SOUTH DAKOTA WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM STORET INPUT SCREENS

Why Create Input Screens Inputting Data Editing Data

Requirements of Input Screens Easily changed –Design –Input parameters Readily accessible –Inexpensive –Ease to distribute –Standard format

Requirements of Input Screens (continued) Supported by the State’s Computer Support Division –Microsoft Products Compatible with STORET –SIM

Tables Behinds the Screens Tables Edited With Every New Project Tables Linked to All Projects Temporary Storage Tables

Tables Edited With Every New Project Project Station Project Bridge Personnel Gear / Sample Collection Procedure

Project Table Linked Directly to STORET –Project ID –Project Name –Project Description –Start Date –Duration

Station Project Bridge Table Linked to the Project Table –Project ID –Station ID –Station Category

Personnel Table Linked to Project Table –Project ID –Personnel listed for the project

Gear / Sample Collection Procedure Linked to the Station Project Bridge Table –Project ID –Medium –Type of station category –Activity class –Sample collection procedure –Configuration name –Gear ID –Link to the temporary table

Project Table Personnel Station - Project Bridge Gear/Sample Collection Procedure Station Type Project ID

Tables Linked to All Projects (Edited Less Often) Activity Class Descriptions Analytical Codes Pick Lists Master Taxa List –Algae –Macroinvertebrates

Tables For Temporary Data Hold Data Until Put in SIM Format Parameter Tables Are Linked to Metadata by a “metalink”

So What Have We Ended Up With??

Data Export to SIM Format Access Module Formats Data into a “Pipe” Delimited File File is Stored on C: Drive ready For SIM Upload

Conclusions Data entry screens allow anyone to input data Data edits are relatively to perform With a little massaging it uploads to SIM It works for us

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