Observations module - Revision history

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 * You need to be online to initiate a [[Definitions#WorkflowInstance|workflow instance]] to download any observations that have been entered and shared by your team. Once the workflow instance has been loaded, you can complete the workflow in an offline mode.
 * You can initiate a [[Definitions#WorkflowInstance|workflow instance]] when you are offline.
-* You need to be online to submit your observations and assessments at the end of your workflow. Or you can submit whilst offline and the workflow will be uploaded to the InfoEx server the next time you are online.
+* If you submit whilst offline the workflow will be uploaded to the InfoEx server the next time you are online. WARNING: If the internet connection is lost whilst this is being done, the workflow will not be submitted and you will lose the data.
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 * You need to be online to create a new  or edit an existing [[Definitions#WorkflowTemplate|workflow template]].
 * You need to be online to initiate a [[Definitions#WorkflowInstance|workflow instance]] to download any observations that have been entered and shared by your team. Once the workflow instance has been loaded, you can complete the workflow in an offline mode.
-* You can initiate a [[Definitions#WorkflowInstance|workflow instance]] when you are offline, but none of the entered and shared observations will be downloaded and you will start with an completely blank copy.
+* You can initiate a [[Definitions#WorkflowInstance|workflow instance]] when you are offline.
-* You need to be online to submit your observations and assessments at the end of your workflow.
+* You need to be online to submit your observations and assessments at the end of your workflow. Or you can submit whilst offline and the workflow will be uploaded to the InfoEx server the next time you are online.
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 [[File:ObsModuleOnlyWxObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Observation workflow module with only weather observations (one observation entered)]] [[File:ObsModuleAllObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 2: Observation workflow module with all observations included (no observations entered)]] Including the observations module in a workflow template allows you to enter new observations and review observations that have been entered and shared by your team prior to starting the workflow. Click [[Difference between observations and assessments#Observation|here]] to see a full list of supported observation types.
-{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review. However a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form allows you to retrieve any observations that have been shared within your operation since you started the workflow|NoteWithImage}}
+{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review. However a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form allows you to retrieve any observations that have been shared within your operation since you started the workflow.|NoteWithImage}}
 All of the reviewed or newly entered observations are submitted at the end of the workflow.

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 [[File:ObsModuleOnlyWxObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Observation workflow module with only weather observations (one observation entered)]] [[File:ObsModuleAllObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 2: Observation workflow module with all observations included (no observations entered)]] Including the observations module in a workflow template allows you to enter new observations and review observations that have been entered and shared by your team prior to starting the workflow. Click [[Difference between observations and assessments#Observation|here]] to see a full list of supported observation types.
-{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review. However a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form allows you to retrieve the latest observations that have been shared within your operation from the server|NoteWithImage}}
+{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review. However a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form allows you to retrieve any observations that have been shared within your operation since you started the workflow|NoteWithImage}}
 All of the reviewed or newly entered observations are submitted at the end of the workflow.

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 [[File:ObsModuleOnlyWxObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Observation workflow module with only weather observations (one observation entered)]] [[File:ObsModuleAllObs.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 2: Observation workflow module with all observations included (no observations entered)]] Including the observations module in a workflow template allows you to enter new observations and review observations that have been entered and shared by your team prior to starting the workflow. Click [[Difference between observations and assessments#Observation|here]] to see a full list of supported observation types.
-{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review.|NoteWithImage}}
+{{Note|Only observations that have been entered and shared prior to the workflow being started will be pulled into the workflow for review. However a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form allows you to retrieve the latest observations that have been shared within your operation from the server|NoteWithImage}}
 All of the reviewed or newly entered observations are submitted at the end of the workflow.

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 ==<span style="color: #CC0000;">Information shared within the InfoEx</span>==
 All of the information entered in this workflow module is shared within the InfoEx in the following manner:
-* The full records of all supported observation types are shared within the InfoEx report.
+* The full records of all supported observation types are shared in InfoEx reports.
-* Each of the observation types have their own table in the InfoEx report
+* Each of the observation types have their own table in InfoEx reports.
 * The observations are shown under the locations entered in the individual observation entry forms.
-* All of the observations submitted are shown in the InfoEx regardless whether they had been entered via a workflow or directly through the OBSERVATIONS menu.
+* All of the observations submitted are shown in InfoEx reports regardless whether they had been entered via a workflow or directly through the OBSERVATIONS menu.
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 There are no restrictions on the number of Observation module steps that can be added to a workflow template.
-Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Workflow summary]] step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted to the InfoEx.
+Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Workflow summary]] step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted.
 Observations submitted via an observation step in a workflow are associated with the location specified in the entry form of the individual observation.

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 {{New2014-15|We have now added a {{ButtonBlue|Refresh}} button in the top left corner of this form, which allows you to retrieve the latest observations that have been shared within your operation from the server|NewWithImage}}
-All of the reviewed or newly entered observations are submitted to the InfoEx at the end of the workflow.
+All of the reviewed or newly entered observations are submitted at the end of the workflow.
 There are no restrictions on the number of Observation module steps that can be added to a workflow template.

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 Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Workflow summary]] step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted to the InfoEx.
-Observations submitted to the InfoEx via an observation step in a workflow are associated with the location specified in the entry form of the individual observation.
+Observations submitted via an observation step in a workflow are associated with the location specified in the entry form of the individual observation.
 It is possible to enter observations in the observation workflow module without internet connectivity.

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	There are no restrictions on the number of Observation module steps that can be added to a workflow template.		There are no restrictions on the number of Observation module steps that can be added to a workflow template.
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−	~~Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Context module]] step added at the beginning of the workflow.~~

	Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Workflow summary]] step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted to the InfoEx.		Any workflow template with a observation module step will automatically have a [[Workflow summary]] step added at the end of the workflow. This summary allows users to review their observations and assessments before they are submitted to the InfoEx.