P5 Help

 

 

Tool Bar

 

 

Accept Record

Used to Accept the record, which saves it to the database.

 

Hot Key = ALT-A

Reject Record

Used to undo changes made to the current record since it was last accepted. If used on a new, unsaved record, all values that have been entered (except those from Repeating Values) will be removed.

 

Hot Key = ALT-R

Dot Out Record

Used to enter 10 dots into the PIT Tag field. If the PIT Tag field is not empty when this command is used, the value will be replaced by the dots.

 

Hot Key = ALT-D

Undo Dot Out

Used to undo the dot-out command in cases where the existing tag should not have been overwritten.

 

Hot Key = ALT-U

Tally

Used to enter 10 dots into the PIT tag field and change the Event Type to Tally. This feature is intended to facilitate data collection on fish that will not be marked with a PIT tag.

 

Hot Key = ALT-T

Scroll Records

Used to scroll to the first, previous, next, last or new records in the current Session. Click the record counter to go to a specified record number.

 

Hot Keys:

Function

Key Combination

Go To Specified Record #

CTRL-G

First Record

CTRL-Home

Previous Record

CTRL-Page Up

Next Record

CTRL-Page Down

Last Record

CTRL-End

New Record

CTRL-Insert

View Panels / Restore Layout

Used to show panels that have been hidden or closed, and to restore the Session Data Entry panels to the last used layout or the default layout.

 

Hot Keys:

Function

Key Combination

Show main tool bar

ALT-M

Show Data Entry Form

F1

Show Session Properties Panel

F2

Show Tag Code Buffer

F3

Show Statistics Panel

F4

Show Current Record Values Panel

F5

Show Output Panel

F6

Show History Panel

ALT-H

Restore the last-used layout of panels

F7

Repeating Values

There are three functions accessible with this button: Edit Repeating Values, Use Current as Repeating, and Clear Temporary Repeating.

 

Edit Repeating Values: Opens the set of Repeating Values currently associated with the tag session for editing. Any changes made will be entered into the next new record. Hot Key is F8.

 

Use Current as Repeating: Uses the values in the current record to create a set of temporary repeating values that will be used until they are cleared or the tag session is closed. Hot Key is ALT-Plus.

 

Clear Temporary Repeating: Clears the set of temporary repeating values from the session. If an existing Repeating Value is associated with the session, those values will now be entered into new records. Hot Key is ALT-Minus.

Edit Session Properties

Used to edit the properties and session-level field values of the current Session.

Edit Profile

Used to edit the Profile that is associated with the current Session.

Manage Records

Used to open the Session in Record Management, where it can be validated, reviewed, edited, and/or exported.

Reset Devices

Used to reconnect all devices specified in the Profile associated with the current Session. This is useful if the Session was opened before all devices were powered on or connected to the computer.

Align Map

Used to open the Test and Calibrate dialog for the Digitizer Map.

Batch Update

Used to edit multiple records in the current session based on a value in a batch field. For example, if fish from specific recovery containers get released at different times, the Raceway\Transect\Tank field can be used to group these records and the release time can be entered while the session is open for data entry.

Export

Used to export the current session to P5 file format. A default export folder can be set in Utilities.