Contents
SiteFX
Introduction
3
Intro -
Introduction...................................................................................................................................
3
Intro - SiteFX User’s Guide
Overview...................................................................................................
4
Intro - Viewing and Printing this
Document.........................................................................................
4
Intro - Copyright
Notice..........................................................................................................................
5
Intro - Software License
Agreement......................................................................................................
5
Intro - Technical
Support........................................................................................................................
5
Intro -
Installation.....................................................................................................................................
6
Intro – Installation
– System
Components...........................................................................
6
Intro – Installation
– Hardware Platform and
Network.......................................................
6
Intro – Installation
– Operating
System................................................................................
6
Intro – Installation
– Additional Software
Requirements...................................................
7
Intro – Installation
– Before You
Install................................................................................
7
Intro – Installation
– Performing the
Installation.................................................................
8
Intro – Installation
– Network
Installations..........................................................................
9
Intro – Installation
– Web / Internet
Installations...............................................................
9
Intro - SiteFX / Database
Limits.............................................................................................................
9
Getting
Started
10
Getting Started -
Introduction...............................................................................................................
10
Getting Started - Starting
SiteFX..........................................................................................................
10
Getting Started - Starting SiteFX
–
Overview.....................................................................
10
Getting Started - Starting SiteFX -
Troubleshooting.........................................................
10
Getting Started - Security
Logon..........................................................................................................
11
Getting Started - Security Logon -
Overview.....................................................................
11
Getting Started - Security Logon - General
Usage.............................................................
11
Getting Started - Security Logon -
Notes/Tips..................................................................
11
Getting Started - Opening Databases in
SiteFX.................................................................................
11
Getting Started - Opening Databases -
Overview..............................................................
11
Getting Started - Opening Databases - General
Usage..................................................... 12
Getting Started - Opening Databases -
Notes/Tips...........................................................
12
Getting Started – Close
Current
Database..........................................................................................
13
Getting Started – Close
Current
Database..........................................................................
13
Getting Started - Using the
Menu........................................................................................................
13
Getting Started - Using the Menu -
Overview....................................................................
13
Using the Menu - General
Usage.........................................................................................
13
Getting Started - General SiteFX
Tips..................................................................................................
14
Getting Started - Backing Up
Databases.............................................................................................
14
Getting Started - Backing Up Databases -
Overview........................................................
14
Getting Started - Backing Up Databases - General
usage................................................ 15
Getting Started - Converting
Databases.............................................................................................
15
Getting Started - Converting Databases -
Overview.........................................................
15
Getting Started - Converting Databases - General
Usage................................................ 15
Getting Started - Converting Databases -
Notes/Tips......................................................
16
Getting Started – Show
Current
Database..........................................................................................
17
Getting Started – Show
Current Database -
Overview......................................................
17
Getting Started – Show Work
Log.......................................................................................................
17
Getting Started – Show Work
Log -
Overview...................................................................
17
Adding
Data
19
Adding Data -
Introduction..................................................................................................................
19
Site
Management....................................................................................................................................
20
Site Management -
Overview................................................................................................
20
Site Management - General
Usage.......................................................................................
21
Site Management -
Notes/Tips.............................................................................................
21
Site Management – Adding
Sites........................................................................................
21
Site Management – Editing
Site
Information......................................................................
21
Site Management – Deleting
Sites and Site
Projects........................................................
21
Adding New
Locations..........................................................................................................................
22
Adding New Locations –
Overview....................................................................................
22
Adding New Locations - General
Usage.............................................................................
22
Adding New Locations –
Features......................................................................................
23
Adding New Locations
(Multi-Level/Nest)........................................................................................
26
Adding New Locations (Multi-Level/Nest) -
Overview................................................... 26
Adding New Locations (Multi-Level/Nest) -
General Usage........................................... 27
Adding New Locations (Multi-Level/Nest) -
Notes/Tips................................................ 27
Adding New Locations (Multi-Level/Nest)
– Adding a
Location.................................. 27
Location
Explorer....................................................................................................................................
29
Location Explorer -
Overview................................................................................................
29
Location Explorer - General
Usage.......................................................................................
30
Location Explorer -
Features.................................................................................................
31
Location Explorer – Search
Example....................................................................................
31
Location Explorer – Using
Custom
Views...........................................................................
31
Location Explorer – Creating
Location and Interval
Groups............................................ 34
Browse Database Tool (& Merging
Locations).................................................................................
37
Browse Database Tool –
Overview.....................................................................................
37
Browse Database Tools –
Features.....................................................................................
38
Browse Database Tool – Merge
Location
Data.................................................................
40
Location
Editor........................................................................................................................................
41
Location Editor -
Overview...................................................................................................
41
Location Editor - General
Usage...........................................................................................
41
Location Editor -
Features.....................................................................................................
42
Location Editor -
Notes/Tips................................................................................................
49
Location Editor
–
Browsing..................................................................................................
50
Location Editor
–
Editing.......................................................................................................
50
Location Editor
–
Deleting....................................................................................................
51
Location and Interval
Types.................................................................................................................
51
Location and Interval Types -
Overview............................................................................
51
Location and Interval Types - General
Usage....................................................................
52
Location Checklist
Report.....................................................................................................................
52
Location Checklist Report -
Overview.................................................................................
52
Location Checklist Report –
Setting up List
Items............................................................
54
Location Checklist Report –
Entering
Data........................................................................
55
Location Checklist Report –
Printing Reports – Single
Location.................................... 56
Location Checklist Report –
Printing Reports – Multiple
Locations.............................. 57
Time Based Data – Data
Entry..............................................................................................................
58
Time Based Data – Data Entry
–
Overview........................................................................
58
Time Based Data – Data Entry
- General
Usage.................................................................
58
Time Based Data – Data Entry
-
Features...........................................................................
59
Time Based Data – Data Entry
- Entering
Data..................................................................
63
Time Based Data – Data Entry
– Creating a
Template......................................................
64
Time Based Data – Data Entry
– Accepting or Rejecting
Outliers................................. 65
Time Based Data – Importing
Files......................................................................................................
66
Time Based Data – Importing
Files -
Overview..................................................................
66
Time Based Data – Importing
Files - General
Usage.........................................................
66
Time Based Data – Importing
Files -
Features...................................................................
67
Time Based Data – Importing
Files -
Notes/Tips...............................................................
67
Time Based Data – Importing
Files - Loading A
File........................................................ 68
Time Based Data – Importing
Files – Dose
Data...............................................................
69
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger
Files...............................................................................
69
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files –
Overview.......................................... 69
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – General
Usage................................. 71
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files –
Features........................................... 71
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – Notes /
Tips..................................... 73
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – File Compatibility
Check................ 73
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – Linking Logger Files to
Wells...... 75
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – Running an
Import......................... 76
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – Entering Calibration
Data.............. 77
Time Based Data – Importing
Data Logger Files – Applying Calibration Data to
Logger
Data
79
Time Based Data – Applying
Corrections to Logger
Data..............................................................
82
Time Base Data – Applying
Corrections to Logger Data –
Overview........................... 82
Validating
Data........................................................................................................................................
83
Validating Data -
Overview...................................................................................................
83
Validating Data - General
Usage...........................................................................................
83
Validating Data -
Features.....................................................................................................
84
Validating Data - Checking the
Data....................................................................................
85
Data Analysis, Graphing and
Reporting
86
Data Analysis, Graphing and Reporting -
Introduction...................................................................
86
Analyze
Data...........................................................................................................................................
86
Analyze Data -
Overview.......................................................................................................
86
Analyze Data - General
Usage..............................................................................................
87
Analyze Data – Features -
Data Selection
Tab..................................................................
87
Analyze Data
– Features - Data Filtering
Tab....................................................................
90
Analyze Data – Features -
Report Layout
Tab..................................................................
93
Analyze Data –
Notes/Tips...................................................................................................
93
Analyze Data – Data
Extraction............................................................................................
93
Analyze Data – Saving
Settings...........................................................................................
94
Analyze Data – Recalling
Settings.......................................................................................
94
Analyze Data – Editing
Data.................................................................................................
94
Document
Management
95
Document Management -
Introduction...............................................................................................
95
Document Management -
Overview....................................................................................
95
Document Management - General
Usage...........................................................................
95
Document Management -
Features......................................................................................
96
Document Management - Adding a
Document.................................................................
97
Tools
98
Unit
Conversions....................................................................................................................................
98
Unit Conversions -
Overview...............................................................................................
98
Unit Conversions - General
Usage.......................................................................................
98
Unit Conversions -
Notes/Tips............................................................................................
99
Unit Conversions - Adding New
Conversions..................................................................
99
Unit Conversions - Deleting
Conversions..........................................................................
99
Unit Conversions - Activating/ Deactivating
Conversions............................................. 99
Parameters &
Criteria..............................................................................................................................
99
Parameters & Criteria -
Overview.........................................................................................
99
Parameters & Criteria - General
Usage...............................................................................
100
Parameters & Criteria -
Features.........................................................................................
100
Parameters & Criteria - View/ Editing
Criteria...................................................................
100
Parameters & Criteria - Alternate Parameter
Names........................................................
101
Parameters & Criteria - Adding New
Parameters/ Criteria..............................................
101
Parameters & Criteria - Deleting Parameters/
Criteria......................................................
102
Parameters & Criteria - Criteria/ Parameter
Group Management.................................... 102
Performing
Conversions......................................................................................................................
104
Performing Conversion -
Overview....................................................................................
104
Performing Conversion - General
Usage...........................................................................
104
Performing Conversion -
Features.....................................................................................
104
Performing Conversion -
Notes/Tips.................................................................................
105
Sample
Types........................................................................................................................................
105
Sample Types -
Notes/Tips.................................................................................................
105
SiteFX
Options......................................................................................................................................
105
SiteFX Options -
Overview.................................................................................................
105
SiteFX Options - General
Usage.........................................................................................
105
SiteFX Options -
Features...................................................................................................
106
Passwords..............................................................................................................................................
107
Passwords -
Overview.........................................................................................................
107
Passwords - General
Usage.................................................................................................
107
Sampling
Programs
109
Sampling Programs -
Introduction.....................................................................................................
109
Sampling Programs -
Staff...................................................................................................................
109
Sampling Programs - Staff -
Overview...............................................................................
109
Sampling Programs - Staff -
Notes/Tips............................................................................
110
Sampling Programs - Staff - Adding New
Staff................................................................
110
Sampling Programs - Staff - Removing Staff From
List................................................... 110
Sampling Programs - Staff - Editing Staff
Names.............................................................
110
Sampling Programs - Bottle & Container
Types..............................................................................
110
Sampling Programs – Bottle
& Container Types -
Overview......................................... 110
Sampling Programs – Bottle
& Container Types -
Notes/Tips...................................... 110
Sampling Programs - Bottle & Container Types
- Adding New Bottles..................... 110
Sampling Programs – Bottle
& Container Types - Removing Bottles From List........ 110
Sampling Programs – Bottle
& Container Types - Editing Bottle Names....................
111
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories & Test
Packages.....................................................................
111
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories -
Overview................................................................
111
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Adding a New
Lab................................................ 113
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Adding a New Test
Package............................... 113
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Adding/Editing Parameters in a Test Package. 113
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Deleting a parameter from a Test Package........
114
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Deleting a Test
Package...................................... 114
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Deleting an Existing
Lab...................................... 114
Sampling Programs –
Laboratories - Printing Analytical
Packages.............................. 115
Sampling Programs - Chain of Custody
Notes.................................................................................
115
Sampling Program – Chain of
Custody Notes -
Overview............................................. 115
Sampling Programs - Chain of Custody
Numbers...........................................................................
115
Sampling Programs – Chain of
Custody Numbers - Overview......................................
115
Sampling Programs - Sampling Program
Creation............................................................................
116
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Overview......................................
116
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Adding A New Sampling Program 117
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Adding Intervals, Duplicates, Alternates and
Field/Trip Blanks to a Sampling
Program..........................................................................
117
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Removing Samples from a Sampling
Program 118
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Adding Analysis Packages to All Intervals of a
Program..................................................................................................................................
119
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Deleting Analysis Packages...... 120
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Adding Analysis Packages to Individual
Intervals.................................................................................................................................................
120
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Deleting a Sampling Program.... 121
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Duplicating a Sampling Program 121
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Renaming a Sampling Program.. 121
Sampling Programs – Sampling
Program Creation - Printing a Program Schedule..... 121
Sampling Programs - Scheduled
Samples.........................................................................................
122
Sampling Programs – Sample
Collection -
Overview.......................................................
122
Sampling Programs – Sample
Collection - General
Features.......................................... 123
Sampling Programs – Sample
Collection - Selecting Samples – List
Mode................. 124
Sampling Programs – Sample
Collection – Selecting Samples
– Grid Mode............... 125
Sampling Programs – Sample
Collection –
REMP...........................................................
125
Sampling Programs - Registering Collected
Samples......................................................................
125
Sampling Programs - Re-Printing Labels and Field
Forms for Schedules Samples..................... 126
Sampling Programs - Unscheduled
Samples....................................................................................
127
Sampling Programs –
Unscheduled Samples
-Overview................................................ 127
Sampling Programs –
Unscheduled Samples -Adding Unscheduled Samples........... 127
Sampling Programs - Schedule
Status...............................................................................................
128
Sampling Programs – Schedule
Status -
Overview..........................................................
128
Sampling Programs - Chain of
Custodies..........................................................................................
129
Sampling Programs – Chain of
Custodies –
Overview................................................... 129
Sampling Programs – Chain of
Custodies - Creating Chain of Custody Documentation 129
Sampling Programs - Sample
Reconciliation.....................................................................................
130
Sampling Programs – Sample
Reconciliation -
Overview............................................... 130
Concepts
132
Concepts -
Introduction......................................................................................................................
132
Concepts - Parameters and
Aliases...................................................................................................
132
Concepts – Parameters and
Aliases – Existing
Data....................................................... 132
Concepts – Parameters and
Aliases – Prompts during Parameter
Conversion........... 133
Concepts – Parameters and
Aliases – Setting Aliases using the Data
Validation Tool 133
Concepts – PWQMN Data
Loading..................................................................................................
133
Concepts – PWQMN Data Loading
-
Overview..............................................................
133
Concepts – Connecting to
SiteFX
Remote.......................................................................................
137
Concepts – Connecting to
SiteFX Remote -
Overvie......................................................
137
Concepts – Linking SiteFX to
SQL
Server........................................................................................
142
Concepts – Linking SiteFX to
SQL Server -
Overview................................................... 142
Concepts – Using the Excel
Starter File to Load Location
Information....................................... 143
Concepts – Using the Excel
Starter File to Load Location Information - Overview... 143
Concepts – Water Level Depth
to Elevation
Conversions............................................................
145
Concepts – Water Level Depth
to Elevation Conversions - Overview........................ 145
Trouble
Shooting
148
Trouble Shooting – Logging
In..........................................................................................................
148
Trouble Shooting – Logging In
- An unexpected error has occurred..........................
148