Code compliant welder qualifications (WPQ or WQTR) in WeldTrace

Welder Qualifications

Create code compliant welder qualifications

You can create code compliant welder qualifications (WPQ - welder performance qualification or WQTR - welder qualification test record) in WeldTrace to ASME IX, AWS D1.1, ISO 9606-1 and API 1104. 
Welder qualifications list
  1. Click on the Personnel main menu to see the Welders sub menu;
  2. Click on the Welder Quals sub menu to view the welder qualifications list. Only those WPQs that are created in WeldTrace will be listed here. Welder qualifications that are created elsewhere (BYO or bring your own WPQs) and added to welder's list of qualifications will not appear here;
  3. Click here to create a new WPQ;
  4. Click the blue WPQ number to view the WPQ details;
  5. Click on this icon in the info column to view the WPQ certificate PDF file;
  6. The code or standard the WPQ has been qualified to;
  7. The status of the WPQ (in progress, awarded or failed);
  8. The WPS number of the WPQ;
  9. The designation of the WPQ that will show the essential information about a qualification in one line;
  10. Search for a qualified welder based on different search criteria;
You can create a welder qualification from a WPS created in WeldTrace or from a WPS that you added to WeldTrace (BYO WPS). 

Create a WPQ from a WPS created in WeldTrace

Create WPQ - step 1
Create WPQ - step 1
Create WPQ from a WPS - step 2
  1. Select the WPQ type - the first option "Create WPQ from a WPS" is for creating a welder qualification from a WPS created in WeldTrace;
  2. Select the standard;
  3. If the standard is offered in both Metric and US Customary units, this option will be shown;
  4. Click here to proceed;
  5. This window will open up showing the list of matching WPS;
  6. You may search and filter down the list;
  7. Click on this > button to open the accordion to view more details;
  8. Click on these buttons to view the PDF file or the snippet;
  9. Click here to create the WPQ - this will take you to a new page. Please see the next few articles for more details;

Create a WPQ from a BYO WPS

Create WPQ from a BYO WPS - step 1
Create WPQ from a BYO WPS - step 2
  1. Select the WPQ type - the second option "Create WPQ from BYO WPS" is for creating a welder qualification from a BYO WPS added to WeldTrace;
  2. Select the standard;
  3. If the standard is offered in both Metric and US Customary units, this option will be shown;
  4. Click here to proceed;
  5. This window will open up showing the list of matching WPS. Click on this > button to open the accordion to view more details;
  6. Click here to create the WPQ - this will take you to a new page. Please see the next few articles for more details;

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