Transcript CVS-EEP Data Entry

What's New in the CVS-EEP
Data Entry Database
This document helps point out some the new features
and improvements we've made in recent versions.
versions 2.0.3-2.0.4
by Michael Lee
February 5, 2007
2.0.3
Picklists: Selecting Multiple Items
• For some picklists in the Plot Data form, you can select
more than one option.
– Soil Drainage, Plot Placement, Salinity, Topography, Hydrology,
Homogeneity, Stand Size, Season, Physiognomy
• Initially, double click in the picklist or select [multiple].
• Then in a pop-up white box, use ctrl on your keyboard
and click any number of values.
– Press Escape on your keyboard to cancel.
– Press Enter, Tab, or click another field to save selected values.
• The field will show [multiple] after you are finished
entering, but if you double click that field again, it will
show you which values are selected.
2.0.4
Upgrade your old Entry DB
• You can upgrade your old CVS-EEP Entry
Database by importing data into a new database
(version 2.0.4 or later)
• Useful if you have data in an older format and
want to use the new functionality
• Start at the Main Menu | Options Tab
– Then press "Advanced Features"
– Scroll down to "Import data into this db..."
– Browse for the old file (put it in the same folder as the
new one for ease of finding it)
– This will DELETE everything in the new database and
replace it with the data in your old database!
2.0.4
Faster Cover Data Entry (level 5)
• Space bar moves to next field (easier than tab)
• Often, you want to skip to the next module:
– Ctrl-Space or
Ctrl-(right arrow) or
Ctrl-tab move to
next MODULE
– Ctrl-(left arrow) or Ctrl-Shift-Tab move to
previous MODULE
2.0.4
Faster Natural Stem Entry
• Space bar moves to next field (easier than tab)
• Often, there is just one size category, or the smaller
categories are absent
• To jump to a particular size:
– Press and hold ctrl, then enter the size of the stem class (lower
bound, e.g. 30 or 45), then release ctrl
– Or, press + or =, then the size, then + or =
• If you enter a size less than 40cm, the default of 1 stem
is filled in (you can change the number if not 1)
• If you enter a size of 40cm or greater, that size is entered
in the first box for stems at least 40cm
Improved 2.0.4
Error Checking
• You can check a plot for errors after
entering data (plot data form, cover form,
stems forms) by pressing the "(Re)Check
for Errors" button in the upper right
• You can check all plots for errors by
pressing the "Check For Errors" button on
the Data Entry Tab of the Main Menu.
2.0.4
Reports by Project
• In earlier versions of this database, you
could only get quick reports based on all
plots.
• Now, you can get a report based on a
project, or whichever plots you like.
• Start at the Main Menu, Reports Tab
– Then select Customizable Statistics...
– Then select plots you want in step 1
– Then push the button in step 2b (skipping 2a)
2.0.4
More Excel Stability
• A few users had problems getting their
CVS-EEP Entry Database to work well
with Excel.
• Stability bugs were discovered and fixed
dealing with Visual Basic references to
Excel libraries.