Post on 13-Dec-2015
ElogACCELERATOR DIVISION ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK UPGRADE PRESENTATION
BASIC USERS
KYLE HAZELWOOD 19JUN2013
Why create a new Elog?
Take advantage of relational database features/benefits
Security and accessibility
Update the GUI
Ease of use
Expand the scope of the Elog
Old MCR Elog
Elog scope
One elog made from many.
Accelerator Division elog?
Categorizing entries…
MCR Elog
Machine Elogs
Other Elogs…
New Elog
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Elog entry format
Entries may have unlimited comments
Entries may be tagged with multiple logs, categories, users.
Entries may be tagged important
Files always appear at the end of the entry/comment
Files may have captions
Limited HTML formatting is permitted
Filtering the Elog:
Date Span
• Used to emulate the various ways machine groups and Operations viewed their elogs
• Default is none (rolling entries)
• Can be set via url
Filtering the Elog:
Refinement
• Used for logbook selection and refinement.
• Can refine by
• Log
• Category
• User
• Importance
• Default is none (viewing all logs and not refined)
• Can be set via url
Filtering the Elog:
Sorting
• Used to sort entries
• Currently only supports date sorting
• Date – New to old (Default)
• Date – Old to new (Legacy)
• Comments always appear sorted newest last
• Can be set via url
Filtering the Elog:
Limit
• Limits the amount of entries viewable at once
• Not applicable when entriy count returned is less than selected limit
• Default is 100 (Max 250)
• Can be set via url
Adding entries
• Must be logged in
• Must be an active user with log privileges
• Must select at minimum one log
• Entry must have text
• May additionally tag category, user, and importance
• Files may be added with captions
Adding comments
• Must be logged in
• Must be an active user with log privileges for the entry you wish to comment
• Comment must have text
• May additionally tag users
• Files may be added with captions
Editing entries and comments
• Must be logged in
• Must be author or entry or comment (Or a super admin)
• There is a time limit on editing entries and comments (Currently 12 hours after creation)
• May change anything in the entry or comment
• May tag the entry or comment as hidden
• Intended for redundant entries
• Record kept
In the works…
Entry to entry linking
New file upload plugin
User preferences
GUI improvements
New text editor
Shift indicator thread
More searching terms
Search lexeme highlighting
Remote program API
Auto refresh/scrolling refresh
Elog requests and help
Getting an account
Contact Kyle Hazelwood or any log admin
Requesting a new log
Only super admins have the ability to create new logs
Contact AD/Operations department head
Requesting a new category
Contact your department log admin
Reporting a bug, or requesting a feature
Please submit all bug reports and feature requests to Redmine