Results Management View

Edit Data and print Result reports.

Add List/Delete NAs	Clicking this Add List button will load the list of parameters that are currently in affect (based on the sample date) and are not retired from the Monitoring Point associated with this sample. Clicking on Delete NAs will remove any of the results that have a result of NA as the value.
Results with NAs/All Results	Use these toggle buttons to display only results with NA as their Value or All Results. Note: when adding lots of results it will be advantageous to view only the results that you have not yet entered (results with NA as their value).
Add Parameter Results	When you click the <R> (results) button on the Sample Management Screen on a new sample, the Results Management screen opens and the list of parameters with a result of NA is loaded automatically instead of manually as explained in the Add List button above. You can control how this listed is populated in Samples and Results Administration with the “Auto-Add ‘NA’ to New Sample Results?” selection. Your choices are Yes, No or Ask.
	Click on the New button if a parameter you tested for is not automatically loaded into the screen. This allows you to select a New Parameter from the Parameter Pull-down, and add the corresponding details to the result record. You can also click the details button button to open the Result Details screen for the results.
Default Results	Choosing “Prompt for ‘NA’ Result Defaults on New Samples?” in the Configurations Tab under Samples and Results Admin, you will be presented with a Default Results Screen when you enter Results Management. This screen allows you to enter default data that will be applied to each parameter that has a result of NA. Configure the Fields displayed in the Result Defaults window by using the Config hyperlink and by checking the “Prompt for Default” Box for the fields desired.
	Please take note that your sample Collection Method, Start and Stop Date and Times, as well as flow information can all be filled in on this Default Results screen.
Parameter info auto-filled	When you select the parameter, the default units, daily and monthly limits are automatically filled in from the Monitoring Point Limits for that Monitoring Point. Local Limits and Mass-Based limits will be automatically filled in if those features are enabled.
Parameter Exceedance	Choosing “Create Result Limit Violations?” under Samples and Results Admin gives you the options to Automatically, Prompt When Over Limit, or Never open a prompt Message to go to the Violations Management screen and create a violation. When entering your Parameter results, if you are prompted, select Yes to create a Violation, and Linko will take you to Violation Management. Users can leave the Violation description as created by the software or Edit the description there on the Violation Screen. Then Save the displayed Violation and you will be returned to the Results screen. If you select No at the previous prompt, you will return immediately to the Results screen. As users enter results, the value of that daily result is compared to the Categorical Limit (configured in the Monitoring Point Parameters list) and (if enabled) to the Local Limit (from the Local Limit Class the industry has been assigned to) that are in effect for that sample date. If the result is over the Local Limit, a ‘flag’ field for that results record in the database and visible on the screen is set to ‘L’ to indicate a Local Limit exceedance. If the result is over the categorical limit, the ‘flag’ field is set to ‘D’. If the result is over both limits, the ‘flag’ field is set to ‘DL’. These flags are user configurable in Sample and Result Administration under the Configurations tab.
One Violation created	In all cases, regardless of the combination of Local and Categorical Limits that are exceeded by a result, a single violation is created for the exceedance.
Auto-Save	Moving to another result record automatically saves the information you entered.
Delete Parameter Results	Select the Parameter that you would like to delete, click on the Delete button.
Print Parameter Results	Click on the Reports button , select the report of interest and click on Preview Report.
Item	Description
Industry No	Number of Industry whose Sample Results are being displayed below
Industry Name	Name of Industry whose Sample Results are being displayed below
Sample Name	Name of Sample whose Results are being displayed below
Monitoring Point	Monitoring Point of Sample whose Results are being displayed below
Sampler	Person who took the Sample whose Results are being displayed below
Sample Event Date	Date that Sample was taken
Results with NA’s or All Results	You may choose to display all Results (the default), or only display those results whose Concentration Result is ‘NA’. This allows you to easily list, and then edit, the Results whose values have not been entered
Copy	Opens Copy Results window allowing you to copy the listed parameters from a different sample
Add List	Adds a Result item for each parameter associated with the Sample’s Monitoring Point. Each new Result is created with the default value of ‘NA’
Delete NA	Deletes all Results whose value is ‘NA’
New	Opens Result Details screen allowing you to create a new Parameter.
Delete	Deletes the selected Parameter
Close	Closes the screen
Cancel	If editing or adding a Parameter, allows you to cancel your changes without saving
Details	Opens Result Details screen displaying the selected Parameter and results
Parameter	The pollutant parameter name
Conc Result	The concentration result for this parameter that you enter.
Conc Daily Limit	The concentration daily limit for this parameter, pulled from the Categorical Limits established for this parameter in the sampled Monitoring Point screen, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit.
Conc Monthly Limit	The concentration monthly limit for this parameter, pulled from the Categorical Limits established for this parameter in the sampled Monitoring Point screen, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit.
Conc Units	The concentration unit of measurement for this parameter
Reporting Limit	Reporting limit for this result
Exceedance	Non-compliance flag. If the result exceeded limits, a red ‘flag’ (D) is shown here. This flag is configurable in the Sample and Results Administration. Double-clicking the field when the flag is displayed will take you to the Violation Management screen if a Violation exists, otherwise you will be prompted to create a violation.
Collection Method	This field will auto-fill based upon the method configured in the Monitoring Point for collecting the sample.
Compliance Result	Should this Result be used for compliance calculations in Compliance Assistant?
Result Flag	Displays a flag when Hold Times (H) or Collection methods (C) are violated.
Mass Result	This field value is auto-calculated by Linko based upon the Flow and Conc. Result.
Mass Daily Limit	The mass daily limit as assigned in the Monitoring Point.
Mass Units	The units of measurement for mass limits
Mass Exceedance	Non-compliance flag. If the result exceeded limits, a red ‘flag’ (D) is shown here. This flag is configurable in the Sample and Results Administration. Double-clicking the field when the flag is displayed will take you to the Violation Management screen if a Violation exists.
Record Selectors	Standard Record Selectors allowing you to move between items.
Status Bar	Standard Status Bar allowing you to jump to a listing of Violations without enforcements, a listing of overdue Events, a listing of related Reports, a Calendar, a Calculator, Contact Information, or a new Phone Log Event
Other Field Names and Config	The List View Configure Link Allows you to select which fields are displayed, their order and settings. The Result Management screen has a variety of Fields that can be used including Mass information (often not used in FOG), lab information and comments.
Conc Limit Units	The concentration limit units assigned to this parameter in Monitoring Point Limits
Mass Monthly Limit	The monthly limit assigned for the mass in ppd.
Analysis Method	The lab method used to analyze the sample.
Flow	Flow measurement for the sample. Necessary to calculate Mass Based Results.
Flow Units	Flow measurement units for the sample, mgd or gpd. Necessary to calculate Mass Based Results.
Start Date Sampled	Beginning date of a composite sample.
End Date Sampled	End date of a composite sample. If a grab sample, both Start and End will be the same.
Lab Samp ID	Lab Identification number of the sample.
Date Analyzed	The date the sample was analyzed at the lab.
Method Detection Limit	The limit determined by the lab to be their effective level they can measure accurately.
Diluted by Lab	Whether or not the lab needed to dilute a particularly dirty sample.
Use in Avg?	Whether or not this parameter is being used in a Sample Average.
Comments	Comments about the parameter result.
Param Sort Order	Provides the ability to sort the Parameters based upon the Sort Order number assigned under the Parameter Details in Samples and Results Administration.
Local Limits Fields	Available only when Local Limit Classes are enabled.
Concentration Daily Local Limit	The concentration Daily Local Limit for this parameter, pulled from the Local Limits established for this parameter in the Local Limit Class applied to this Industry, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit and the Industry.
Concentration Local Limit NC	Local Limit Non-compliance flag. If the result exceeded limits, a red ‘flag’ (L) is shown here. This flag is configurable in the Sample and Results Administration. Double-clicking the field when the flag is displayed will take you to the Violation Management screen to view the Violation. A (DL) in this field indicates that both the Local Limit and the Categorical Limit were exceeded.
Concentration Monthly Local Limit	The concentration Monthly Local Limit for this parameter, pulled from the Local Limits established for this parameter in the Local Limit Class applied to this Industry, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit and the Industry.
Mass Daily Local Limit	The concentration Daily MASS Local Limit for this parameter, pulled from the Local Limits established for this parameter in the Local Limit Class applied to this Industry, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit and the Industry.
Mass Local Lim NC	Local Limit Non-compliance flag. If the result exceeded limits, a red ‘flag’ (L) is shown here. This flag is configurable in the Sample and Results Administration. Double-clicking the field when the flag is displayed will take you to the Violation Management screen to view the Violation.
Mass Monthly Local Limit	The concentration Daily Monthly MASS Local Limit for this parameter, pulled from the Local Limits established for this parameter in the Local Limit Class applied to this Industry, depending upon the applicable Effective Dates for the Limit and the Industry.

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Default Result Information

Reduce data entry by entering common (or Default) information one time for all the newly entered Results in the Sample.

Enable Default Results	You can enable Default Results under “Sample and Result Administration” à “Configurations tab” à “Local Configurations” à “Results Section” à “Prompt for ‘NA’ Result Defaults on New Samples.” When selected, the Default Results window opens when you open the Result Management screen to enter data.
Item	Description
Continue..	Once you have entered the information that will be applied to all the results, Continue takes you to the Results Management screen
Field / Field Value	Enter in the information that is common for each parameter for that sample. The data you enter will be applied to each parameter with a concentration result of ‘NA’. The fields displayed depend on what you configured using the Config Hyperlink on the Results Management screen with a check in the ‘Prompt for Defaults’ box.
The following are just examples of fields you can select.	More fields can be selected using the Config link.
Flow / Flow Units	Selecting these fields for a Default Result allows you to enter in the Flow and Flow Units just once for all the Parameters you sampled.
Start / End Date Sampled	Selecting these fields for a Default Result allows you to enter in the Sampling dates just once.
Date Analyzed	This field will automatically pull the Value for the “Analyzed Date” at Sample Management, entered when you created the Sample.

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Copy Results

Item	Description
Cancel	Closes window without copying any Results
Copy	Copies Results from selected Original Sample
Current Industry	Industry that the Results will be copied to
Current Sample	Sample that Results will be copied to
Original Industry	Industry that has the Sample that Parameters / Results will be copied from. This drop down box lists all Industries
Original Sample	Sample that the Parameters / Results will be copied from. This drop down box lists all Results for the selected Original Industry

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Results Details

Buttons	Action performed
New	Adds a new parameter result
Edit	Opens the current result for changes.
Save	Saves Record.
Close	Closes the screen, returns to the Result Management screen
Cancel	Cancels modifications or newly added information
Delete	Deletes the selected result
Save and Move Next	Very important button for rapid data entry. Use this button to save the current result and open the next result in edit mode. You can also use the ‘Results with NA’s’ option button to select only the Non Analyzed results so you are only scrolling through the results that need to be entered
Save Default	Check the boxes next to the sample information you would like to set as the default and click on Save Default. Use the Save and Move Next button and Click on the Apply Default button. The default sample information just saved is now applied to the next result. Defaults will apply only as long as you are using Results Details screen.
Apply Default	Apply the sample information that was set as the default sample information
Item	Description
Industry No:	Displays the Industry’s identification number
Industry Name	Displays the Industry name
Sample Name	The sample for which the results on this screen apply
Monitoring Point	The monitoring point associated with these results
Sampler	The name of the person that collected the sample
Sample Event Date	The date and time that the sample was collected
Results with NA’s or All Results	You may choose to display all Results (the default), or only display those results whose Concentration Result is ‘NA’. This allows you to move quickly through the parameters you need to enter.
Parameter	The parameter or pollutant name. The parameter entered must exist in the drop down list
Result	The analytical testing result of the parameter.
Result Flag (s)	If the results are over the daily limit a C will flag the result.
Units	The unit of measure for this parameter. The unit entered must exist in the drop down list
Daily Limit	The daily concentration limit for this parameter. This field will be automatically filled if the parameter's limit has been set for this monitoring point. Note: The effective date within the Monitoring Point Limits must be prior to the sample date for the Daily Limits to be displayed on this screen
Monthly Limit	The monthly or average concentration limit for this parameter. This field will be automatically filled if the parameter's limit has been set for this monitoring point
Daily Local Limit	The daily concentration limit for this parameter as pulled from the applicable Local Limit Class for the Industry (if enabled).
Monthly Local Limit	The monthly concentration limit for this parameter as pulled from the applicable Local Limit Class for the Industry (if enabled).
Reporting Limit	This field can be used for the PQL or Reporting Limit
Detection Limit	This field can be used for the Lab’s Detection Limits
Mass Result	Calculated Mass for the Concentration result based on the flow.
Mass Units	The units of measurement for mass limits (always ‘ppd’)
Mass Daily Limit	The mass daily limit
Mass Monthly Limit	The mass monthly average limit
Mass Daily Local Limit	The daily Mass concentration limit for this parameter as pulled from the applicable Local Limit Class for the Industry (if enabled).
Mass Monthly Local Limit	The monthly Mass concentration limit for this parameter as pulled from the applicable Local Limit Class for the Industry (if enabled).
Analysis Method	EPA Regulation requirements regarding the sample testing procedure
Date Analyzed	Date the testing was completed at the lab
Compliance Result	Should this result be used in compliance checking within the compliance assistant?
Diluted by lab	Was a dilution used in sample? Defaults to No.
Used in Sample Average	Should this result be used in sample averages? The Default for this field is Checked or Yes. If this result is used in a sample average, only results marked as Used in Sample Average will be included in the Sample average. Do you want to see the sample Averages Screen ?
Flow	The amount or gallons being discharged at the monitoring point
Flow Units	Unit of measurement the flow was measured in. Linko Software accepts Million Gallons Per Day (MGD) and Gallons Per Day (GPD)
Collection Start/End Date	The date and time the sample was started/ended. These dates default to the Sample Date entered on the Sample Management screen.
Collection Method	The method in which the sample was taken, Grab, Composite… These are configurable in the Samples and Results Configuration Screen. This defaults to the collection method assigned to the parameter in the Monitoring Point Limits screen.
Lab Sample ID	Lab Identification for the Sample

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Mass Result Calculation

When the MASS Feature is enabled, Linko will automatically calculate mass based upon the Parameter concentration value and the flow you enter for it.

For Results with < values, our system will multiply the ND multiplier by the result value (ignoring the < sign) and use that result in the following calculation to generate the Mass Result. This same process will be used within the Compliance Assistant when generating mass values. The ND multiplier is configurable within the Samples and Results Administration screen.

Mass Values	If you have the Mass Based Result option, then Mass calculations based on your concentration values are done automatically.
	Enter Mass Limits in the Monitoring Point Limits Screen or in the Local Limits Class (if enabled). Then when you add a concentration result value along with Flow and Flow units into the Parameter result the Mass Result will automatically be calculated in Pounds per Day (ppd).
Mass Requirements	Result Concentration: must be in Micrograms Per Liter (ug/L) or Milligrams per Liter (mg/L). Flow Units: must be in Gallons per day (gpd) or Million Gallons per day (mgd). Mass Result: Will be in Pounds Per Day (ppd)
Calculation	(Flow (converted to mgd) X Concentration Result (converted to ug/L)) X 8.34. The software will represent the Mass Result as a <, in significant digits, or based on a predefined decimal rounding as set in the Samples and Results Administration screen.

Type	Units	Conversion Factor
Flow	Gpd	10^-6
Flow	Mgd	1
Mass	Lbs.	8.34 (configurable)
Concentration	Micrograms/Liter	10^-3
Concentration	Milligrams/L	1

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