Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Configuration
- Configuration Profiles
- General Profile Settings
- Configuring Devices
- Activating Tag Actions
- Validation Constraints
- Audible Alert Sound Events
- Data Collection and Validation
- Importing and Exporting
- Tools
- Tag Actions
- Tag Action Manager
- Tag Action Settings and Commands
- Tip: the Replace command will import tag codes much faster than the Import command. Use the Import command only when appending a relatively small number of tag codes (less than 25k) to a tag action.
- Tip: the Delete All and Replace commands will generate a lot of empty space in the P3 database. We recommend running the Compact and Repair utility after running any of these commands to optimize the database.
- Tag Actions and Data Entry
- Digitizer Maps
- Searching Data
- Replacing Data Values
- Merging Tag Sessions
- Dot-Out Wizard
- Remove Dot-Outs
- Duplicate Viewer
- Validation Codes
- Database Maintenance
- Tag Actions
- Appendix
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Hardware Support
- Troubleshooting Common Tag Reader Problems
- Troubleshooting Common Digitizer Tablets Problems
- Digitizer Tablet Doesn't Register Pen Clicks
- WinTab Digitizer Tablet Won't Communicate with a PC
- ASCII Digitizer Tablet Won't Communicate with a PC via Serial Port
- Digitizer Tablet doesn't Communicate with P3
- Digitizer Tablet is Sending the Wrong Commands
- Digitizer Tablet is Sending Wrong Lengths
- Digitizer Tablet Hangs P3 when Connected via Baytech Multiport
- Operating the Destron 400 kHz Benchtop Tag Reader
- Configuring Calcomp Drawing Board III
- Index
Data Collection and Validation
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1. Double-click or press ENTER in the data field you want to edit. The cell will
display a cursor; this state is referred to as Edit Mode.
2. Make any changes to the field contents or select a value from a drop-down
list.
3. To complete your changes, press ENTER.
4. To cancel your changes, press ESC.
5. Use the DOWN-ARROW to move to the next field.
Drop-Down Value Lists
Some header fields have a limited set of values. When the user tries to edit one of
these fields, a drop-down list is displayed. The user can type characters to search for
particular codes within the list, or use the mouse to select a single code from the list.
Once a code has been entered from the list, the user can clear the selection by
pressing the DELETE key.
The drop-down lists are populated with validation codes
. The user can customize
these codes by pressing the F4 key and completing the dialog window below:
Note: P3 allows the creation of any number of user-defined codes. However, Tag
Files containing user-defined values will not be accepted by PTAGIS unless and until
those values have been defined and incorporated into the PTAGIS database. Utilize a
user-defined value as a last, temporary, resort only when the code has not yet been
published by PTAGIS.
Session Header Note
The user can associate a note with a tag header using the Note
command located
under the Session menu. This field is referenced as the Session Note field in the
current PIT Tag Specification document
.
Note: The Note command has a dual function: when the tag header page is
displayed, it will create or edit a session note; if the detail page is displayed, the
command will prompt the user to enter a note for the current detail record.
Saving Session Header Information
Use the Accept command located under the Session menu heading to save any
changes made to the Tag Session Header.
Tip: When creating a new tag session, we recommend completing the data entry for
all tag header fields before entering any detail information. This will reduce any