UK Workflows Setup Section

Applies to QESTField

Some QESTField workflows and tests begin with a Setup section to configure the type of location information that is being recorded. This article addresses the data entry expected for this first section.

Overview

The QESTField workflows and tests begin with a Setup section where the user can user can set the type of location information that they will be entering.

Location Type

The Setup section for field workflows include a Location Type drop down menu providing the user with four options:

Sitework
Roadworks
General
Coordinates

The user will be asked to provide different location information depending on the selected option as explained below.

Sitework

This is the default selection when starting the first workflow on a work order and provides the user with five general fields for location data entry.

Field Prompt	Expected Information

Field Prompt

Expected Information

General Location

The general location at which all of the work for the current work order is taking place. This is often a city, suburb or project site name. Copies from the work order location, if available and the appropriate option is set.

Location (1 though 5)

Free entry text fields for describing the test location. Note that this information can potentially be displayed in a narrow column on the resulting test reports (up to 6 columns per page) so effort should be made to keep each line short.

Layer/Depth

The layer type being tested. Options available here come from the Layer/Depth/Elevn list populated in QESTLab.

If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.

These five lines are used to identify each piece of location information in test reports.

Roadworks

This option allows the user to enter location information specific to road work.

Field Prompt	Expected Information

Field Prompt	Expected Information
General Location	The general location at which all of the work for the current work order is taking place. This is often a city, suburb or project site name. Copies from the work order location, if available and the appropriate option is set.
Road Name/Section	The name of the road or section of road under test.
Chainage (m)	The chainage along the road or section where the test is taking place.
Offset (m)	The distance measurement from the "reference point" below that the test is taking place. Often this is an offset right or left from a centerline.
Offset From	The "reference point" that the offset measurement was taken from. Options available here come from the Offset From list populated in QESTLab. If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.
Layer/Depth	The layer type being tested. Options available here come from the Layer/Depth/Elevn list populated in QESTLab. If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.

These fields appear as separate lines on the corresponding test report in QESTLab with the same prompts as in QESTField.

General

This option provides the same data entry field as the Sitework option. It is supported in QESTField for compatibility with QESTLab only.

Coordinates

This option will set the location type to Sitework but will also populate GPS coordinates and treat the 5 location lines as specialized coordinates fields, described below.

Changing the location type from Coordinates on a sample will clear the work order level location description labels. This change will also remove prompts from corresponding reports for the location label types.

The appearance of the Location section for Coordinates is based on the value of the Use Northings/Eastings document level option for aggregate/soil samples.

Eastings/Northings

Field Prompt	Expected Information

Field Prompt	Expected Information
General Location	The general location at which all of the work for the current work order is taking place. This is often a city, suburb or project site name. Copies from the work order location, if available and the appropriate option is set.
Eastings	A manually entered numeric value in the format 0.0000. See Notes below.
Northings	A manually entered numeric value in the format 0.0000. See Notes below.
Elevation / Reduced Level (m)	A manually entered numeric value in the format 0.00.
Other Details	Two free entry text fields for describing further information about the test location. These fields correspond to Location 4 and 5 for Sitework.
Layer/Depth	The layer type being tested. Options available here come from the Layer/Depth/Elevn list populated in QESTLab. If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.

These fields appear as separate lines on the corresponding test report in QESTLab with the same prompts as in QESTField.

Subsequent Tests

On subsequent testing workflows on the same work order, the Setup section of the workflow will no longer show editable values but, rather, a read-only view of the previously selected options. The user can opt to Change these values on any workflow on a work order but this will change the setting on every sample on the work order and so should be used with care.

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