Difference between revisions of "General messages"

Revision as of 13:48, 3 January 2014

This observation type offers subscribers to exchange general messages with the InfoEx community.

Fig. 1: Default format of general message entry form

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.

Name	Mandatory	Comment
Location	Always	Location of observation; can be a single or combinations of locations of any type.
Date	Always	Date of observation
Title	Always	Concise title for message

Name	Mandatory	Comment
To be completed

None

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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
-|-
-|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
 |}
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 |
 |}
+==Special functionality==
+None
 ==Related documents==