Recent changes to Scouting

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:41:40 -0000

--- v7
+++ v8
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 * for each plant sampled, count the number of insects on the plant and enter this information into FARMDATA.  Use the "Add Sample" and "Remove Sample" buttons as needed to add and remove sampled plants.
 * FARMDATA will calculate the average number of insects per plant.
 * upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
+* if labor tracking is enabled, enter the number of workers and time taken (select minutes or hours). Note that the form will automatically time scouting tasks - if you open the form when you start scouting, the time in the "Enter time" box will increase by one for each minute that the form is open. This time will then be submitted when you click "Submit".
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the insect scouting record
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     * select the percentage of the weeds that have gone to seed

 * upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
+* if labor tracking is enabled, enter the number of workers and time taken (select minutes or hours). Note that the form will automatically time scouting tasks - if you open the form when you start scouting, the time in the "Enter time" box will increase by one for each minute that the form is open. This time will then be submitted when you click "Submit".
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the weed scouting record
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
     * select the disease state

 * upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
+* if labor tracking is enabled, enter the number of workers and time taken (select minutes or hours). Note that the form will automatically time scouting tasks - if you open the form when you start scouting, the time in the "Enter time" box will increase by one for each minute that the form is open. This time will then be submitted when you click "Submit".
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the disease scouting record

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:52:06 -0000

--- v6
+++ v7
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 * select the number of plants sampled - that is, the number of plants that you will count all of the insects of the selected species on.
 * for each plant sampled, count the number of insects on the plant and enter this information into FARMDATA.  Use the "Add Sample" and "Remove Sample" buttons as needed to add and remove sampled plants.
 * FARMDATA will calculate the average number of insects per plant.
+* upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the insect scouting record
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
     * to edit an insect scouting record:

         * click the "Edit" button next to that record
-        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated.  Use the "Delete" checkbox to delete the image associated with a comment, and the "Browse" button to add an image or replace an existing one.
         * click "Update Record"

 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
     * select the infestation level (0 = no infestation, 3 = most severe infestation)
     * select the percentage of the weeds that have gone to seed

+* upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the weed scouting record
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@
     * to edit a weed scouting record:

         * click the "Edit" button next to that record
-        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated.  Use the "Delete" checkbox to delete the image associated with a comment, and the "Browse" button to add an image or replace an existing one.
         * click "Update Record"

 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@
     * select the infestation level (0 = no infestation, 4 = most severe infestation)
     * select the disease state

+* upload an image associated with the scouting record (optional).  Note that image files are limited to 2 MB.
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the disease scouting record
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@
     * to edit a disease scouting record:

         * click the "Edit" button next to that record
-        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated.  Use the "Delete" checkbox to delete the image associated with a comment, and the "Browse" button to add an image or replace an existing one.
         * click "Update Record"

 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:42:54 -0000

--- v5
+++ v6
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 * view a weed scouting report (Weed->Report)
 * enter a disease scouting record (Disease->Input Form)
 * view a disease scouting report (Disease->Report)
+
+Within each report, administrative users can edit and delete records.

 Before the scouting tab can be used, an administrative user must have entered:

@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@
 * select an insect species (or All)
 * click "Submit"
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all insect scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* administrative users can edit and delete insect scouting records
+    * to delete an insect scouting record, click the "Delete" button next to that record
+    * to edit an insect scouting record:
+
+        * click the "Edit" button next to that record
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * click "Update Record"
+
 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

 ####Weed (optional tab)####
@@ -86,6 +96,14 @@
 * select a weed species (or All)
 * click "Submit"
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all weed scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* administrative users can edit and delete weed scouting records
+    * to delete a weed scouting record, click the "Delete" button next to that record
+    * to edit a weed scouting record:
+
+        * click the "Edit" button next to that record
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * click "Update Record"
+
 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

 ####Disease (optional tab)####
@@ -118,4 +136,12 @@
 * select a stage (or all)
 * click "Submit"
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all disease scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* administrative users can edit and delete disease scouting records
+    * to delete a disease scouting record, click the "Delete" button next to that record
+    * to edit a disease scouting record:
+
+        * click the "Edit" button next to that record
+        * in the resulting page, modify an aspect of the record that needs to be updated
+        * click "Update Record"
+
 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:09:00 -0000

--- v4
+++ v5
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 * For disease scouting:

     * fields
+    * crops
     * disease species

 The Insect, Weed and Disease tabs are all optional.
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@
 * select the date
 * select the field
 * select the insect species
-* select the crop
+* select the crops scouted, using the "Add Crop" and "Remove Crop" buttons as needed to add and remove crops
 * select the number of plants sampled - that is, the number of plants that you will count all of the insects of the selected species on.
-* for each plant, enter the number of insects
-* click the "Calculate Average" button.  FARMDATA will calculate the average number of insects per plant.
+* for each plant sampled, count the number of insects on the plant and enter this information into FARMDATA.  Use the "Add Sample" and "Remove Sample" buttons as needed to add and remove sampled plants.
+* FARMDATA will calculate the average number of insects per plant.
 * enter any comments
 * click "Submit"
 * confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the insect scouting record
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@

 * select the date
 * select the field scouted
-* select the crop group of the diseased plants
+* select the crops of the diseased plants, using the "Add Crop" and "Remove Crop" buttons as needed to add and remove crops
 * use the "Add Species" button to add each disease species observed.  For each disease:

     * select the disease
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
 * select a date range
 * select a field (or All)
 * select a disease species (or All)
-* select a crop group (or All)
+* select a crop (or All)
 * select a stage (or all)
 * click "Submit"
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all disease scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters.

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:29:04 -0000

--- v3
+++ v4
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@

 [TOC]

-####Insect####
+####Insect (optional tab)####

 #####Input Form#####

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all insect scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

-####Weed####
+####Weed (optional tab)####

 #####Input Form#####

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 * FARMDATA will then display a table of all weed scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
 * if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

-####Disease####
+####Disease (optional tab)####

 #####Input Form#####

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:55:02 -0000

--- v2
+++ v3
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@

 * For insect scouting:

-    * the fields to be scouted
-    * the crops to be scouted
+    * fields
+    * crops
     * insect species

 * For weed scouting:

-    * the fields to be scouted
+    * fields
     * weed species

 * For disease scouting:

-    * the fields to be scouted
+    * fields
     * disease species

 The Insect, Weed and Disease tabs are all optional.

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:46:53 -0000

--- v1
+++ v2
@@ -33,16 +33,88 @@

 #####Input Form#####

+To enter an insect scouting record:
+
+* select the date
+* select the field
+* select the insect species
+* select the crop
+* select the number of plants sampled - that is, the number of plants that you will count all of the insects of the selected species on.
+* for each plant, enter the number of insects
+* click the "Calculate Average" button.  FARMDATA will calculate the average number of insects per plant.
+* enter any comments
+* click "Submit"
+* confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the insect scouting record
+
 #####Report#####
+
+To run an insect scouting report:
+
+* select a date range
+* select a field (or All)
+* select a crop (or All)
+* select an insect species (or All)
+* click "Submit"
+* FARMDATA will then display a table of all insect scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

 ####Weed####

 #####Input Form#####

+To enter a weed scouting record:
+
+* select the date
+* use the "Add Species" button to add each weed species observed in each field scouted.  For each species and field:
+
+    * select the field
+    * select the weed species
+    * select the infestation level (0 = no infestation, 3 = most severe infestation)
+    * select the percentage of the weeds that have gone to seed
+
+* enter any comments
+* click "Submit"
+* confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the weed scouting record
+
 #####Report#####
+
+To run a weed scouting report:
+
+* select a date range
+* select a field (or All)
+* select a weed species (or All)
+* click "Submit"
+* FARMDATA will then display a table of all weed scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

 ####Disease####

 #####Input Form#####

+To enter a disease scouting record:
+
+* select the date
+* select the field scouted
+* select the crop group of the diseased plants
+* use the "Add Species" button to add each disease species observed.  For each disease:
+
+    * select the disease
+    * select the infestation level (0 = no infestation, 4 = most severe infestation)
+    * select the disease state
+
+* enter any comments
+* click "Submit"
+* confirm data correctness by clicking "OK", or "Cancel" to modify any aspect of the disease scouting record
+
 #####Report#####
+
+To run a disease scouting report:
+
+* select a date range
+* select a field (or All)
+* select a disease species (or All)
+* select a crop group (or All)
+* select a stage (or all)
+* click "Submit"
+* FARMDATA will then display a table of all disease scouting records that satisfy the selected parameters. 
+* if desired, use the "Download Report" button to download the report as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file that can be opened as a spreadsheet.

Scouting modified by Tim Wahls

Tim Wahls — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:20:01 -0000

Within the scouting tab, you can:

enter an insect scouting record (Insect->Input Form)
view an insect scouting report (Insect->Report)
enter a weed scouting record (Weed->Input Form)
view a weed scouting report (Weed->Report)
enter a disease scouting record (Disease->Input Form)
view a disease scouting report (Disease->Report)

Before the scouting tab can be used, an administrative user must have entered:

For insect scouting:
- the fields to be scouted
- the crops to be scouted
- insect species
For weed scouting:
- the fields to be scouted
- weed species
For disease scouting:
- the fields to be scouted
- disease species