Core concepts

Log captures the same structured data as the rest of GIMLabs. A handful of concepts explain everything you see in the app.

Configuration#

A configuration is the profile that defines the tables, fields, units, lists and collections your company's data uses. It is what makes the forms in Log match how your team works. Administrators manage configurations in Product OS; in Log it is chosen when a project is created.

Collection#

A collection is a way of working at a location - for example trial pitting, monitoring or window sampling. A location can use one or more collections, and the tables and fields you see change to match the collection you are working in.

Table#

A table is a named block of data - Location Details, Samples, In-situ Tests, and so on. The table menu lists each table and how many records it holds. Tables can be nested, too: some records open a further table of their own - see Child tables and depth links.

Field (column)#

A field is a single value on a record - Depth, Sample reference, SPT N value, and so on. Each field has a type (text, number, list, date and more) that decides how you enter it. Fields can be required, can show or hide based on other answers, and can carry defaults. See Fields and entry helpers.

Project#

A project is the site or investigation you are working on. You pick a project first, and everything after - locations, records - belongs to it.

Location#

A location is a single point of investigation within a project - a borehole, trial pit or monitoring point. A location is Open while you work on it and Closed once you mark it complete.

Record#

A record is one row of captured data - one sample, one stratum, one test. You add, edit and flag records in the grid, and they sync to the cloud.

Depth link#

A depth link pulls values from a depth-related table onto the record you are entering - for example showing the stratum description for a sample's depth. See Child tables and depth links.

Flag#

A flag marks a record for review - a description you are unsure of, say - with a note, a priority and a status. See Flags.