Entering and submitting observations (single computer)
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REQUIREMENTS | |
Permission | All user levels with restrictions |
Connectivity | Online and Offline |
This document describes the process for entering and submitting observations with a single computer setup to the InfoEx.
Background
The process of entering and submitting observation with a single computer setup has two distinct phases:
- Entering observations
- All users of an operation have the permissions to enter observations
- Observations can be entered without connectivity
- Submitting observations to the InfoEx
- Only users with submission moderator permissions or higher can submit the observations that have been entered on a computer to the InfoEx
- Whereas it is possible to click on the submit button while being offline, the actual submission to the InfoEx requires connectivity
The following section describes the steps included in both of these phases in detail.
Step-by-step description
Entering observations (all user levels)
1. | Click on the 'OBSERVATION' menu and select 'Enter & Submit' (Fig. 1). All user accounts associated with your operation have the necessary permission level to access this menu item. | ||
2. | This will open an observation overview table that lists all of the supported observation types (Fig. 2). If you are a user with only general user permissions, the Submit to InfoEx will be disabled on this screen. | ||
3. | Click on the on the right end of the relevant observation type to open open the relevant observation entry form. | ||
4. | Enter all the information you have collected for your observation. Ensure that you complete all of the required fields, which are highlighted with a red * (Fig. 3).
Click on Save & Done to save the the observation to the local computer.
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5. | This will get you back to the observation overview table with the entered observation showing in the appropriate table (Fig. 4). | ||
6. | Repeat steps 3 to 5 until you have entered all of your observations. | ||
7. | Edit your observations as required.
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NOTE | At this point, all the observation that you have entered are stored in the cache of your Google Chrome browser on your local machine. These observations will persist even if you completely close the browser or even turn off your computer completely. |
NOTE | All of these step can be completely regardless whether you are online and offline. See the top right corner of the application for view your online status. |
Submitting observations (Submission moderator or higher)
1. | Follow the steps described under Entering observations (all user levels) to enter observations or edit observation that have been entered on the same computer by other staff members. | ||
2. | To submit all of your observations to the InfoEx, click on Submit to InfoEx in the bottom left corner of the observation overview table (Fig. 5).
You will receive a series of system messages confirming the upload of the observations. Once the observations have been uploaded, the will be removed from your local cache and disappear from the observation overview tables.
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3. | If you are not connected to the Internet (see top right corner for status) when you click on the Submit to InfoEx button, you will get a system message saying that your are currently offline, but that the observations automatically will be submitted as soon as you are online again. The observations will remain in the observation overview screen until they have been uploaded to the server. |
Related documents
- Entering and submitting observations overview
- Specifying the operational setting for entering and submitting observations
- Entering and submitting observations (multiple computers)
Functionality tested by
- Oct. 29: Pascal Haegeli / QA Server / Test Version 0.32.00