What are the ways to manage environmental conditions?
There are three different methods for managing environmental conditions in Qualer:
- Update Environment Conditions: Set up current environmental conditions that automatically apply to measurements as you enter data
- Override: Force specific environmental factors to all measurements in a batch
- Edit Measurement Conditions: Edit environmental conditions for a single measurement point
What are Environment Conditions vs Measurement Conditions?
Environment Conditions are the current environmental condition of your room. Think of them as a template that holds values (temperature, humidity, pressure, etc.) that will be automatically applied to measurements as you enter data for them. These are the conditions that will be applied to all new measurements.
Measurement Conditions are the actual environmental conditions recorded for each specific measurement. Once a measurement has its conditions set, it has its own copy that won't automatically change when you update the Environment Conditions.
What does the Update button do?
The Update button saves your values to the Environment Conditions. It does not directly update any measurements. Instead, it prepares the values so they're ready to be automatically applied to measurements when you enter data for them.
When you later enter measurement data (readings), the system automatically copies the Environment Conditions values to that measurement's conditions - but only if those measurement conditions haven't been set yet.
When do Environment Conditions get applied to my measurements?
The Environment Conditions values are automatically copied to a measurement when you enter data for that measurement, but only if:
- The measurement's environmental conditions have not been set previously
- You are entering measurement data (readings)
Once a measurement has environmental conditions set, the Environment Conditions values will not automatically overwrite them when you enter more data.
What does the Override button do?
The Override button allows you to forcefully apply specific environmental factors from the Environment Conditions to all measurements in the entire batch, regardless of whether they've been set before. This is different from Update because:
- It applies to all existing measurements, not just new ones
- It overwrites existing environmental condition values
- You select which specific factors to override using checkboxes
What's the typical workflow?
- Before taking measurements, set the Environment Conditions
- Click Update to save those values
- As you enter measurement data, the Environment Conditions values are automatically applied to each measurement
- If environmental conditions change mid-session, update the Environment Conditions again
- If you need to correct specific factors across all measurements already taken, use Override
How do I use the Update button?
- Navigate to Environment Conditions in your work order item As Found or As Left measurement form
- Enter or modify the environmental condition values
- Optionally, select an Environment (room) to load saved values
- Click Update to save the Environment Conditions
- These values will now be automatically applied as you enter measurement data
How do I use the Override button?
- Navigate to Environment Conditions in your work order item As Found or As Left measurement form
- Enter the correct environmental condition values
- Check the boxes next to the specific factors you want to apply to all measurements
- Click Override (enabled once you select at least one factor)
- Confirm the action
- All measurements in the batch are updated with the selected factors
What is an Environment?
An Environment is a saved set of environmental condition values for a room like "Lab Room 1" or "Calibration Bay A". You can "read" from a room to quickly populate the Environment Conditions with stored values for that location, rather than manually entering each environmental factor. This is useful when you have sensors that are capturing and updating environmental conditions automatically.
Can I edit environmental conditions for just one measurement?
Yes. In addition to updating Environment Conditions and using Override, you can edit environmental conditions for a specific measurement point directly from the measurement screen.
When you edit a single measurement's conditions:
- If only that measurement point is using those conditions, it updates them directly
- You see a similar interface titled "Measurement Conditions" rather than "Environment Conditions", and without the Override button
How do I access environmental conditions for a specific measurement?
Click environmental conditions at the bottom of each measurement point to edit. The exact navigation may vary based on your user interface configuration.
When should I use Update vs Override vs Edit Individual Measurement?
Use Update Environment Conditions when:
- Setting up environmental conditions before you start taking measurements
- Updating conditions for future measurements you haven't taken yet
- You want values to automatically apply as you enter data
Use Override when:
- You've discovered environmental conditions were incorrect during your measurement session
- Specific factors (like temperature or humidity) changed and you need to update ALL measurements in the batch
- You need to correct multiple existing measurements that already have environmental conditions set
Use Edit Individual Measurement when:
- You need to correct environmental conditions for just one specific measurement
- Conditions were different for one particular measurement point
- You don't want to affect other measurements in the batch
Why is the Override button grayed out?
The Override button is disabled until you select at least one environmental factor using the checkboxes. You must also have the Override Conditions permission in addition to Order Process permission.
What permissions do I need?
- Update button: Order Process permission
- Override button: Order Process permission AND Override Conditions permission
Can I override calculated factors like Air Buoyancy or Z Factor?
No, calculated factors cannot be individually selected for override. However, they are automatically recalculated when you override or update the factors they depend on (such as Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity).
If I update the Environment Conditions, will I need to re-enter my measurement data?
No. Updating the Environment Conditions does not affect measurements. They only affects future measurements where you haven't entered data yet. If you need to update all existing measurements, use the Override button.
Can I undo an Override action?
The Override action updates all measurements in the batch and cannot be automatically undone. You would need to use Override again with the correct values, or manually correct the environmental conditions for each affected measurement.
Does Override update all environmental factors?
No. When you use Override, the system first applies all Environment Conditions values to all measurements, then applies only the specific factors you selected with checkboxes as the final override. This allows you to selectively override specific conditions.
What's the difference between Environment Conditions and Measurement Conditions?
- Environment Conditions: The current environmental conditions of a room ready to be applied to new measurements
- Measurement Conditions: The historical environmental conditions recorded for each specific measurement
In summary, measurement Conditions get populated from the Environment Conditions.