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Admin: /* Mandatory fields */

2017-03-19T18:36:34Z

‎Mandatory fields

Admin: /* Special functionality */

2016-09-23T17:23:40Z

‎Special functionality

Admin: /* All supported fields */

2016-09-23T17:02:58Z

‎All supported fields

Pascal: /* Related documents */

2014-01-03T20:52:38Z

‎Related documents

Pascal at 20:48, 3 January 2014

2014-01-03T20:48:33Z

Pascal: Created page with "NOTOC {{Requirements|UserLevel=All users|Connectivity=Online and offline}} This is the standard weather observation from a permanent weather site as described in OGRS (20..."

2014-01-03T19:51:16Z

Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Requirements|UserLevel=All users|Connectivity=Online and offline}} This is the standard weather observation from a permanent weather site as described in OGRS (20..."

New page

__NOTOC__
{{Requirements|UserLevel=All users|Connectivity=Online and offline}}

This is the standard weather observation from a permanent weather site as described in OGRS (2007) sections 1.1 to 1.4.

[[File:WxObsDefault.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Default format of weather observation entry form]]

==<span class="TextRed">Mandatory fields</span>==
Mandatory field are highlighted with a red outline and label. Incorrectly completed mandatory field will result in a validation error on submission.
{{Note|If you cannot see the highlighted field in the favourite section of your observation entry form, open all of the sections at the bottom to find the field that is causing the issue.|NoteWithImage}}

{|class="TblObsFields"
|-
|class="Header"|Name
|class="Header"|Mandatory
|class="Header"|Comment
|-
|class="Name"|Location
|class="Mandatory"|Always
|Location of observation; needs to be a weather site
|-
|class="Name"|Date
|class="Mandatory"|Always
|Date of observation
|-
|class="Name"|Time
|class="Mandatory"|Always
|Time of observation
|-
|class="Name"|Interval
|class="Mandatory"|Always
|Interval since the last weather observations at the particular site
|-
|class="Name"|HST Cleared Date
|class="Mandatory"|Conditional
|Only mandatory is HST or HSTW is included in submission
|-
|class="Name"|HST Cleared Time
|class="Mandatory"|Conditional
|Only mandatory is HST or HSTW is included in submission
|}

==All supported fields==
{|class="TblObsFields"
|-
|class="Header"|Name
|class="Header"|Mandatory
|class="Header"|Comment
|-
|class="Name"|To be completed
|class="Mandatory"|
|
|}

==Related documents==
* [[Difference between observations and assessments]]
{{PagesObsTypes}}
* [[Customizing observation entry forms]]

==Functionality tested by==
* Jan. 2, 2014: Pascal Haegeli

[[Category:Super User]][[Category:Operation Administrator]][[Category:Submission Moderator]][[Category:User]]
[[Category:Offline]][[Category:Observations]][[Category:Version 3.4.0]]

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 ==Special functionality==
-None
+Subscribers are encouraged to post a message when they start and end submitting to InfoEx every season.
 ==Related documents==

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 ==<span class="TextRed">Mandatory fields</span>==
 Mandatory field are highlighted with a red outline and label. Incorrectly completed mandatory field will result in a validation error on submission.
 {|class="TblObsFields"

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 ==All supported fields==
 {|class="TblObsFields"
-|-
+Insert Link to Best Practice Document
 |}

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 ==Related documents==
 * [[Difference between observations and assessments]]
-{{PagesObsTypes}}
+* [[Entering and submitting observations overview]]
 * [[Customizing observation entry forms]]

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 {{Requirements|UserLevel=All users|Connectivity=Online and offline}}
-This is the standard weather observation from a permanent weather site as described in OGRS (2007) sections 1.1 to 1.4.
+This observation type offers subscribers to exchange general messages with the InfoEx community.
-[[File:WxObsDefault.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Default format of weather observation entry form]]
+[[File:GeneralMessageDefault.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Default format of general message entry form]]
 ==<span class="TextRed">Mandatory fields</span>==
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 |class="Name"|Location
 |class="Mandatory"|Always
-|Location of observation; needs to be a weather site
+|Location of observation; can be a single or combinations of [[Location types and symbology|locations of any type]].
 |-
 |class="Name"|Date
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 |Date of observation
 |-
-|class="Name"|Time
+|class="Name"|Title
 |class="Mandatory"|Always
-|Time of observation
+|Concise title for message
 |}
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+|
 |}
 ==Related documents==