STORET Interface Module (SIM)

                                        Version 2.0


                                     User Guide and
                                    Reference Manual
STORET
US Environmental Protection Agency
Gold Systems, Inc
Updated June 16,2003
Technical Support:
1-800-424-9067

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Contents
      1: Introduction	1
      2: Formatting Your Data	2
      3: Tutorial I. Defining an Import Configuration	4
      4: Tutorial II. Using SIM to Migrate Data to STORET	8
      5: Tutorial III. Advanced Functions	11
      6: System Configuration Definitions	16

      Appendix A: Listing of Available STORET Data Elements for Each File Type	18

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Introducing SIM v2.0

   The STORET Interface Module (SIM) Version 2.0 is a software program that helps users load
data into STORET Version 2.0.  STORET is an EPA-maintained database of ambient
environmental data.  STORET is a distributed system where individual agencies manage their
own data at a local level and can use a national data warehouse to share it with others. Both
STORET and SIM operate in an Oracle environment and can be implemented on a personal
desktop or on a client/server basis.

To use SIM, you must perform the following tasks:
       •     Organize your data into delimited text files

       •     Establish SIM Import Configurations that describe the format of your text files

       •     Import your text files into SIM and migrate the data that passes validation into
             STORET

This User Guide and Reference Manual will:
       •     Provide guidance to you as you create your delimited text files

       •     Teach you how to create a SIM Import Configuration

       •     Walk you through the process of using SIM to load data into STORET

   The successful use of SIM is dependant on your  clear understanding of STORET. You
should establish all relevant metadata defaults in STORET before you begin to use SIM.
Using this Tutorial

   This tutorial is designed to provide you with "hands on" instruction for using SIM.  Each
lesson focuses on different pieces of functionality included in SIM.  There are text descriptions
of the functions and associated concepts, and then there are step-by-step instructions for using
the tools. The step-by-step instructions for you to follow on your PC are called out into text
boxes, separate from the text.
 1 .This is an example of a text box that contains instructions for using the Toolkit with the sample
 data.
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Formatting Your Data

    Before using SIM, you must organize your data into delimited text files.  Most organizations use common
software products such as Excel, Access, or Lotus 1-2-3 to create data tables, which can be saved and exported
as delimited text files. Larger organizations may produce these files as exports from existing Data Management
or Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). SIM accepts six different file types:

       1.  Project Descriptions

           Initiatives or reasons why data was collected.

       2.  Station Descriptions

           Points or areas where field measurements are made or samples are collected.

       3.  Additional Locations

           Points that define boundaries, sample locations, or observation sites within a station.

       4.  Wells

           Wells that are constructed to gather samples or field measurements.

       5.  Field Measurements and Non-biological Samples

           Results of field measurements or the analysis of non-biological samples.

       6.  Biological Samples

           Results associated with biological samples.

    The data in the six file types complement each other and the order in which you migrate data files to
STORET is important.  Station Descriptions should always be loaded before Additional Locations and Wells.
Project Descriptions and all the station information files should always be loaded before your result files. This
insures that the key data elements will be registered in STORET and are ready for results to be associated with
them.

    The data elements or fields in each file type are organized in a tabular format where the column delimiter is
either a Tab (), Pipe (|), Tilde (~), or Comma Q.1 Additionally, a sub-delimiter (\) is available for columns that
can accept multiple values.2  The required and optional elements for each file type are described in Appendix A.
Note that many of these data elements have a list of valid values that the user must  select from. The order in
which you place the data elements in your delimited text files is not important as SIM allows you to define that
order before you import your file. Do not include a header row in the delimited text files that you create.
1 If any of these characters appear in your data, you should NOT use that character as a delimiter since there is no way for SIM to tell
which is the delimiter and which is simply part of the data.
2 Certain fields such as Project ID in the 'Field Measurements and Non-Biological Samples' can accept multiple values in a single
column and row of the import file. See Appendix A for a list of columns that support loading multiple values.
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   There are several example text files in the C:\STORET\orasto2\SIM\SIM200_EXAMPLES directory that
may help you as you organize your data.
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Tutorial I. Defining an Import Configuration

   The following lesson will show you how to create a custom Import Configuration that will describe the
format of your text files.
       1. Begin by starting SIM.
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       2. From this screen, you can either start a new import of data or access an existing import that you may
       have brought into SIM but have yet to migrate to the STORET database.
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       3. From this New Import menu, you select the type of file that you wish to import into SIM. If you
       choose Stations and Station Details, you will be prompted to select a secondary type.
       Click [Field Measurements and Non-biological Samples.
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       4. This menu allows you to specify the Import Configuration and the path to the text file that you want
       to import.
       Click Define New Import Configuration
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       5. From this SIM Import Configuration menu, you can:
         a) Provide a name and description for the Import Configuration
         b) Define the organization that this data will load into.
         c) Indicate the delimiter that will be used in the text file.
         d) Select the data elements that will be included in the text file.
         e) Define the position or order in which the data elements will appear in the file.
         f) Establish default values for the data elements in the import file that are left null or blank.
         g) View the format that each row in the import file must adhere to if this configuration is used.
         h) Establish how individual data elements will be additionally formatted (if appropriate).
         i) Establish translation parameters that change values while a file is being imported.
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       7.  You can establish a translation by defining the "Code" that should be translated and the value that it
       should be "Translated To". Users can use the arrows at the end row of each data elements to translate to
       valid STORET values (if they exist).
       Click |Close| and then the llnstructionsi tab on the Import Configuration menu.
       8.  You can use this menu to establish general import instructions.  Change an instruction by
       highlighting a row and clicking the relevant arrow.  If you choose to "create translations...", the
       software will populate the "Code" field on the Translations menu with any values that do not match
       required valid values. You must then fill in the "Translate To" field and re-import the file for the
       changes to take place.  Other instructions allow you to auto-generate Trip IDs and Visit Numbers.
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Summary

   The purpose of an import configuration is to set up a pattern to translate your data file into
STORET by using SIM. SIM import configurations can help you set up the order of fields,
format data, and perform simple data translations.
In Tutorial I. Defining an Import Configuration, you learned how to:
       •      Define a new import configuration

       •      Save a new import configuration

       •      Use translations to change values while a file is being imported.
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Tutorial II. Using SIM to Migrate Data to STORET

This tutorial illustrates the following:

    •   The Import of a text file into SIM so that it can be validated against the STORET database.

    •   The Migration of data that passes validation from the temporary SIM tables into STORET.

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    4. The name of the Import Configuration and the Organization to which the data will be associated should
    now appear on the Import File menu. You can review the configuration details by clicking the button
    labeled "Edit Existing Import Configuration".
    You must now define the path to the file that you want to import.  Click [Browse
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    5. This menu allows you to navigate your drives and directories to locate the appropriate file.
    Select "C:\STORET\orasto2\SIM\SIM200_EXAMPLES\Example - Field Measurements" and click [Open
    Note - Based on your original installation parameters, the example files may be located on a different path
    on your system.
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    6. The name of the text file should now appear on the Import File menu.
    Now click |IMPORT| and then |OK| when the import is complete.
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    7. SIM checked the file for errors that would prevent the data from being loaded to STORET and it has
    imported the data into a series of temporary tables.

    From this Import Status menu, you can:
      a)  Review the number of records that that SIM imported, the number of those records that had errors,
          and the number of those records that are ready to be migrated to STORET.

      b)  View import errors for the entire file and/or preview records with errors on a record-by-record basis.

      c)  Delete an import from SIM's temporary tables. All data remains in the SIM temporary tables until
          the import is deleted.  You should delete your imports once you are satisfied that your data has been
          accurately loaded to STORET.

      d)  Export records with errors after an Export Path and an Export File Name have been designated.

      e)  Reference and/or edit the Import Configuration that was used for this import.
      f)  Click [Migrate Records to STORET| and move the data you imported from the temporary SIM
          tables to STORET's permanent tables.

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Summary

   In Tutorial II. Using SIM to Migrate Data to STORET, you learned how to:
       •      Import files to SIM using a pre-defined import configuration and text file.

       •      Migrate data into STORET.
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Tutorial III. Advanced Functions

   This tutorial illustrates the following:

    •  Viewing the status of import files brought into SIM but not migrated or purged

    •  Removing (undo) a migration of data from STORET

    •  Generating an error report to print or save

    •  Reordering field positions in an Import Configuration

    •  Saving and loading Import Configurations

    •  Viewing data that has been imported to SIM


1. View the status of an import that was brought into SIM but was not migrated or
   purged

      There may be cases where you have previously imported files to SIM, but did not migrate them to
STORET. This may occur because you had to stop your session, you wanted to review a file, or for another
reason. Other times, you may not recall whether you migrated a particular file to STORET, or purged it from
STORET.  This tutorial helps you review your imports to determine their status.
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       There are four different categories of imports that you can access: Projects, Stations, Results, and
       Biological. To review the status of the import that was performed in Tutorial II, click RESULTS.
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       return to the Import Status menu that you saw in Step 4 of Tutorial II.
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2. Remove or undo a migration of data from STORET
       Select "Advanced" then "Migration Log" from the SIM windows menu.
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       Highlight the migration that you would like to remove from STORET and click the appropriate
       Clear Migration from STORET| button
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STORET interface.
3. Generate an error report file to print or save
       Select "Advanced" then "Import Error Report" from the SIM windows menu.
       Use the down-turned arrow to select the file that was imported. Next, click [Run Report
              Import Status Report
           The dropdown h:.t contains the names of imported files. Select
           8 file, then click the 'Run Report' button to display import errots
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      A report of errors that occurred during import is displayed.  From this screen, you can print the report or
      save it to a file.
4. Reordering field positions in an Import Configuration
      Field or column positions can be reordered from the Import Configuration menu.  Suppose Start Date
      needs to be in the second position instead of the third You can change the position number from 3 to a
      number between 1 and 2 (such as 1.5) and click Save to reorder the columns.
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5. Saving and loading Import Configurations
      From the Import Configuration menu: you can save import configurations to a external file and load
      copied configurations using the |Copy ConfigurationsI and [Load Configurations] buttons.
6. Viewing Data that has been imported to SIM
      View data that is in SIM using the View.. .List capability that can be found under the Projects, Stations,
      or Results and Activities menus. Double-click an individual record to recall and view the data. Each
      record will have a status of:
      Approved for migration to STORET
      Not approved for migration to STORET
      Exported (migrated) from SIM to STORET
      Uploaded if SIM copied data from STORET itself
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System Configuration Definitions

   Under the Advanced/System Config menu option in SIM v2.0, there are several user-defined settings used to
configure your system. The definitions for each of the configuration settings are listed below.

      BUILD_NUMBER
      The Build Number configuration item displays the four digit Gold Systems release number for this
      installation for SIM. This number is displayed in the description column.  The value column is not used.

      DFLT ORG
      The Default Organization configuration item allows the user to identify a STORET organization that
      will default throughout the SIM application when the user is prompted to enter an organization. This
      will not prohibit the user from selecting another valid organization if desired.

      IMPORT PATH
      The Import Path configuration item allows the user to set a path to a directory where text files are
      located for import into SIM. When the user  clicks the Browse button in the Import File form, the user
      will automatically be directed to the directory named in the Import Path configuration item value. If the
      ALLOW_LONG_LINES configuration item is set to "Yes", the import path must be entered from the
      server's perspective and the browse button will be disabled.

      DFLT_EXPORT_PATH
      The Default Export Path configuration item allows the user to set a path to a directory where files will
      be created if errors were found in the import. In the Import Status window, the user can view/edit the
      export path and click the Export Records with Errors button to create the export file.

      DFLT_EXPORT_FILE
      The Default Export File configuration item allows the user to define the default name of a file, which
      will be created if errors were found in the import.  In the Import Status window, the user can view/edit
      the export filename and click the Export Records with Errors button to create the export file.

      HELP_PATH
      The Help Path configuration item allows the user to point to a directory that contains the files needed to
      access the general help window. The chosen directory path must contain the files sim2_gen.gid and
      sim2_gen.hlp. In a standard SIM v2.0 installation, the files will be contained in the directory where the
      software was installed.

      SINGLE_USER_ENVIRONMENT
      The Single User Environment configuration  item allows the user to set a value for either a single or
      multiple user environments. If only one user will be accessing the SIM and STORET databases at any
      given time set this to "YES".  If the value is  set to "Yes", the speed of the migration will increase.
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       COPY PATH
       The Copy Path configuration item allows the user to set a default path to a directory where the copy/load
       utility will read/write the import configuration files.  In the Copy and Load Configuration forms, the
       user can view/edit the default copy path and file name.

       ALLOW_LONG_LINES
       The Allow Long Lines configuration item allows the user to configure the system to read ASCII files
       with very long lines. When the configuration value is set to "Yes", the user can import files with lines
       longer than 1000 characters. When the system is configured to allow long lines, the import file is parsed
       by the database rather than the client machine. As a result, the browse button is disabled and you must
       enter the full path and file name as it could be found from the database server.  DO NOT alter this value
       without consulting USER MANUAL.

       DIRLIST_PATH
       The Directory Path configuration item allows the user to choose the FTP Directory Path. This
       configuration item value is not used in the standard SIM v2.0 installation.

       DIRLIST_NAME
       The Directory List Name configuration item allows the user to choose the FTP Directory List Name.
       This configuration item value is not used in the standard SIM v2.0 installation.

       DO PRE CHECK
       The Do Pre-Check configuration item allows the user to ascertain whether data files contain errors
       before they are stored in the SIM database.  This configuration item value is not used in the standard
       SIM v2.0 installation.
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                          Appendix A.
         Listing of Available STORET Data Elements
                       for Each File Type
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1. Project Descriptions
Data Element | Required Allowed Values
Project ID
Name
Start Date
Duration
Purpose
Contact
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2. Station Descriptions
         Data Element
                                 Required   [Allowed Values
Station ID
Station Name
Primary Type
Secondary Type
Esta bl ish me nt Date
Point Name
Water Depth
Water Depth Units
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Latitude
Latitude Direction
Longitude
Longitude Direction
Lat/Long Mejiajje merit Date
Ge o posit io n j ng Dat u m
Ge oposit io n i ng Met ho d
Scale
State
County
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Elevation                      i
Elevation Units                 iConditional
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Elevation Dat urn                iConditional
Elevation Measurement Date     i
Ocean Name
Shore Relation
Additional Ocean Name          \
Ocean Station Dist to Shore      j
°..c.e.an. Sla.?i9n. P.M! t° Shore Units iConditional
Ocean Station Ref Point         \
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Secondary Estuary
Estuary State
Other Estuary
Additional Estuary Name
Estuary Distance to Shore
Estuary Dist to Shore Units
Estuary Reference Point
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         Data Element
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Estuary State
Great Lake
Additional Great Lake Name
Great Lake Dist to Shore
Great Lakei Dist to'..Shore.Unjts....
Great Lake Reference Point
IConditional
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3. Additional Locations
       Data Element      [Required
                                        Allowed Values
                              Yes
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Station ID                 I
Point Type                j
Point Name               I
Sequence Number         \     Yes
Latitude	|     Yes
Latitude Direction          I Defaults to "N"
Longitude                \     Yes
Longitude Direction         \ Defaults to "W"
Lat/Long Measurement Date j
Geopositio n i n g Datu m
Ge oposit |p n i n g Method
Elevation
Elevation U nits
  .Yatip.O. Method
Elevation Datum
Elevation Measurement Date
Scale
                              Yes
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Data Element
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Weil Number
Well Name
Weii Status
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Well Head Latitude
Well Head Latitude Direction

Well Head Longitude
Well Head Longitude Direction
Well Head Geopositioning Datum
Well Head Geopositioning Method
Weif Head Scale 	
Well Head Measurement Date
Well Head Elevation
Well Head Elevation Units
Well Head Elevation Method
Well Head Elevation Datum
Elevation Measurement Date
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5. Field Measurements and Non-biological Samples
             Data Element
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Trip ID
Trip Start Date
Trip Stop Date
Trip Name
Station ID
Point Type
Sequence Number
Well or Pipe ID
Additional Location Information
Station Visit Number
  ati°D YJ^it Arrival Date
Visit Comments
Project ID
                                         Yes    i Must Exist in STORE!
                                         Yes
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Data Element Required Allowed Values
Activity ID | Yes
Medium | Yes | Yes
Activity Type | Yes | Yes
Activity Category ( Conditional j Yes
Trip QC Type j Conditional j Yes
QC Indicator \ \ Yes
Sample Matrix j | Yes
Chain of Custody i 6 j |
Replicate Number ! Conditional |
Activity Start Date j Yes |
Activity Start Time | |
Activity Start Time Zone | Conditional | Yes
Activity End Date | |
Activity End Time j j
Activity End Time Zone I Conditional | Yes
Total Sample Weight j j
Total Sample Weight Units j Conditional i Yes
Depth to Activity j |
Depth to Activity Units j Conditional | Yes
Relative Depth j | Yes
Depth Measured From i |
Lower Depth j j
Upper Depth i i
Upper/Lower Depth Units 1 Conditional | Yes
Depth Zone Type j j Yes
Thermocline I i Yes
Halocline I i Yes
Pycnocline | | Yes
Personnel | i Must Exist in STORET
Activity Comments \ \
Sample Collection Procedure ID j Conditional j Must Exist in STORET
Gear ID \ Conditional i Yes
Gear Configuration ID ! | Must Exist in STORET
Gear Deployment Comments j i
Sample Preservation, Transport & Storage ID j | Must Exist in STORET
Sample Transport and Storage Comments j |
Field Set Name (Conditional |
Field Set ID (Conditional i
Detection Condition | | Yes
Characteristic Group ID ponditional j Must Exist in STORET
Characteristic Row ID (Conditional | Must Exist in STORET
Characteristic Name (Conditional j Yes
Result Value (Conditional i Yes*
Result Value Units (Conditional | Yes
Result Status (Defaults to \ Yes
("F" j
Sample Fraction (Conditional | Yes
Statistic Type ! i Yes
Value Type (Defaults to i
("Actual" | Yes
Precision | |
Confidence Level j j Yes
Bias |
CL Corrected for Bias ( | Yes
Duration Basis ( i Yes
Temperature Basis ( | Yes
Weight basis ( | Yes
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              Data Element
                                        Required
                                                     Allowed Values
                                                                        Multiple Allowed
Field/Lab Procedure
Field/Lab Procedure Source
Laboratory Certified
Laboratory Batch ID
Analysis Date
Analysis Time
  alysis I!m? .?P.ne
Lab Sample  Prep Procedure
Lab Samp|e  Prep Procedure source
Quantification Low
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Detection Limit
Detection Limit Unit
Detection Limit Comment
                                       [Conditional j Must Exist in STORET
                                                          Yes
                                                          Yes
                                       iConditiona| |         Yes
                                      jIIIIIIIII]Eyi''I^ijK'
                                       (Conditional I         Yes
                                       (Conditional
Yes
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6. Biological Samples
              Data Element
Required |    Allowed Values
                                                                          Multiple Allowed
Trip ID                                  I   Yes
Trip Start Date                            !
Trip Stop Date                            I
Trip Name                               \
Station ID	1	Yes'"
Point Type                               \
Sequence Number                        j Conditional |
Well or Pipe ID                           [Conditional]
Additional Location Information              j          i
Station Visit Number                      j   Yes   |
Station Visit Arrival Date                   j          j
Visit Comments                          I          |
Project ID                               j   Yes
Activity ID                               |   Yes   |
Medium                                 |   Yes   I
Activity Type                             |   Yes   |
Activity Category                          j   Yes   \
QC Indicator                             j          \
Sample Matrix                            j          |
Chain of;Custody ID                       j          j
Rep] [cat e Number                        ! Conditional |
Intent	j	Yes	I
Parent Sample ID                         | Conditional I

Community                              j Conditional |
Bio Part                                 j Conditional i
S u bject Taxo n                            j Co n d it i p n a 11
Subject Taxpn Species Number             j          I
Total Sample Weight                      |          I
Total Sample Weight Units                 | Con d it ion a 11
Activity Start Date                         |   Yes   1
Activity Start Time                        j          |
Activity Start Time Zone                   I Conditional i
Activity End Date                          j          j
Activity End Time                         I          i
Activity End Time Zone                    j Conditional |
   P!!ll 5.9. Activity                          i          |
9.?.Plt!).!° Actiyjty Units                     ! Conditional |
Relative Depth                            \          \
Depth Measured From                     j          |
Lower Depth                             \          i
Upper Depth                             I          |
ypper/Lpwer Depth yn|ts                  ! Cond|t|pnal!
Depth Zone Type                         I          i
Thermocline                             i          I
Halocline                                \          \
Pycnocline                               I          i
Personnel                               \
Activity Comments                        \          \
Sample Co I lection Procedure ID             \ Conditional!
Gear ID                                 !Cpnd|t|pnaM
Gear Configuration ID                     I          |
Gear Deploy me nt Comments               !
?amP!? Ere..s..e..!y.?!-!9.0' Ira.DsP9.d: * Storage ID |
Sam pi e Jra n spo rt a nd Sto rag e Comments    j          j
Field Set ID                              I Conditional i
          Must Exist in STORET
          Must Exist in STORET
          Must Exist in SJORET

                B |plogical
          	Yes	
          	Yes	
          	Yes	
                  Yes
                  Yes         i
          Must Exist in STORET 1
           or Current Data File  |
                  Yes         1
          	Yes	i
          	Yes	1
          	Yes	j

                  Yes         1
                  Yes
                  Yes

                  Yes
                 "Yes""
                  Yes
          	Yes	

                  Yes
          	Yes	

          	Yes	

          Must Exist in STORET
          Must Exist in STORET
          ................................... Yes ....................................
          Must Exist in I'
          Must Exist in
Yes. Separate with "\"
                               Yes. Separate with "\"
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Data Element Required
Field Set Name I Conditional
Distance Fished |
Distance Fished Units | Conditional
Fished Duration j
Fished Duration Units j Conditional
Trap or Net Sampling Duration j
Trap or Net Sampling Duration Units j Conditional
Relative Current Direction j
Relative Wind Direction j
Orientation to Current j
Trap or Net Comments |
Bio Results Group ID | Conditional
Bio Results Type | Conditional
Bio Results Group Description j
Bio Group Count Type I Conditional
Total Number in Group j Conditional
Frequency Analysis Type I Conditional
Primary Class Descriptor j Conditional
Secondary Class Descriptor j
Primary Class Value I Conditional
Secondary Class Value \
Common Class Descriptor j Conditional
Common Class Descriptor Units j Conditional
Sex ]
Life Stage !
Frequency Class Count I Conditional
Lower Class Bound I Conditional
Upper Class Bound | Conditional
Number of Individuals in Group | Conditional
Individual Number | Conditional
Detection Condition j
Characteristic Group ID j Conditional
Characteristic Row ID j Conditional
Characteristic Name j Conditional
Characteristic Species Number j
Result Value j Conditional
Result Value Units | Conditional
Result Status | Defaults to
| "F"
Sample Fraction j Conditional
Allowed Values Multiple Allowed
I

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	 Yes 	 j 	


	 Yes 	 1 	
:::::::::::::::::i::::::::::::::::i
Yes |

	 Yes 	 I 	
	 Yes 	
	 Yes 	


	 Yes 	
	 Yes 	
Yes
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	 Yes 	
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	 Yes* 	
Yes
Yes

Yes
Statistic Type ] 	 Yes
Value Type j Defaults to
j "Actual"
Precision j
Confidence Level j
Bias j
CL Corrected for Bias j
Duration Basis I
Temperature Basis |
Weight basis |
Cell Form |
Cell Shape j
Habit ]
Voltinism !
Taxon Pollution Tolerance j
Trophic Level j
Result Comment j
Laboratory ID I
Field/Lab Procedure j Conditional

Yes

Ye^

	 Yes 	
	 Yes 	
Yes
Yes
	 Yes 	
	 Yes 	
Yes
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jyiust Exist in STORE?
Jvjust Exist in STORET
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Data Element Required
Field/Lab Procedure Source i
Laboratory Certified |
Laboratory Batch ID |
Analysis Date \
Analysis Time j
Lab Sample Prep Procedure j
Lab Sample Prep Procedure Source j
Quantification Low !
Detection Limit !
Detection Limit Unit i Conditional
Detection Limit Comment 1
Allowed Values
Yes
Yes
	 Yes 	
Must Exist in STORET
IIIIIII^IIIIIII

Yes

Multiple Allowed






*Result values can be numbers or, in some cases they are chosen from lists of allowable values.
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