AI & Digital Manufacturing Analytics worked example

Data Capture Coverage at 68% target data capture coverage: a worked example

This worked example runs the data capture coverage numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target data capture coverage instead of the typical 95%. Calculate manufacturing data capture coverage from connected records, required production records, and a target coverage percentage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Production data records actually captured: 8,600 records (held at the documented default)
  • Production data records required for full coverage: 10,000 records (held at the documented default)
  • Target data capture coverage: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Data capture coverage = captured production data records ÷ required production data records × 100.
  • Data capture coverage works out to 86 % coverage at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Coverage gap to target works out to -18 points at these inputs.
  • Captured production data records works out to 8,600 records at these inputs.
  • Required production data records works out to 10,000 records at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target data capture coverage sits at 95% and the headline result is 86 % coverage, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 86 % coverage.
  • Use it before trusting an analytics model, during an MES or sensor rollout, or in a data-quality audit to size the missing-data problem. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Data capture coverage: 86 % coverage (headline result)
  • Coverage gap to target: -18 points
  • Captured production data records: 8,600 records
  • Required production data records: 10,000 records

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Data Capture Coverage calculator, set target data capture coverage to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.