Enter tour run data

Enter data for the tour you have selected from the tour list.

1. Choose one of the following actions.

   • To start a new tour run, click .

   • To edit an existing tour run, select a tour run and click .

     Skip to step 4.

2. In the Start a new tour run screen, choose from the following Tour Timestamp options. Note that changing the timestamp is only feasible for a tour run if the Allow Tour timestamp to be edited tour option is enabled.

   To ...	Do this ...
   Add an hour	Tap .
   Subtract an hour	Tap .
   Zero out minutes and seconds	Tap .
   Set the timestamp to Now	Tap .
   Disable all conditional checking (Clock Scheduling and CMDE)	Tap the Turn all scheduling off check box. You can now collect tour run data without the automatic display of only tags that are due, and without prompts for collection of empty tags that are still due based on clock scheduling or CMDE.

   Note: Some tour scheduling options provide a drop-down list for the Tour Timestamp of selectable timestamps of tours that have not yet been created.

3. Tap OK to start the new tour run.

4. In the Value field of the Data Entry screen, enter a tag value, or select a pre-configured digital tag status from the drop-down list.

   If a barcode represents the tag's value and not the identification of a tag, you can scan a value by placing the cursor on the tag value field on the data entry form and scanning in the barcode.

   Note: Click View > Options to view the Digital States tab to set the display order of the digital states in the Value field.

5. To process the entry and go to the next due tag, choose one of the following actions.

   • Tap .

   • Press Enter key on the keyboard.

   • Tap .

   Depending on your barcode scan option setting, either a prompt to scan a barcode or the next tag in the sequence is displayed.

   Note: Depending on your limit check setting, if you enter a value that violates one or more limits specified for the tag, the Limit Violation Warning window may appear in addition to the Limit Violation icon, and a highlighted Value field. Yellow indicates that the value will still be sent to PI Data Archive, whereas red indicates that the value is rejected and will not be sent to PI Data Archive.

6. To finish a tour run, choose from the following actions: save tour run data, select Tag > Save and Close or select .

   • To save tour run data, tap , or select Tag > Save and Close.

     The Data Entry screen closes. If there are tags for which no values have been entered, a message prompt is displayed.

   • Tap Yes to close the run. Later, you can select the tour and tap File > Edit/Resume run to enter more data.

   • Tap No to continue entering data. Tap Go > Go to Next Empty Tag to locate empty tags.

   • To discard all changes, tap , or select Tag > Discard and Close.