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The exact means of time-taking are not prescribed Each electronic document (data table) is named in
provided the required time resolution is given. Howev- a consistent and unique way.
er, the overall procedure must make sure that time and This information is also duplicated in the document
date settings are correct. itself. The information shall contain:
When a DCS is completed (all rows filled in), it is pho-
tographed and uploaded. Each such upload is logged in - A common text identifier (to be defined).
the general event log. Likewise, if the location of the test - Identifier of the team.
is changed, and at the end of a measurement day, the - Date and time of creation (time resolution: min-
last DCS used is photographed and uploaded. utes, e.g. hh:mm).
After the end of a measurement day, the data sheets
of that day are entered into an electronic file (e.g. Excel The following table contains file/content types used,
and their respective file naming rules.
spreadsheet) by a member of the team.
For the name of data files, see Data file naming. 6.3.2 Specific file names
The data file is then uploaded. In addition, a copy of
the file is made to a suitable data medium (CD or USB The naming of electronic log files is tentative and us-
ers of this specification are encouraged to reasonably
stick, to be kept in a safe place). The file is also kept on adapt naming conventions to local circumstances.
the PC.
If an upload is not possible (if no connectivity for up- ■ NOTE: Data, location and event log files may con-
load is available), attempts to upload the file shall be tain information for different locations and there-
repeated in a reasonable time pattern, at latest at the fore have no location name in the file name. In-
following day. stead, they carry hhmm in case there are multiple
All DCS originals are collected and kept in a safe files per day.
place.
6.4 Campaign logs
6.2.3 Direct entry into electronic form Each team maintains a campaign log (paper or elec-
During testing, the team member allocated for this task tronic form) where all relevant events are logged with
enters data directly into a data file. Respective proce- date/time. Such events are:
dures are the same as described in the previous clause. a) Entering and leaving a given location.
Upload attempts for data files shall be made on the
following occasions: b) Start, end and possible interrupts of background
measurements.
a) The team changes the location, and
b) At the end of a measurement day, and . c) Start and end of test activities.
c) When a time of 4 hours after the last upload has ex- d) Data logging and transfer related activities (de-
pired. pending on the mode selected).
e) Unusual events which occurred during measure-
6.3 Data file naming ment (e.g. power outages, planned or unplanned
pauses).
6.3.1 General file naming
These generic file naming rules apply to files not specif- The forms being used should at least include the fol-
ically listed in sub clause 6.3.2. lowing:
TABLE 6-1: Specific files, naming conventions
FILE TYPE NAMING DEFINITION
Scanned/photographed log files TeamName_YYMMDD_LocationName.pdf
(per location) Example: Team2_180618_Bubuashie.pdf
YYMMDD should indicate the day to which the log file set refers (this implies that each file
should only contain log files for one and the same day)
Electronic version of Data Log DataLog_TeamName_YYMMDD_hhmm.xlsx
YYMMDD should indicate the date of entries (implying that each log file should only
contain data for one day).
hhmm should indicate the earliest timestamp of content. With respect to the paper ver-
sions, this would be the “sheet started” time. If no paper version is used, the time should
be the time of the first item of content.
Electronic version of Location Log LocationLog_TeamName_YYMMDD_hhmm.xlsx
For YYMMDD and hhmm, see above.
Electronic version of Event Log EventLog_TeamName_YYMMDD_hhmm.xlsx
For YYMMDD and hhmm, see above.
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