Locate appropriate SA1, DAT and SA2 files on laptop and transfer to network drive (e.g., Q:\StationDocs\199 – Fillmore Sanitation\Records\2015)
Open Hydstra Explorer (HYEXPLORE) and select from the menu tree: Programs by Function > Hydstra/TS – Time Series > Hydstra Data Management > HYDMWB – Data Managers Workbench
Press the Open folder icon or select File > Open
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
Select the specific site (e.g., 199A) that appears in the dialog box and then press OK
In the Open Time Series Sites dialog box confirm that the proper site is shown, then press OK
Single-click the site icon that has an A at the end (e.g., 199A A) and select File > Copy
Select File > Import Data.
It is likely Hydstra will still “remember” importing ML1 data from previous site visits; therefore, you need to change the data type. Press Back until Logger is highlighted and select HYD from dropdown
Press Next to highlight Variant and select RAININCH from the dropdown
Press Next to highlight Filename and Browse to proper DAT file on network drive
Press Finish and a new B file is created on the Data Manger’s Workbench
Drag the C file to the B file and release
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
Double-click the B file to open the work file
In the dialog box that opens, double-click the row11.00 Rainfall (inches) – High-Resolution
Open the block of newly imported data by selecting the block and pressing the Text tab
Highlight all data points and press the Quality edit button
In the Quality Edit dialog box that opens select 20 Coarser dataset used to fill gap in dataset (ie. ALERT data) from the New Quality dropdown and press OK