Download Rivers database: A user manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.
BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 1
CURRENT DATA .................................................................................................................................. 1
MAINTENANCE AND FUTURE LINKS TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (WMS).................................... 1
USER CONTROL AND DATA SECURITY .................................................................................................... 1
LAYOUT OF THE MANUAL ..................................................................................................................... 2
CURRENT STATUS OF THE RIVERS DATABASE ......................................................................................... 2
STRUCTURE OF THE DATABASE AND VIEWING DATA..................................................... 2
2.1
VIEWING INFORMATION IN TREE VIEW .................................................................................................. 4
2.1.1 Filtering the Tree View ..................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.2 Navigating to sites ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.1.3 Adding a new river, subregion or segment......................................................................................... 5
2.2
SITE AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 6
2.2.1 Adding a new site ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 Viewing data in Section A ................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.3 Adding site data to Section A .......................................................................................................... 10
2.2.4 Viewing Site Visit data in Section B................................................................................................. 11
2.2.5 Adding Site Visit data to Section B .................................................................................................. 12
2.2.6 Viewing Site Visit data in Section C ................................................................................................ 12
2.2.7 Adding Site Visit data in Section C.................................................................................................. 16
2.2.8 Reference Condition ....................................................................................................................... 17
3.
QUERY CENTRE ........................................................................................................................ 17
3.1
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON USING THE QUERY DATA DESIGNER .................................................... 17
Query Notes ................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2
SETTING CRITERIA ............................................................................................................................ 19
3.2.1 Operators and Wildcards................................................................................................................ 19
3.2.2 More about criteria ........................................................................................................................ 20
4.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 21
4.1
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................... 21
4.1.1 Application Architecture................................................................................................................. 21
4.2
INSTALLING THE RIVERS DATABASE APPLICATION ................................................................................ 22
4.3
STARTING THE RIVERS DATABASE APPLICATION .................................................................................. 22
4.4
SYNCHRONISING AND REPLICATING THE DATABASE .............................................................................. 22
4.4.1 REPLICATING OR BACKING UP THE DATABASE ...................................................................................... 23
Creating a Backup Replica ............................................................................................................. 23
4.4.2 CREATING A REPLICA TO SEND TO THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY
23
4.4.3 SYNCHRONISING A USER REPLICA WITH THE CENTRAL MASTER FILE....................................................... 24
4.5
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS ................................................................................................................... 24
4.6
UTILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 25
5.
USER SUPPORT FOR THE RIVERS DATABASE................................................................... 25
6.
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 26
APPENDIX 1. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL ................................................................................. 27
APPENDIX 2. SCREEN DUMPS OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS IN EACH SECTION OF THE RIVERS DATABASE .................. 29
APPENDIX 3. A STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE OF A QUERY SETTING SPECIFIC CRITERIA ..................................................45