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title: "User Guide v1.1.0.3"
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# TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
LogChief Lite is the new revolutionised maxgeo data capture application. A progressive web application that can be run on multiple web browser and installable in devices such as desktops and tablets. Even as a web application, LogChief Lite can still operate while offline. It is designed to simplify configuration, collection, and management of field data. Collected data is directly synchronized into your master MDS database.
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Getting Started
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Start Page
Click on the play icon on the LogChief Lite home page, to show login fields.
Enter the Username and Password assigned and was created and click on the LOGIN icon.
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User Settings
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A first-time login requires the user to select a database from the dropdown menu. Click on the Save icon once the database has been selected. This will take the user to the Logging Menu.
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Install LogChief Lite
To start using LogChief Lite in an environment where the logging device has limited or no internet connection, the application can be installed on the logging device. Many web browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge will have an install LogChief Lite option.
**Microsoft Edge**:
**Google Chrome:**
By installing the application on the logging device, a desktop icon will be created and LogChief Lite can be used in remote areas with no internet connection without losing functionality. Only uploading and downloading of data to the master database or refreshing libraries will still require an internet connection.
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Online/Offline
LogChief Lite can show the user if it has an internet connection at the top right of the screen. A green light indicates connection to the internet whereas a red light indicates no connection to the internet.
When LogChief Lite is in offline mode, users are unable to access Templates and the User Guide from the main menu, download or upload data, or modify the database connection.
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Main Menu
To view the main menu, click on the icon.
The options in the main menu can be used to navigate through LogChief Lite, provide information on the software or logout.
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Templates
LogChief Lite allows users with administration rights to create, edit or delete logging templates. Once these templates have been saved, all other devices using LogChief Lite with an internet connection can upload these by selecting the Refesh Templates option in the Manage Data page.
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Manage Templates
Select Templates from the main menu to open the Manage Templates page. This page will show all existing logging templates.
Upon selecting a template, the tables involved are displayed. The administrator then has the ability to rearrange the order of the tables, modify the tab names, and remove any table as necessary.
By clicking on a table listed below the template name, the administrator can edit various settings such as:
- Column order: horizontal order of the fields in the logging grid.
- Visible: will this field be visible in the logging grid.
- Column Name: change the column header in the logging grid.
- Mandatory: select fields to become mandatory, some fields are already mandatory as set in the master database and cannot be unticked.
- Default Value: for certain fields a default value can be selected from the drop-down list.
- Reference Filter: Library codes can be set as active or inactive.
- Formulas for computed values: Formulas for certain computed values can be edited.
Default sampling configurations and QC for sample tables listed in the template can be set by clicking on the Defaults/QC Configuration icon.
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Edit Template
To incorporate new tables into the existing template, the administrator should click the Edit Templates icon, which opens the Create New Template page.
By selecting the icon, the administrator can choose a table from the master database. After selection, the table can be assigned a tab name and a particular order. Once the table(s) are selected and labelled, the administrator can finalize the additions by clicking Submit. The newly added table(s) will then appear in the template and can be edited further using the procedures outlined in Manage Templates.
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Add New Template
To create a new logging template, the administrator must select the + Add New Template
icon in Manage Templates. This will open the Create New Template page.
From here the administrator must select the template type, name, and description. With the icon all required tables can be added to this new template. Click on Submit to save the new template. Now the new template can be edited to suit logging requirements.
## **Managing Sample Sheets: Button Functions and Configurations**
To utilize the Sample Sheet logging tab for generating intervals, adding QC policies, and creating Sample IDs sequentially, admin users must ensure that the 'SampleID' field is **not** set as mandatory in the 'LGLiteDHSampling' table within the specific template. This adjustment allows the three buttons in the Sample Sheet logging tab to function correctly, enabling separate processes for interval generation, QC policy addition, and Sample ID creation.
Conversely, if the 'SampleID' field is checked as mandatory in the 'LGLiteDHSampling' table, the system will allow creating intervals, QC policies, and Sample IDs simultaneously. By clicking the 'Intervals and QC' button, all these elements will be populated in the grid in one go, streamlining the process for users.
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Adding a Formula against a Field
To add formulas against a field, go to the Formula column in the table on the Template Manage page. Ensure that field names are enclosed in square brackets [ ], and each expression is wrapped in parentheses ( ). For example: ([Depth_To] - [Depth_From]).
The Computed Columns checkbox specifies if the field is an actual computed field from the MDS and cannot be edited in LogChief Lite.
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Logging Menu
The Logging Menu features three primary template types along with a Manage Data option. Each template type includes various standard logging templates suitable for recording and synchronizing data. Navigate through the templates by dragging with the mouse cursor or by using the dots at the bottom of the page. To explore the templates under a specific type, click on its icon to display the templates under that type.
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Manage Data
The Manage Data template allows the user to download from and upload to the master database. The Refresh Libraries option refreshes the libraries and any updates in the templates. The Reset Templates option deletes any templates that have been deleted in the Manage Templates page and deletes any tables that have been deleted from existing tables in the Manage Templates page.
The icon will allow the user to create a new hole.
The icon will delete all selected holes.
The Search Bar allows users to search within the grid.
Data options of DOWNHOLE, POINT and PRODUCTION can be selected for upload and download. Alongside each option, numbers are displayed which indicate the count of unsynchronized data records specific to that option.
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Download Data
Selecting the icon allows users to select collars from tblDHColl and tblDHCollPlanned to download from the master database. Downloaded data can be seen within the related tables in the Manage Data page, and on the logging templates where the data can be edited, and additional data can be logged.
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Data
Users can export logged data from the Manage Data Page. For Downhole, Point and Production Material Movement parent data users have the option to “Export all data to Excel’ and ‘Export selected rows to Excel’.
To export data from logging table in LogChief Lite, click on the small red arrow against the parent row containing the data you wish to export (e.g. Hole_ID). Then, select the template logging table name from which you want to export the data and click on the 'Export to Excel' button. This will generate an Excel file containing the selected table data.
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Synchronisation Status
To check the synchronization status of individual records, navigate to the expanded table within the parent record. In the grid, look for the 'SyncStatus' field. A value of '0' indicates the record has successfully synchronized or the record has been imported from the MDS, while a value of '1' shows it is pending synchronization.
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Resynchronisation
In order to flag ALL logged records, including the parent record to resynchronise (SyncStatus = 1 and the parent record is highlighted Cambridge Blue), first select the checkbox next to the parent record in the grid. Then, click the ‘Set Resync Status’ button on the Manage Data screen. This action will flag ALL records as unsynchronized regardless of if it was logged or downloaded from the MDS. **It is very important to note, flagging to resync ALL records and uploading, will overwrite any existing data associated with that parent record in the master MDS.**
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Logging Templates
The logging menu offers a variety of standard logging templates. To access these, click on a template from the dropdown menu under Downhole, Point or Production categories to open the corresponding logging grid. Within this grid, users can select existing holes created in the Manage Data page or create new ones by clicking the icon in the Hole ID box, which opens the Hole Details page.
After selecting or creating a hole, users can begin logging by choosing a tab above the grid.
The icon will allow the user to create a new row in the logging grid.
The icon will delete all selected rows.
The icon will allow you to create multiple rows at once by opening the Multiple Rows Configuration screen:
In the example above, mandatory fields * such as a Starting Depth of 1, an Ending Depth of 10, and an Increment of 1, along with a generic Lithology code, have been entered. By clicking the 'Add Rows' button, 10 new rows will be added to the logging grid. The Depth values will be automatically calculated, and the remaining fields will be filled as specified in the Default Values section, as demonstrated below:
Right-clicking on any row in the grid will display a context button. Selecting the icon will create a new row by copying all data from the selected row (except for the depth, which must be entered manually).
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Sampling Defaults
To create multiple rows in the sampling logging grid, click on Cog next to the Home icon. This will open the Sampling Configurations screen. Now select Defaults.
From here the user can set the default for all mandatory logging fields. Click on Save once completed.
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QC Policies
LogChief Lite allows the user to set up a QC policy for a logging template that collects sample data. To enter a QC policy, select the sample tab above the grid to open the samples logging grid and click on Cog next to the Home icon. This will open the Sampling Configurations screen. Now select QC Policies.
Select if this will be Policy 1 or Policy 2 from the drop-down list. Once selected the user can set the Duplicates, Blanks and Standards based on sample suffix or frequency. Tick the box for each to be used and select if the QC policy is to apply to max depth or to apply to certain intervals. Once completed the Apply QC Policy box must be ticked before saving the policy.
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Generate Intervals and QC
After setting the QC Policies and Defaults, users can initiate the generation of intervals, addition of QC policies, and creation of SampleIDs separately by using the three buttons. Users have the option to input a starting and ending depth or leave these fields empty to automatically generate intervals up to the maximum depth of the hole. Upon generation, the sampling logging grid will display the samples alongside any selected QC policies, with the QC policies distinctly highlighted in colour. Duplicates, Blanks and Standards can be manually inserted by right-clicking on the desired interval and selecting the mandatory fields.
The Sample Sheet can then be exported by clicking on the ‘Export all data to Excel’ button .
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Upload Data
On the Manage Data page, the ‘Upload’ icon enables users to upload any unsynchronized data to DataShed5. Records highlighted in green indicate unsynchronized rows, while those highlighted in orange represent errors or exceptions. These exception rows must be corrected in their respective logging grids before they can be uploaded. Upon successful synchronization, a green popup will appear, a green tick will be displayed, and the row will no longer be highlighted.
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Support
For LogChief Lite Support, please refer to the [maxgeo knowledge base and support portal](https://servicedesk.maxgeo.com)