauge," let users rename the factor directly within the Design window (e.g., change "Gauge" to "Day" or "Site").

  • Dynamic Role Assignment: Allow users to define if a custom factor is Crossed or Nested directly in the setup UI, the MSA design structure is not really intuitive 

 

Why is this idea important? 

 

  • Ease of Use: It removes the "mental mapping" required to remember that "Gauge A" actually means "Monday" and "Gauge B" means "Tuesday." If we use the Gauge factor instead of a real Day factor

  • Professionalism: It ensures that the generated data tables and scripts are correctly labeled from the start, making them "audit-ready" without manual intervention.

  • Methodological Rigor: Modern MSA (like EMP - Evaluating the Measurement Process) often requires looking at multiple nested or crossed factors. Providing a flexible UI would make JMP more robust for complex measurement studies, moving beyond the traditional but limited "Operator/Part" mindset.