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Getting Started: Setting Up ConCertainty

Before you can record measurement data and determine measurement uncertainties in ConCertainty, some master data must be set up. This page shows you what needs to be set up in which order – and why.

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ConCertainty guides you through the dependencies: master data that is required as a prerequisite for a next step will be requested there as a mandatory field. If a selection field does not offer any options, the corresponding master data entry is still missing. Therefore, set up the master data in the order described below before you begin recording measurement data.

Setup Order

1. Create Matrices and Materials

First, define which material groups your laboratory works with. A matrix groups together similar materials (e.g. aluminum, water, oil). The associated materials describe the specific variants within this group – such as particular alloys, formulations, or other subtypes.

→ Create matrices and materials

2. Set Up Test Methods

Set up the standards or in-house methods that your laboratory works according to (e.g. DIN EN 14726, DIN 38405). Test methods form the methodological basis of every test profile.

→ Set up test methods

3. Define Parameters

Define the measured quantities that are determined in your laboratory. ConCertainty already includes all 118 elements of the periodic table (PSE elements) – these are available directly and do not need to be created. For measured quantities that are not PSE elements (e.g. pH value, fluoride, sulfate), create custom parameters.

→ Define parameters

4. Create Test Profile

A test profile links a test method with a matrix and defines which parameters can be determined within it – including the respective unit. The test profile is the central unit to which measurement data and evaluations relate.

→ Create test profile

5. Create Laboratory Samples

Create the physical samples on which your measurements are performed. Depending on whether it is an internal control sample or a certified reference material, different evaluation options are available.

→ Create laboratory samples

What's Possible Afterwards

Once all master data has been set up, you can record measurement data:

Once sufficient measurement data is available, you can determine the measurement uncertainty: