Custom Data Entry is a powerful tool used to enter data into WIMS.  Custom Data Entry (CDE) forms can be designed to simply enter values into variables or they can calculate functions and store the results in designated variables.  Using these custom forms is demonstrated in the following lab exercises.

Custom Data Entry forms have the look and feel of a typical spreadsheet.  They may be laid out in many different configurations.  Cells may contain labels, dates, functions or data from parameters, calculated variables or text parameters.  The data displayed in a CDE form could also be shown as reference information only. 

In this section we will learn how to access Custom Data Entry forms for data entry, enter data in a CDE form, open a different CDE form and review data for different days.  We will also learn some of the features of CDE.