Lab 1.3.1: Open a CDE Form and enter data

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The most basic style of CDE form is a Daily Data Entry form.  This type of form is simply a number of variables presented in a user-defined order. 

Step 1: Open a CDE

1. Click the Data Manager, Custom Data Entry. This will reveal a list of available CDE forms. 
2. Double-click on the Daily Data Entry form name.
 

The form you have selected will open.  If Auto Advance is on, the selected cell will be the first data entry point on the form.  The Start Date of a CDE form opened in this fashion is yesterday.  We assume that in most cases today’s data does not yet exist. 

3. For the purposes of this lesson, change the Start Date to March 12, 2009.  

Step 2: Enter Data into the CDE

To begin entering data for the current day (March 12th in this case) simply type the value.  When you finished entering the value, press the [Enter] key or use the mouse to move to another cell.  Data is automatically saved to the database when you leave the cell.  If you press [Enter] to move the cursor, it will move to the next data entry cell automatically if the Auto Advance feature is turned on.  The direction it will move is determined by the Enter Key Action setting.
 
1. Enter the following data for the current date:

• Influent Flow 3.200

• Influent BOD 331

• Effluent BOD <4 The Effluent BOD parameter has been setup to accept this type of entry in system setup.  Not all parameters will accept the “<” symbol, i.e. Influent Flow does not accept the “<”. 

• Influent TSS 182

• RAS Flow 1.750 (Notice we skipped a few rows)

2. Click the  button near the top of the window to save the changes (entries) to the database. 

3. Exit. Click the  in the upper right-hand corner or go to File, Exit on the menu.