To check tally records

Use the steps below if you have a manifest which contains a unique joint ID, and you are simply checking the details of the joint.

  1. Tap and select Pipeline tally / Check tally.

  2. If you have not already selected a tally file in the Pipeline options screen, you are prompted to select the tally file.

    For more information on the fields in the Tally file screen, see To configure Pipeline options. When you have made your changes, tap Continue to return to the Check tally screen.

    The Check tally screen shows the attribute fields for the joint.

  3. Start checking the first joint. For each joint:

    1. Enter the ID of the joint into the attribute field that is being used as the unique ID and then tap Enter or press the Enter key.

      To speed up data entry, enter just the last few digits of the joint number into the unique ID field and then tap Enter. If the digits entered match the complete ID of a joint record in the tally file, then that joint record is selected. Otherwise, the software searches the tally file for partial matches. If the tally file contains more than one record with an ID containing those digits, then a list of the joint records is shown. Select the joint record from the list.

      The other fields in the screen are populated with the information in the tally record for that joint.

    2. Check the information and correct it as necessary.

      If you change the length of the joint by more than the value set in the Minimum pup length field in the Pipeline options screen, the software prompts you to create a PUP joint definition. See To create a PUP joint. If a PUP joint is not required, for example if the change is a correction to incorrect information provided in the manifest, tap No when prompted to create a PUP joint. The next joint in the tally file appears.

      If an attribute is a photo attribute, capture the required image using your controller or the connected camera. See To add images to the tally or measured pipeline points.

    3. Tap Checked to mark the record as checked. The icon on the Checked button changes to a green tick.
    4. If your controller has GPS or if you are connected to GNSS, the Record position button is available. Tap Record position to record the current location of the joint.

    5. Tap Next.

      The next joint record appears. The software automatically steps to the next joint in the tally file and shows the details for that joint.

  4. To exit the screen and return to the map, tap Esc.

  • When you first open the file, tap Prev to view the first record in the file or tap Next to move to the last record in the file.
  • To change the unique ID assigned to a joint, tap Rename and then enter the new ID.
  • If required, you can create new records for joints that were not included in the original mill data. To do this, open the tally file in the Create tally screen and create the record there. See To create tally records.
  • If a printer is connected, the Print softkey is available. Tap Print to print the attributes of a joint onto labels that can then be affixed to joints. See To print joint labels.