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Role: Information Supervisor
This chapter
will show you how to load the data into WMS.
Next: Chapter
4: Linking imported data to equivalent WMS data
Load
electronic data that is not associated with monitoring programmes is possible
with the electronic import function, but it will require more information and
will thus take longer to enter and involve more work.
For all data
entered, record the required background information on the WMS system to ensure
successful imports. Register monitoring
points and check that variables,
laboratories and analytical methods and associated data
exist on the system. When in doubt follow the Phase 1 training procedure to
make sure that the information is on WMS.
When your
monitoring programme is registered, check that all the monitoring points and
their variables are present in your monitoring programme.
If necessary,
update your monitoring programme.
At the moment
most of the data is imported via the ?fixed format? import method. A record was
registered for your specific data source (analyst or water user that supplied
the data), i.e. SABS Cape Town will have one format for Wqvariables
and Caltex will have another.
You can now
exit the program or continue the process using the Administrate Data button. You can also view the imported data (Import Data V button) or the import
history (History V button). The Register button will be active if WMS
data were linked successfully.
The next step
in this process will be to link your imported data to WMS equivalent data. This
process will be described in Chapter
4: Linking imported data to equivalent WMS data.