Rainfall data downloaded from equipment in the field should ideally be transferred immediately from temporary media (e.g., USB key) to a folder on the laptop, and should be stored in the SiteMonthDayYear format (e.g., 066e072015).

Rainfall data downloaded via Bluetooth will not have site visit start/stop bucket tips to demarcate beginning and ending of data blocks, so those will have to be created for each site visit.

Data Downloaded via Cable

1. Locate appropriate file on laptop and transfer to network drive (e.g., Q:\RAINSTNS\TL\199.15)
2. Open Hydstra Explorer (HYEXPLORE) and select from the menu tree: Programs by Function > Hydstra/TS – Time Series > Hydstra Data Management > HYDMWB – Data Managers Workbench
3. Press the Open folder icon or select File > Open
4. In the Open Time Series Site dialog box that opens, enter the site number in general format (e.g., 199) in the Site Specifier field and press the Lookup Site button
5. Select the specific site (e.g., 199A) that appears in the dialog box and then press OK
6. In the Open Time Series Sites dialog box confirm that the proper site is shown, then press OK
7. Single-click the site icon that has an A at the end (e.g., 199A A) and select File > Copy
8. Select B as the New DataSource in the dialog box and then press OK; a new file icon is placed on the workbench (e.g., 199A B)
9. Select File > Import Data and navigate to appropriate file on the network drive, as described in step 1, and then press Open
10. Press Finish and close the event log that appears in HYEXPOLRE; a new file icon is placed on the workbench (e.g., 199A C) in HYDMWB
11. Drag the C file to the B file and release
12. In the Merge Files dialog box, select the Resolve Overlaps: Split blocks if necessary, preserving C File data radio button, verify the Delete Source box is checked and press OK
13. Double-click the B file to open the work file
14. In the dialog box that opens, double-click the row 11.00 Rainfall (inches) – High-Resolution
15. To fill the data gap between previous visits, highlight most recent block and the one above it, then press Fill Gaps
    
16. In the Fill Gaps dialog box, select the Extend Backwards radio button and select 2 Good quality edited data from the Inserted Quality dropdown and press OK (the beginning date of the most recent block should be adjusted backwards)
17. Press the Text tab to view data in the newly modified block
18. Select one or more records with Qual values of 151 and press the Quality edit button
19. In the Quality Edit dialog box that opens select 2 Good quality edited data from the New Quality dropdown and press OK
20. The last record in the block should have a Qual of 1, which indicates the bucket tip at the start of your field visit, as described here
21. Select this last record and press the Data edit button
22. In the Edit Data Point dialog box that opens, change the Value to 0.00 and the Quality to 2 Good quality edited data, the press OK
23. Press Yes in the warning dialog box that opens
24. Record the rainfall total in the yellow field book
25. Select File > Close or press the X in the top right corner of the High-Resolution dialog box
26. In the HYDMWB dialog box that opens, press Yes to save the file
27. Select File > Close or press the X in the top right corner of the Work File dialog box
28. Drag the B file to the A file and release
29. In the Merge Files dialog box that opens, select the Merge (preserve B File data if duplicates) radio button, verify the Delete Source box is checked and press OK
30. Close the event log that appears in HYEXPOLRE
31. In the Hydstra Data Manager’s Workbench, verify that one of the site icons is highlighted and select File > Close Site

Data Downloaded via Bluetooth

1. Follow steps 1-14, as described above
2. Note that there are no bucket tips to indicate the beginning or end of the current or previous site visits, only the tips generated by rainfall between visits
3. To create a block of data with appropriate starting and ending times, select the current block, then select Blocks > Add New Point
4. In the Edit Data Point dialog box, enter a Time (ending in :00 seconds) that matches the ending time and date of the previous block, enter a Value of 0.000 and select 2 Good quality edited data from the Quality dropdown, then press OK
5. Repeat step 4 for the end of the current block, consistent with the end of your remote “site visit”
6. Your new block of data should now stretch from the end of the previous site visit to the end of the current site visit (which will be used as the starting point for the next block of data for the subsequent site visit)
7. Press the Text tab to view data in the newly modified block
8. Select one or more records with Qual values of 151 and press the Quality edit button
9. In the Quality Edit dialog box that opens select 2 Good quality edited data from the New Quality dropdown and press OK
10. The last record in the block should have a Qual of 1, which indicates the bucket tip at the start of your field visit, as described here
    
11. Select this last record and press the Data edit button
12. In the Edit Data Point dialog box that opens, change the Value to 0.000 and the Quality to 2 Good quality edited data, the press OK
13. Press Yes in the warning dialog box that opens
14. Record the rainfall total in the yellow field book
15. Select File > Close or press the X in the top right corner of the High-Resolution dialog box
16. In the HYDMWB dialog box that opens, press Yes to save the file
    
17. Select File > Close or press the X in the top right corner of the Work File dialog box
18. Drag the B file to the A file and release
19. In the Merge Files dialog box that opens, select the Merge (preserve B File data if duplicates) radio button, verify the Delete Source box is checked and press OK
20. Close the event log that appears in HYEXPOLRE
21. In the Hydstra Data Manager’s Workbench, verify that one of the site icons is highlighted and select File > Close Site