CruiseComp Cruise Data Merger Module User Manual
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1. CruiseComp Cruise Data Merger Module User Manual February 26 2010 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Pagei Table of Contents 1 CRUISE DATA MERGER MODULE 1 eser eene nn enun hu n na IRR RR RR DRE RR SR RR RR RR SR RR nnmnnn nnne 1 TEE INTROS ON anders Mure Sut cases SU dada 1 1 2 DATA MERGER MAIN SCREEN uu nsccccccccccececceccecececcecceceesecsecsensesecaersensesacsessesueaucaenseasnsesecaessessssecaesenses 1 2 MERGINGDATASE TS nn Sr LOL LU IL A uo nO 3 2 1 STARTING THE CRUISE DATA MERGER MODULE uuucsececececcccecececcecececcaesenscecaeaenensceeaesenensentnensnscesatnenens 3 22 DISPLAYING A PROJECT S CONTENT Sia coccscoccecocsececcecatcecercecsncesencnnscaesecasrecateecunonsaneausnsarscansanstansecansecs 3 2 9 IWWIERGING DATA T Q 4 24 CONFIRM NAME DIALOG BLOCK nen a ee 4 25 MAPPING DIALOG dos 5 2 6 CONFIRM NAME DIALOG PLOTS aaa ea EEE 6 2 7 MAPPING TREATMENT UNITS AND NON MERCHANTABLE AREAS ieeeese eene nnn nnn 6 2 8 MERGING MULTIPLE BLOCKS TYPES AND PLOTS eesssssseees eese sn hne nnn hh ssh hrs saris s sa rss ssa risa sss naa 7 List of Figures Figure 1 Merge Project Interface in block display mode cccsecccccseeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeaeeeeesaaeeeeseueeesseeeeesseeeeesaeeeesnees 1 Figure 2 Project display modes amp custom functions cccceeececeeeeeeneeeeecseeeeecaeueeese2. Merge Project E E z x Project to be merged Plats in black 019 19 Lurrent Project Plots in black 282 BLOCK 282 E E TEST2a CCP block type strip plot ic block type strip plot mic El B 011 11 P282 1 1 M H E 012 12 P 282 1 2 M H B 013 13 P 282 1 3 M E A Confirm Name Dialog x E B 016 16 a E B D17 17 Please push OR to use the original attributes or type in a different one 5 pi B5 018 18 Ee 8 019 19 Description Kap bor m3 ig Always use original block attributes unless there is a name conflict or already mapped Cancel All Cancel Project display mode er BEEN fr Copy non merchantable areas fr Copy treatment unit areas fr Recalculate type TU areas Overte Project Identity and Standard Gk Cancel Figure 5 Confirm Name Dialog 2 5 MAPPING DIALOG Once each block has been merged the Mapping Dialog will ask the user to confirm the type numbers In the example Block 19 has just one type Type 19 which does not exist in the Current Project The user can retain the number 19 give it another unique number keeping it as a distinct type or select an existing Current Project type from the dropdown list in the Map to box By checking the Always use original type attributes unless there is a name conflict or already mapped checkbox the user tells the program to use all type attributes that were in the original data This allows the user
3. plot click on that plot Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 4 Merge Project Project to be merged Trees in plot 019 19 04 4 En B5 011 11 tree He spe oem B3 012 12 n n B3 013 13 83 014 14 B3 015 15 83 016 16 Bi 017 17 83 018 18 B3 019 19 019 19 00 1 E 919 19 00 2 019 19 00 3 919 19 00 4 25 019 19 00 5 n19 19 nA 1 E 019 19 04 2 n19 19 nA 3 i E 919 19 05 4 Project display mode Blocks t Types Reset All 4A Copy non merchantable areas x Curent Project an blocks in the project H E test2 ccp Block m description 282 I BLOCK 282 E El El fr Copy treatment unit areas A Recalculate type TU areas Overwrite Project Identity and Standard BK nom Figure 4 Merge Project Main Screen 2 3 MERGING DATA Click those blocks types or plots to be merged one at a time or in a group using the Ctrl or Shift key Drag and drop them into the Current Project on the right side of the screen Plots must be dropped into the appropriate block shown in the All blocks in the project section As each item is dropped into the Current Project CruiseComp checks for naming conflicts and advises the user if any edits need to be made The program will not allow two blocks with identical internal block names to be merged no matter what the block description is The internal block na
4. 13 13 B 014 14 E 8 015 15 E B 016 16 E B4 017 17 e 83 0185 18 E B 019 19 P 019 19 00 1 E 019 19 00 2 j E 019 19 00 4 j P 019 19 04 1 Project display mode Blocks Types Reset All fr Copy non merchantable areas fr Copy treatment unit areas 4A Recalculate type TU areas wverwrite Project Identity and Standard BK EET Figure 1 Merge Project Interface in block display mode The Il symbol denotes the file name of the Project to be merged or the Current Project The l amp symbol denotes a block in the Project to be merged or the Current Project The ll symbol not shown in Figure 1 denotes a type in the Project to be merged or the Current Project The F symbol denotes a plot in Project to be merged or the Current Project The l symbol denotes a tree in a plot in the Project to be merged or the Current Project Please note that individual trees cannot be merged They are only shown to help the user identify plots for merging The user can merge areas from the source file along with the data by using a series of check boxes in the lower left portion of the Merge Project window Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 2 Project display made Blacks Topes Reset All Iw Copy non merchantable areas Copy treatment unit areas i Recalculate type TU areas Ovensrite Project Identity and Standard Figure 2 Pro
5. aeeesaueeessaueesseeeesesaeeeesaaeeesseeeeessaes 2 Figure 3 eelecting a datas ei uicit quise cenis sie 3 Figure 4 Merge Project Wain SCr eens a a 4 Figure gt Gonlirm Name Dial 0d ERN 5 me Gide cure i218 9 iae NUI alo EE EDT Moen weer o TNT rar en LR REST UR 5 Figure Z Conin Name Dial OG conics ee 6 Figure 8 Block that was moved shown in red seeeesssssssssesssseseeee nennen nennen nennen nnns nn nnns na nnn nsns 6 Figure 9 Mapping Treatment Units eeesssesssessessssseeeeeene nennen nnne nnne nnn nnns nni nnne nis naa ann r inns a ann r inna ann nna 7 Figure 10s Selecting Multiple Blocks ira seen 8 Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 1 1 CRUISE DATA MERGER MODULE 1 1 INTRODUCTION The Industrial Forestry Service Cruise Data Merger Module greatly enhances the value and flexibility of CruiseComp software It allows the user to quickly merge block type and or plot data from one dataset into another 1 2 DATA MERGER MAIN SCREEN The Data Merger Screen has two main sections the Project to be merged source data file on the left side of the screen and the Current Project destination data file on the right side of the screen Merge Project 3 Project to be merged Trees in plot 019 19 04 4 Curent Project All blocks in the project BS 011 11 x E G test2 cep block m description H B 012 12 Bi 282 I BLOCK 282 E B5 0
6. al Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 3 2 MERGING DATASETS 2 1 STARTING THE CRUISE DATA MERGER MODULE The Current Project or data destination file must first be opened in CruiseComp before starting the Data Merger Module To access the Data Merger Module select File Menu and choose Merge or press the Merge fi button located on the toolbar Select the Project to be merged file by double clicking or highlighting it and clicking the Open button Merge CruiseComp Project 2 E a x ET a test amp t rrEJ festl CCP File name TEST 2a CCP Files of type CruiseComp Project ccp Cancel Figure 3 Selecting a dataset d The Merge Project main screen will then be displayed 2 2 DISPLAYING A PROJECT S CONTENTS The Project Display Mode at the lower left of the screen see figure 4 allows the user to view the data to be merged by block or by type If there is only one type in the project then the mode option will be grayed out and the default will be blocks mode Under each block or type the plots and the trees in each plot can be viewed which helps to clearly identify the data before merging To display the blocks contained in the Project to be merged or the Current Project click on the small plus sign beside it The blocks will be displayed below the project To view the plots in a block click on the small plus sign beside the appropriate block To view the trees contained in a
7. ject display modes amp custom functions The Project Display mode determines whether the data to be merged is displayed by block or by type The user cannot choose both at the same time The Copy non merchantable areas option will merge any non merchantable areas such as wildlife tree patches reserves or RoW s into the Current Project This box is checked as the default The Copy treatment unit areas option will merge the treatment unit areas of the Project to be merged into the Current Project This box is checked as the default The Recalculate type TU Treatment Units areas option recalculates the types in the Current Project after the source types have been merged in This box is checked as the default The Overwrite Project Identity and Standard option replaces the Current Project identity and standards with those from the Project to be merged Check this option when the Project to be merged source file contains the more appropriate information than the Current Project destination file This box is unchecked as the default The Reset All button will cancel the merge process and the Merge Project window will revert to its Original setup removing any blocks types or plots from the Current Project This can be done at any time before the final step of the merge process has been completed It is always a good practice to make back up copies of the original files before working on them to avoid irreversible mistakes Industri
8. mes must be unique otherwise the plots from the source project will have to be transferred over one by one If the Project to be merged has a type that is identical to the Current Project the user has the option to map it to the Current Project type or rename it to make it unique If a plot in the Project to be merged has a type and plot number identical to one in the Current Project it must be given a new unique plot number 2 4 CoNFIRM NAME DiALOG BLOCK In figure 5 block 19 has been moved to the Current Project Before it can be accepted the user must ensure that the internal block number is unique For example if block 19 in the Project to be merged has an internal block number of 001 and a block in the Current Project block 282 has the same number the user must change the internal block number in the Project to be merged to a unique number In the example the block numbers are unique so no changes need to be made By checking the Always use original block attributes unless there is a name conflict or already mapped checkbox the user tells the program to use all block attributes in the original data unless they conflict with the data in the Current Project This allows user skip through other prompts related to block attributes if the original attributes are unique and will not be duplicated in the Current Project Once the block is unique press the OK button Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 5
9. nterface and continue the merge process as explained above Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 8 All blacks in the project block m description mee I 3013 85 015 8 017 8 018 B 019 Figure 10 Selecting Multiple blocks When the Cruise Data Merger module is complete it will close and return to the CruiseComp main screen CruiseComp does not support merging Harvest Method areas because the areas cannot always be correctly identified by block and or type So once the merge process has been completed the harvest method areas must be calculated and entered by hand Finally once the data merger has been completed check the Current Project to confirm that all the required blocks types and plots are present all labels are correct and all areas have been assigned correctly Industrial Forestry Service Ltd
10. our current project entities by moving them up and down in the left had side list aginst those In the one to the right Project to be merged Lurent project gt gt gt gt gt Cancel Figure 9 Mapping Treatment Units Once the treatment units have been mapped press the OK button The program then moves to the Map Non Merchantable Areas window It is merged in the same manner as the treatment units 2 8 MERGING MULTIPLE BLOCKS TYPES AND PLOTS The Cruise Data Merger Module allows the user to merge multiple blocks types or plots from one dataset to another without repeating the merge steps on each individual block type or plot To do this the user performs the normal steps up to the point of dragging the desired data from the Project to be merged to the Current Project The user has two ways of selecting multiple data items 1 Hold down the lt ctrl gt key and left click the mouse on each desired block type or plot in the All blocks types or plots in project interface just to the right of the Project to be merged window Drag and drop the highlighted data into to the Current Project interface and continue the merge process as explained above 2 Hold the left button of the mouse down in the white portion of the interface and draw a box around the data to be merged When the button is released the data to be merged will be highlighted Drag and drop the highlighted data into to the Current Project i
11. s unless there is a name conflict Cancel All Cancel Figure 7 Confirm Name Dialog Once the cruise data is in the Current Project and has gone through all the dialog boxes the data turns red to show that it has been moved Curent Project al blacks in the project testi ccp block m description 282 1 BLOCK 282 JBoss 1 19 Figure 8 Block that was moved shown in red Press OK to complete 2 7 MAPPING TREATMENT UNITS AND NON MERCHANTABLE AREAS If the Copy treatment unit areas option was selected at the beginning of the merge process a window will open asking the user to map the treatment units This requires the user to link treatments units from the Project to be merged with treatment units in the Current Project The example below shows the Merch treatment unit being mapped to the Merch treatment unit of the current project The other treatment units that do not exist within the Current Project will be mapped to treatment units B C D and Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 7 E in the Current Project By selecting a treatment unit from the Project to be merged the user can choose to map the selected treatment unit to a different treatment unit in the Current Project by pressing the up or down buttons Map Treatment Units Treatment units in the project to be merged may refer to different entities in your current project please make sure they are correcto mapped to y
12. to skip through other prompts related to type attributes if the original type attributes are unique and will not be duplicated in the Current Project Mapping Dialog Please choose ta map the merging entity to one already in the current project or create a new one Type Description E fe JX m Always use original type attributes unless there is a name conflict or already mapped Cancel All Cancel Figure 6 Mapping Dialog Industrial Forestry Service Ltd Cruise Data Merger Page 6 2 6 CoNFIRM NAME DiALOG PLOTS Once the types have been identified in the Mapping Dialog the Confirm Name Dialog will ask the user to confirm the strip and plot information If plots from the source file share the same strip and plot number as a plot in the same type in the current project the strip and or plot number will have to be made unique Making a plot unique can be done by either changing the strip number or changing the plot number in the Confirm Name Dialog By checking the Always use original plot attributes unless there is a name conflict checkbox the user tells the program to use all original plot attribute data This allows the user to skip through other plot attribute prompts if the original attributes are unique and will not be duplicated in the Current Project Confirm Name Dialog Please push DK to use the orginal attributes ar type in a different one Block Type Strip Flot M Always use original plot attribute
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