To create tally records

Use the steps below if you are using the mill data or manifest from the pipe manufacturer but have added an empty ID column so that you can add a unique ID to each joint.

If you do not have a tally file, see To create an empty tally file.

Tap and select Pipeline tally / Create tally.
If you have not already selected a tally file in the Pipeline options screen:
1. Select the tally file.
  
  The tally file must contain an empty ID column that will contain the unique ID you will assign to each joint.
2. In the ID field, select the column in the tally file that contains the unique ID.
  
  For more information on the fields in the Tally file screen, see To configure Pipeline options.
3. Tap Continue.
The Create tally screen shows the attribute fields for the joint.
Start checking the joints. For each joint:
1. Enter the new unique ID for the joint into the attribute field being used as the unique ID field.
2. Enter the joint number as stenciled on the joint into the joint number field and then tap Find.
  To speed up data entry, enter just the last few digits of the joint number into the joint number field and then tap Find. If there is only one joint number in the tally file that provides a partial match with the entered digits, then that joint record is selected and the fields are filled out with the appropriate values from the tally file. Otherwise, the software displays a list of all the joints that have joint numbers partially matching the entered digits. 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.
3. Check the information for the joint and modify if required.
  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.
4. If your controller has GPS or is connected to GNSS, the Record position button is available. To record the current location of the joint, tap Record position.
5. To enter the next tally item, tap Add.
  When you tap Add, the record is automatically marked as checked.
  An empty joint record appears, with the unique ID field automatically incremented.
Enter the joint number in the joint number field and then check the other attribute data as described in step 6b.

Changes to records are not saved until you tap Save. Tap Save regularly to save changes to the tally file.
To exit the screen and return to the map, tap Esc.

To search for a specific record, enter data in any field except a list field and tap Find. Enter data in more than one field to narrow your search results – Find returns matches only if all the data entered is found in a single entry in the tally file.
To clear the fields for a joint record, for example if you used Find but the software did not find the correct record and so you want to start a clean search, tap Clear.
If required, you can create new records for joints that were not included in the original mill data. Fill out the fields as usual. To copy information from some fields into the next joint record, tap Options. Fields that have data copied from the previous record are colored pale yellow.
To change the unique ID assigned to a joint (for example, if you enter the incorrect ID), open the tally file in the Check tally screen, tap Rename and then enter the unique ID into the appropriate field and tap Enter. See To check 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.