Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco

Isco Flowlink 5.1 ® Software
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You can monitor the Status box that reports the current status
and a progress bar, and the Statistics box that reports the
number of data records, data types, and total records imported.
Flowlink is only able to import properly formatted CSV files. The
format must include a data definition header to instruct Flowlink
how to handle the information in the file. Data from non-Isco
instruments and data from spreadsheet applications must also
comply with this specific header format.
CSV imports: data
definition header
The Data Definition Header is a format that is necessary for
Flowlink’s Import and Export features.
The Header refers to the first rows in the .CSV file that classify
the data. Flowlink supports a five or six line header. The first
line, “Site Name” is optional and may be omitted.
If you have a Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet file to
convert, check to ensure that it is formatted with the header. The
example below shows the arrangement of data in this format.
Header Terms • Site Name - The site name stored within the
instrument.
• Isco Quantity - The quantity of measurements such as
flow, level, temperature, etc.
• Label - Sub-names such as test or specific titles you
want for your data.
• Units - The unit of measure for each measurement.
• Resolution - The number of digits right of the decimal
point as an indication of the number to be rounded. In
the above example, level will always be displayed with 3
digits after the decimal point.
• Significant Digits - The total number of digits to be
displayed. In the example above, level will be displayed
with as many as five significant digits.
Once in the proper format, the spreadsheet file should be saved
(or exported) as a comma-separated-values (.CSV) file, also
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