Ortec GammaVision Report Writer Manual
ORTEC GammaVision Report Writer is a powerful software tool that allows users to easily create high-quality reports from their gamma spectroscopy data. With its intuitive interface and comprehensive feature set, the Report Writer makes it simple to generate reports that meet the specific needs of your application.
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ORTEC
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GammaVision
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Report Writer
for Microsoft
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Windows
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7 and XP
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SP3
A44-BW
Software User’s Manual
Software Version 3.1
Printed in U.S.A.
ORTEC
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Part No. 774810
Manual Revision K
0914
Advanced Measurement Technology, Inc.
a/k/a/ ORTEC
®
, a subsidiary of AMETEK
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, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1. If You Have an Older Report Writer Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. INSTALLATION AND STARTUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1. Creating or Modifying Report Writer Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3. Selecting (Connecting to) the Report Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3.1. Windows 7 (“Run as administrator” marked) and Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3.2. Windows 7 (“Run as administrator” NOT marked) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. MENU COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1. File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.1. Recall UFO... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.2. Print Report... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.3. Print Plot... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1.4. Export... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1.5. Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2. Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2.1. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2.1.1. Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Report Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Export Report As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2.1.2. Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2.1.3. Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2.2. Always On Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3. Database Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3.1. Define... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3.1.1. Select Database... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.1.2. Create Database... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.2. Select Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.2.1. Spectrum Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.2.2. Date Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3.2.3. Sample Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2.4. Detector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2.5. Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.2.6. Show Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.2.7. Sort by Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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3.3.2.8. Query Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.2.9. List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.3. Archive Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.3.1. Associated Files to Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3.3.2. Show Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3.3.3. Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3.3.4. Archive Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.3.3.5. Sort Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.3.3.6. Performing the Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.3.4. Purge Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3.4.1. Associated Files to Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3.4.2. Show Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.3. Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.4. File Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.5. Sort Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.6. Purge Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.7. Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.4.8. List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.4. Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.5. Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4. AUTOMATIC (COMMAND LINE) MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5. DATABASE TABLE DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1. Application Table, GvRptApplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.2. Analysis Table, GvRptAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.3. Identified Peaks Table, GvRptPeak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.4. Unknown Peaks Table, GvRptUnPeak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
APPENDIX A. CHANGING DATABASES WITH THE WINDOWS ODBC UTILITY . . . . 37
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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NOTE!
We assume that you are thoroughly familiar with Microsoft
Windows usage and terminology.
The convention used in this manual to represent actual keys pressed is to enclose the key label within angle brackets; for example, <F1>. For key combinations, the key labels are joined by a + within the angle brackets, for example, <Alt + 2>.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The GammaVision
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Report Writer (A44-BW) transfers information from a GammaVision unformatted output (
.UFO
) analysis results file to a database, and creates custom reports and spectrum plots from the database. This program writes to a database so the analysis results can be used with off-the-shelf applications such as SAP
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BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
™
or Microsoft
Access
®
. You can generate reports by selecting either a .UFO
(GammaVision analysis results) file or an existing record in a Report Writer database. GammaVision Report Writer can be run either automatically from GammaVision or as a standalone program.
Report Writer uses the Crystal Reports engine to generate reports, employing Crystal Reports macro files as report templates. GammaVision sample analysis ( .SDF
) files can be set to report using these templates; and different sample types can use different report templates.
This release of Report Writer includes two versions of the three default reports.
! GvComplete115.RPT
and GvComplete11.RPT
, which have similar content to the default text report for, respectively, GammaVision v7 and GammaVision v6.x and older.
These reports are divided into five sections: (1) a header section which includes the data acquisition and analysis inputs, (2) an unidentified peak summary, (3) a peak/ energy matrix containing the identified peaks, (4) a library peak/ usage table, and (5) a summary of nuclides in the sample.
!
GvActivity115.RPT
and GvActivity11.RPT
, which present the data acquisition and analysis inputs, and a summary of nuclides in the sample.
!
GvMinimal115.RPT
and GvMinimal11.RPT
, which report an abbreviated list of data acquisition and analysis inputs, and the total activity in the sample.
If you are a first-time user of GammaVision and GammaVision Report Writer, use the version 11.5 templates, which accommodate the new data fields introduced in GammaVision version 7. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Report Writer or will report on data collected with GammaVision v6.x or older, we recommend using the version 11 templates.
You can edit these templates, or create your own, with Crystal Reports v11.5 or Microsoft
Visual Studio
®
2010 (not included in A44-BW). See also Section 2.1.1.
Regardless of the template you select for reporting, all of the data described in Chapter 5 is saved in the database.
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If you already have an older version of Report Writer on your computer:
! Any previous report templates will be retained during installation (i.e., they will not be
overwritten). Do not delete older report templates or you will not be able to display your
older reports in the same format as they were originally generated. (You will have to regenerate them using one of the new templates.) Older templates will be available for use in addition to the new templates.
! Your previous Report Writer database,
GvRptDB2.mdb
, and all its contents will be retained and updated to the Report Writer v3.10 database format. In addition, your previous archive database, GvRptArchiveDB2.mdb
, and all its contents will be retained and updated to the v3.10 format.
! Other database files created with previous Report Writer versions will be automatically
updated the next time you connect to them with the Select Database... command
(Section 2.3).
NOTE
If you are upgrading from an older version of Report Writer, we strongly recommend you make a backup copy of all existing database files before installing the new application.
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2. INSTALLATION AND STARTUP
2.1. Installation
You must have Administrator access in Windows to install GammaVision Report Writer.
1) Insert the GammaVision Report Writer CD, navigate to the CD drive, then locate and open
Setup.exe
. One or more security dialogs will open. If security dialogs are displayed, choose the “ continue ” or “ install anyway ” option, then the installation wizard will start. Click
Next and move through the wizard screens to completion.
2) The file locations are as follows:
! In 64-bit Windows 7, the GammaVision Report Writer program files are installed in the
\Program Files (x86) folder, and the Crystal Reports program components are stored in the
\Program Files (x86)\Business Objects
folder. In 32-bit Windows 7 and in XP, the Report Writer files are installed in \Program Files and the Crystal Reports components are in
\Program Files\Business Objects
.
! The Report Writer database,
GvRptDB2.Mdb
, is in
C:\User
.
! The default Crystal Reports templates are in
C:\User\Tmpl
.
3) For Windows 7 users, the final step is to flag the Start menu entry’s “Run as administrator” option. This works around a Windows 7 security feature that requires you to connect to database files via the Windows ODBC utility. On the Start menu, locate the GammaVision
Report Writer group, expand it, and right-click the GammaVision Report Writer program
entry. This will open the context menu shown in Fig. 1. Select Properties to open the dialog shown on the left of Fig. 2. Click the Advanced button to open the dialog on the right of
Fig. 2, click the Run as administrator box, then click OK twice.
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When you Run as administrator, each time you start a Report Writer work session, a
Windows user account security dialog will ask if you wish to allow the program “to make changes to this computer.” Click Yes. You can then change database files without having to use the Control Panel ODBC utility until the next Report Writer work session (i.e., it resets each time you exit Report Writer).
NOTE
If you do not use the Run as administrator configuration, Appendix A explains how to change databases with the Windows ODBC utility.
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Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to Report Writer and follow the same steps to mark its Run as
administrator checkbox.
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Fig. 2. Run As Administrator.
2.1.1. Creating or Modifying Report Writer Templates
As noted above, the Report Writer templates are standard Crystal Reports that are connected to the GvRpt Database ODBC data source. To modify or create a new report template you will need Crystal Reports v11.5 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (not supplied with A44-BW). The
GvComplete115.RPT
and GvComplete11.RPT
templates closely matches the content and
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layout of the default text report for their respective GammaVision versions, and can be used as an example to create a custom report. Chapter 5 lists all data available for your custom reports.
NOTE
When creating or modifying a template in the Crystal Reports program, make sure
that the Save data with file command on the File menu is
not
checkmarked. (Note that this command is only displayed when a template file is being edited.)
2.2. Startup
From the Windows Start menu, enter gam
in the “Search programs and files” box, then click the GammaVision Report Writer search result; or open the Windows Start menu and click
GammaVision Report Writer, then GammaVision Report Writer. Windows 7 users running
in administrator mode (see step [3] in Section 2.1) will see a Windows user account security dialog. Click Yes to give Report Writer permission to make changes on this computer.
The Report Writer window will open (Fig. 3). If Report Writer cannot connect to the most recently selected database — for example, on first startup or if the database file has been moved, renamed, or deleted — the
Analysis Database Definition dialog (Fig. 4) will immediately open and you must connect to a database file as described in the next section.
Fig. 3. Report Writer Window at Startup.
2.3. Selecting (Connecting to) the Report Database
On the Database menu, click Define... to open the Analysis Database Definition dialog, shown in Fig. 4. This dialog lets you select an existing database file or create a new database to be used for analysis reports.
Note the diagram at the top of the dialog depicting a cable connection between the “Report” and the “Database.” Under normal conditions, the “plug” on the cable is shown as being connected, indicating the database is connected to the Report Writer program ( ).
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Fig. 4. The Database/Report Connection.
If Report Writer cannot connect to the Current Database for any reason, the “plug” is shown as disconnected ( ) and you must connect to a valid database file as follows.
NOTE
The Report Writer can only connect to a database file created with the Create Data-
base command in this dialog (see the instructions in Section 3.3.1.2). The default database is GvRptDB2.mdb
. However, you may create as many databases as you wish.
2.3.1. Windows 7 (“Run as administrator” marked) and Windows XP
Click the Select Database button to open the Select
Database dialog (Fig. 5).
To complete the connection, double-click the desired file or click to highlight it then click Open. You are ready to begin generating reports.
Fig. 5. The Select Database Dialog.
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2.3.2. Windows 7 (“Run as administrator” NOT marked)
If you do not run Report Writer in the Run as administrator configuration described in
Section 2.1, clicking the Select Database button will display a permission error instructing you to connect to the database via the Windows ODBC utility. You can do this without exiting the
Report Writer program, as described in Appendix A.
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3. MENU COMMANDS
This chapter describes the menu commands and accelerators for the GammaVision Report
Writer.
3.1. File Menu
The File menu (see Fig. 6) contains commands for opening
.UFO
files, printing, and plotting; as well as exiting the program.
3.1.1. Recall UFO...
This menu command lets you select a .UFO
file and creates a report for it using the previously selected template. Figure 7 shows the file-selection dialog and Fig. 8 shows the resulting report/plot window.
When you click the Open button, the .UFO
record is stored in the database, and the report and/ or plot is generated according to the current report options (see
Section 3.2). Note that duplicate
.UFO
filenames replace the old database entry with the new one.
Fig. 6. File Menu.
Fig. 7. The Recall UFO File Dialog.
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Fig. 8. Report and Plot for the .UFO File.
3.1.2. Print Report...
This menu command uses the default printer to print the report currently displayed in the report window. This command is available only when a report window (Fig. 9) is open.
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Fig. 9. Report Window.
3.1.3. Print Plot...
This command prints the plot currently displayed in the plot window. A standard print dialog box is displayed so you can set the printer options. This command is available only when a plot window (Fig. 10) is open.
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Fig. 10. Plot Window.
3.1.4. Export...
This command exports a report based on the current Export Report As format on the Options tab under Settings/Report (Section 3.2.1.1).
3.1.5. Exit
This menu command closes the Report Writer program.
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3.2. Options Menu
The Options menu (Fig. 11) contains commands for setting plot, report, and program options.
3.2.1. Settings
This menu command displays a dialog box (see Fig. 12) that contains options for the report, plot, and database sections.
3.2.1.1. Report
Clicking the Report tab in the upper left of the dialog displays a property page with the following options.
3. MENU COMMANDS
Fig. 11. Options
Menu.
Template
This is the template used to create the report. Enter the complete name or use Browse to find the template.
This is the default name, if no name is given on the command line.
The Report Writer program interacts with the GammaVision Sam-
ple Type and Report Generator
functions. The report template
Fig. 12. The Report Tab.
selected here is used in Gamma-Vision when the Report Generator command is issued. It also then becomes the default Report Writer template on the Report tab under Sample Type.
If a different template is selected in GammaVision, using the Report Generator command’s
Setup option, that template is communicated back to the Template field on the Report Writer’s
Report tab.
Note, however, that GammaVision’s Sample Type Report tab does not communicate with the
Report Writer or the Report Generator command. If you choose a different template on the
Sample Type Report tab, it will be used only for the GammaVision analysis report.
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Report Destination
The report is created by default in the same folder as the .UFO
file. Alternatively, you can specify a different target folder. This option lets you store the reports on remote machines (i.e., network directories).
Options
! Export File — The output report can be exported to one of several different formats
discussed in the following paragraph.
! Print Plot with Report — Mark this checkbox to include the plot with the report when
the report is printed.
! Print on Completion — Mark this checkbox to automatically print the report after it is
created.
Export Report As
If the Export File box is checked, the report is saved in the file format specified in this section.
The default is Rich Text format ( .RTF
). Other formats include Microsoft Word and Excel, and
Portable Document format (
).
3.2.1.2. Plot
Clicking the Plot tab displays the property page shown in Fig. 13. It contains the following options.
Plot Title — An optional title can
be entered for the plot. This replaces the default title if left blank. The default plot title is composed of the spectrum filename and the
.ROI
file name.
Colors... — Clicking this button
displays the Color Options dialog
(see Fig. 14). It allows you to select specific colors for grid and tic marks, spectrum data, ROI boxes or fill, axis labels, and descriptive text.
Fig. 13. The Plot Tab.
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ROI — This section governs the fill mode for areas marked
as ROIs. In Boxed mode, each ROI is marked with a box. The box is as wide as the ROI and about 75% of the plot height.
In Filled mode, each ROI is drawn as a striped area extending from the spectrum to the baseline.
Text — The Axis Labels and/or Description text can either
be printed or suppressed.
Horizontal — This section contains two radio buttons that
allow you to specify the horizontal axis in Channels or
Energy. Energy is not available if the spectrum is not cali-
brated. Tic Marks and/or Grid Lines can be displayed for this axis by marking one or both of the checkboxes. The grid lines change as the horizontal axis is expanded or contracted.
Fig. 14. The Color Options
Dialog.
To select a horizontal range, mark Full Scale or click Range... to choose a specific range (in channels or energy). Clicking Range... displays the Horizontal Range Options dialog shown in
Fig. 15. The range options need not be the same as the plot options; that is, the range can be in channels with the plot in energy.
Vertical — This section contains two radio buttons that allow you to specify the vertical axis as
Logarithmic or Linear. Tic Marks and/or Grid Lines can be displayed for this axis by marking
one or both of the checkboxes. The grid lines change as the vertical axis is expanded or contracted; the baseline is always zero.
Mark Auto Scale for automatic scaling, or click Range... to choose a specific range on the
Vertical Range Options dialog, shown in Fig. 16.
Fig. 16. Choose the Vertical Range.
Fig. 15. Horizontal Range.
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3.2.1.3. Database
Clicking the Database tab displays the property page shown in Fig. 17. It allows you to include the identified and/or unidentified peaks in the database. (Note that this could add a large number of fields to the database.) The peak lists are useful for making reports on specific peaks.
Fig. 17. The Database Tab.
3.2.2. Always On Top
When this option is enabled (click to checkmark it on the menu), the Report Writer is always displayed on top of other windows.
3.3. Database Menu
The Database menu, shown in Fig. 18, contains commands for database configuration and maintenance.
3.3.1. Define...
The Define... menu command displays the Analysis Database
Definition dialog, shown in Fig. 19. This lets you select or create a database file to be used for analysis results.
Fig. 18. Database Menu.
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Note the diagram at the top of the dialog depicting a cable connection between the “Report” and the “Database.” Under normal conditions, the
“plug” on the cable is shown as being connected, indicating the database is connected to the Report Writer program ( ). If Report Writer cannot connect to the Current Data-
base for any reason, the plug is
shown as disconnected ( ) and you must connect to a valid database file.
Fig. 19. The Database/Report Connection.
NOTE
The Report Writer can only connect to a database file created with the Create Data-
base command in this dialog.
3.3.1.1. Select Database...
Selecting (connecting to) a database is discussed in Section 2.3. As noted there, the steps for selecting a database in Windows 7 depend on whether or not you are running Report Writer in the “Run as administrator” mode, as configured in step (3) of Section 2.1. Note that Report
Writer can only connect to database files created with the Create Database command described
in the next section.
3.3.1.2. Create Database...
This button opens a dialog (see Fig. 20) that lets you create a new database formatted according to the current Data Source Name. This means that if the current data source is GvRpt Database , the Create Database command will generate a new, empty analysis report database. Similarly, if the data source is GvRpt Archive Database , Create Database will generate a new, empty records archival database. Be sure to first select the correct data source type with the
Select Database command. You may create as many databases as you wish.
Select the desired location, enter the name you wish to assign the new database in the File name field, and click Save to return to the Analysis Database Definition dialog.
The final step is to connect it to the report using the Select Database command as described in
Section 2.3.
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Fig. 20. The Create Database Dialog.
3.3.2. Select Analysis
This menu command displays the dialog shown in Fig. 21, which contains several search and display options as well as a listing of the analysis records in the current database.
Because the number of records in the database can become very large, selection criteria such as date, date range, or spectrum name are provided. When you select a database record and click
OK, a new report and plot are created based on the selected record.
To search for a subset of records, enter the desired Query Options then click the Query Now button to search on the set of criteria entered. Any or all of the query options can be specified at the same time. Options left blank are ignored in the search.
NOTE
The displayed list of database entries is not updated until you click the Query Now button.
3.3.2.1. Spectrum Name
Enter the Spectrum Name (no extension). The asterisk wildcard ( * )can be used. For example:
QA*
finds all names starting with “QA”, and
*QA*
finds all names with “QA” anywhere in the name.
3.3.2.2. Date Range
This selects only spectra where the acquired date is between the From and To dates.
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Fig. 21. Select an Analysis.
3.3.2.3. Sample Description
Enter the entire sample description to be selected. To search for a specific word or phrase anywhere in the description, put the asterisk wildcard character ( * ) both before and after the word or phrase. Do not put a space between the asterisk and the word or phrase unless there is a space in the description. For example, *DSPEC* will find “DSPEC-75" but *DSPEC * will not.
3.3.2.4. Detector Description
Enter the entire detector description to be selected. To search for a specific word or phrase anywhere in the description, use the asterisk wildcard character as described in Section 3.3.2.3.
3.3.2.5. Template
When a selection is highlighted in the list box, the report template name that was used to produce the original report is shown here. To make a report with a different template, choose a new report template using the Browse button, then select a template file to be used. The template specified will be replaced by the template name stored with the selection when a new selection is made.
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3.3.2.6. Show Description
Choose between showing the Sample description or the Detector description in the list of files.
3.3.2.7. Sort by Name
The list of spectra is normally shown in the order the spectra were stored in the database. The list can also be displayed in alphanumeric or reverse alphanumeric order. Select Ascending for alphanumeric order and Descending for reverse alphanumeric order. Select neither for chronological order. The redisplay is done by clicking Query Now, discussed in the next paragraph.
3.3.2.8. Query Now
This button performs a query based on options from the Query Options box. This must be done to update the list of spectra shown.
3.3.2.9. List
The lower section of the dialog shows a list of database entries that have been selected from the database according to the query settings. The list is only updated when you click Query Now.
The list shows the spectrum file name and the selected description. To select a file from this list, double-click the name or single-click to highlight it and click Select.
3.3.3. Archive Files
This opens the Archive Files dialog (see Fig. 22), which allows you to archive the database and, optionally, a range of supporting files to an archive folder and database. The database is stored by default. The options include storing the .UFO
, .SPC
, .ROI
, and .RPT
files in the same subfolder that holds the archive database. The displayed description can be selected from either the sample or detector description. When you click the Copy Files or Move Files button, the selected database records and files are copied or moved to the archive database immediately. Note
that there is no “undo” for this operation.
You can create as many archive databases as you wish, and can copy and/or move records as desired to tailor these databases to your needs. Before using Archive Files, you must create the archive database(s) and folder(s) you wish to use with the Create Database command (Section 3.3.1.2), then connect to the archive database as described in Section 2.3.
3.3.3.1. Associated Files to Archive
These check boxes indicate whether or not the associated file(s) will be archived. For example, if
GvDemo
is selected from the list box and the SPC Files box is checked, the
GvDemo.spc
file
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Fig. 22. The Archive Files Dialog.
will also be moved to the archive folder along with a database containing the
GvDemo
record.
Note the files are erased from the current folder. The template files are only archived if they have the same name as the analysis files. Common templates are not moved.
3.3.3.2. Show Description
The Sample option displays the sample description in the selection list box. The Detector option displays the detector description in the selection list box.
3.3.3.3. Selection
The Select All button highlights all records in the list box. Deselect All removes the highlight from all records. Use the mouse plus the <Ctrl> and <Shift> keys to select particular records (as you would in, for example, Windows Explorer). To choose a contiguous block of records, click the first record in the block, then hold down the <Shift> key and click the last record. Release
<Shift>. To choose a discontinuous set of records, click the first record, then hold down <Ctrl>
and click each remaining record you want to select. Release <Ctrl>.
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3.3.3.4. Archive Path
All selected files and records will be moved to the archive database (local or network) listed in this field. If the archive database already contains records, the current records will be merged in; the existing records will not be overwritten.
The default archive database is GvRptArchiveDB2.mdb
. As noted in the introduction for this command, the Report Writer can only archive to a database file created with the Create Data-
base command for the
GvRpt Archive Database data source (Section 3.3.1.2). If you wish to create new archive databases, you must create them before configuring the Archive Files command.
To select (connect to) a different archive database:
! Windows 7 (in “Run administrator” mode) / Windows XP — Click Browse, then
locate and select the desired archive database.
! Windows 7 (“Run as administrator” disabled) — As detailed in Section 2.3, users of
64-bit Windows 7 must issue the
C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\Odbcad32.exe
to access the correct ODBC utility; and 32-bit Windows 7 users must make this connection via the
Windows Control Panel ODBC utility.
For both versions of Windows 7, on the System DSN tab (Fig. 27 on page 38) be sure to
highlight the
GvRpt Archive Database entry (not GvRpt Database ) before clicking the
Configure button and selecting the desired archive database.
Otherwise you will connect to the wrong type of database!
3.3.3.5. Sort Options
The list of records can be displayed by order of date transferred to database (sequential, forward or reverse), by spectrum name (alphanumeric, ascending or descending), or by specific spectrum name (the asterisk wildcard [ * ] can be used).
3.3.3.6. Performing the Archive
To transfer the selected records and/or files to the archive database and folder, click Move Files.
To copy the selected records and/or files to the archive database/folder (leaving the original files records in the current database/folder), click Copy Files. To exit the dialog without archiving, click Cancel.
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3.3.4. Purge Files
This menu command displays a dialog, shown in Fig. 23, that allows you to remove analyses from the existing database. Purge options include removing the database records,
.UFO
,
.SPC
,
.ROI
, and report template files. When you click the Purge Files button, the selected records are removed from the database and the associated files are sent to the Windows Recycle Bin or
permanently
deleted.
Fig. 23. Choose Records and Associated Files to be Purged.
3.3.4.1. Associated Files to Purge
These check boxes indicate whether or not to purge the associated .UFO
, .SPC
, .ROI
, and/or
.RPT
files from the current folder. For example, if GvDemo is selected from the list box and the
SPC Files box is marked, the
GvDemo.spc
file will be purged along with the
GvDemo
database record. Note that the files are purged from the current folder. The template files are only purged if they have the same name as the analysis files. Common templates are not purged.
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3.3.4.2. Show Description
The Sample option displays the sample description in the selection list box. The Detector option displays the detector description in the selection list box.
3.3.4.3. Selection
The Select All button highlights all records in the list box. Deselect All removes the highlight from all records.
3.3.4.4. File Options
Choose Send to the Recycle Bin to move the associated files to the Recycle Bin (database records are deleted). Choose Delete Files to remove files permanently.
3.3.4.5. Sort Options
The list of records can be displayed by order of date transferred to database (sequential, forward or reverse), by spectrum name (alphanumeric, ascending or descending), or by specific spectrum name (the asterisk wildcard [ * ] can be used).
3.3.4.6. Purge Files
Click this button to remove the selected database records and either move the associated files to the recycle bin or delete them.
3.3.4.7. Cancel
Click this button to exit the dialog without archiving.
3.3.4.8. List
The lower section of the dialog shows a list of database entries that have been selected from the database according to the query settings. The list is only updated when you click Query Now.
The list shows the spectrum file name and the selected description. To select a file from this list, double-click the name, or single-click to highlight it and click Select.
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3.4. Window Menu
The Window menu (Fig. 24) contains the standard Windows commands for the open windows within the application; and shows the windows currently open, if any.
3. MENU COMMANDS
The Help menu’s About command (Fig. 25) provides version information that may be needed should you require technical assistance.
3.5. Help Menu
Fig. 25. The Help Menu.
Fig. 24. The Window
Menu.
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4. AUTOMATIC (COMMAND LINE) MODE
This section describes the command line options for the GammaVision Report Writer. It is run in this mode from GammaVision or any other program:
GVRPT32.EXE <UFO_File> -C -P -E -T <Template Name> where:
<UFO_File>
-C
The full path name of the .UFO
file. There is no default.
Specifies “Configure Mode,” where it displays only the property pages. The default is normal mode.
-P
-E
-T <Template Name>
Specifies “Process and Exit” mode. This switch causes the Report
Writer to store the results in the database and silently apply the settings defined on the Report page of the Properties dialog. This includes the printing and exporting options, as well as the report destination folder. Once the options are complete, the Report Writer exits. The default is normal mode.
Sends any errors to the Error.Log
file. The default is to not create the file.
Is the full path of the template to be used. The default is the report template setting on the Settings dialog (Section 3.2.1.1).
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5. DATABASE TABLE DEFINITIONS
This section contains the database table definitions for the GammaVision Report Writer. This database does not replace the
.UFO
file. Its primary purpose is to provide a specifically chosen data set(s) to custom report generators such as Crystal Reports. Data stored in the .UFO
file but not used in the reports is not stored in the database.
There are four tables in the database, as shown in Table 1. Three tables contain analysis results and the fourth contains application-specific data.
Table
Application
Table 1. Report Writer Database Table.
Name Contents
GvRptApplication Version information
Analysis GvRptAnalysis
Unknown Peaks GvRptUnPeak
Identified Peaks GvRptPeak
One record per analysis
Peak records only
Peak and nuclide records
The following sections describe these tables in more detail.
5.1. Application Table, GvRptApplication
This table contains system-wide information.
Field Name
AppID
AppName
AppVers
Laboratory
RptTemplate
Data Type Description
AutoNumber Internal sequence number
TEXT(64) The name of the application (GammaVision Report Writer) that defined the database.
The version of the application that defined the database.
TEXT(64)
TEXT(80) The laboratory name that appears on the reports.
TEXT(255) The template name and full path that was used when the report was generated.
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5.2. Analysis Table, GvRptAnalysis
This table contains fields common to the analysis.
Field Name
AppID
AnalysisID
AcquiredDate
AcquiredTime
LiveTime
RealTime
SampleDesc
DetDesc
StartChn
EndChn
Sigma
RndSumFactor
CorrDate
CorrTime
AbsorpFactor
PeakAccWidth
PeakError
MDAType
BkgCalc
DetID
GeoID
Weight
Units
UnitsNM
UnitsDN
RndErr
SysErr
TotalAct
AnalysisType
AnalysisVer
SpcName
Lib1Name
Data Type
INTEGER
Description
Link to application table
AutoNumber Internal sequence number.
DATE
TIME
The acquisition date.
The acquisition time.
FLOATING The live time in floating point seconds.
FLOATING The real time in floating point seconds.
TEXT(130) The sample description.
TEXT(130) The Detector description.
INTEGER The starting channel for the analysis.
INTEGER
INTEGER
The ending channel for the analysis.
The standard deviation (or confidence level) for uncertainty (1, 2, or 3).
FLOATING The random summing factor for the analysis.
DATE
TIME
The decay correction date.
The decay correction time.
FLOATING The absorption factor for the analysis.
FLOATING The acceptance width for peaks.
FLOATING The peak error cutoff value for the peak search It is recorded in percent.
INTEGER The MDA type for the analysis.
INTEGER
INTEGER
The background calculation type for the analysis.
The Detector ID used to acquire the data.
INTEGER The Geometry ID used for the analysis.
FLOATING The sample weight.
TEXT(16) The textual description for the unit
FLOATING The units factor numerator.
FLOATING The units factor denominator.
FLOATING Random error value used for the analysis.
FLOATING Systemic error value used for the analysis.
FLOATING The total activity of the sample.
INTEGER
TEXT(16)
The analysis type flags.
The analysis version string.
TEXT(255) The file name of the spectrum file.
TEXT(255) The name of the first library file.
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CalEInt
CalESlope
CalEShape
CalFInt
CalFSlope
CalFShape
CalAInt
CalASlope
CalAShape
CalBInt
CalBSlope
CalBShape
CalUnc
CalDiff
Operator
DecAcqFlag
PBFlag
RndSumFlag
DecCorFlag
Field Name
Lib2Name
Lib3Name
PbcName
CalName
CalDesc
CalEnergyCreD
Data Type
TEXT(255) The name of the second library file.
TEXT(255) The name of the third library file.
TEXT(255) The file name of the PBC table file.
TEXT(255)
TEXT(130) The calibration description text.
DATE
CalEnergyCreT DATE
CalEfficiencyCreD DATE
CalEfficiencyCreT DATE
CalAfit INTEGER
Description
The name of the original calibration file.
The energy calibration creation date.
The energy calibration creation time.
The efficiency calibration creation date.
The efficiency calibration creation time.
The above-knee efficiency calibration fit type. Note that the interpolative fit type is not supported in the database.
CalBfit
CalKnee
CalAsig
CalBsig
INTEGER The below-knee efficiency calibration fit type Note that the interpolative fit type is not supported in the database.
FLOATING The Detector knee in keV.
FLOATING The 2-sigma uncertainty (in percent) for the above-knee calibration efficiency fit.
FLOATING The 2-sigma uncertainty (in percent) for the below-knee calibration efficiency fit.
FLOATING The energy calibration intercept value.
FLOATING The energy calibration slope value.
FLOATING The energy calibration quadratic value.
FLOATING The FWHM intercept value.
FLOATING The FWHM slope value.
FLOATING The FWHM quadratic value.
FLOATING The above-knee efficiency vs. energy intercept value.
FLOATING The above-knee efficiency vs. energy slope value.
FLOATING The above-knee efficiency vs. energy quadratic value.
FLOATING The below-knee efficiency vs. energy intercept value.
FLOATING The below-knee efficiency vs. energy slope value.
FLOATING The below-knee efficiency vs. energy quadratic value.
FLOATING The calibration source uncertainty value.
FLOATING The energy calibration difference value.
TEXT(64)
INTEGER
The operator name that appears on the reports.
Decay during acquisition enabled.
INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
Peaked background correction enabled.
Random summing enabled.
Decay correction enabled.
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Field Name
GeoFlag
AbsorFlag
UnitMcFlag
Gamma3Flag
TempCalEInt
TempCalESlope
TempCalEShape
AbsorIntExtFlag
AbsorLength
AbsorName
GeoRefName
EffCalFlag
IodineECTime
IodineEDTime
AveECTime
AveEDTime
Lib1Path
Lib2Path
Lib3Path
PbcPath
CalPath
AbsorPath
GeoRefPath
FractionLimit
UFOName
MPCFlag
AnalysisPgm
SearchSens
ColStart Date
ColStartTime
ColEndDate
ColEndTime
PeakUncAbove
PeakUncBelow
HalfLives
ActRange
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INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
Description
Geometry correction enabled.
Absorption-curies.
Units in microcuries.
INTEGER Library-based peak stripping.
FLOATING Temporary energy calibration value.
FLOATING Temporary energy calibration value.
FLOATING Temporary energy calibration value.
INTEGER Flag is “2" if internal absorption, “4" if external absorption.
INTEGER Absorber length.
TEXT(255) Absorber name.
TEXT(255)
Geometry correction reference
.UFO
file.
INTEGER Flag to indicate the spectrum has been efficiency calibrated.
FLOATING Iodine equivalence at current time.
FLOATING Iodine equivalence at decay time.
FLOATING Average energy calculation at current time.
FLOATING Average energy calculation at decay time.
TEXT(255) Full path name of the first library file.
TEXT(255) Full path name of the second library file.
TEXT(255) Full path name of the third library file.
TEXT(255) Full path to the PBC table file.
TEXT(255) Full path to the original calibration file.
TEXT(255) Full path to the absorber file.
TEXT(255) Full path to the reference
.UFO
file
FLOATING Percent of gamma rays that must be found to identify an isotope.
TEXT(255)
Name of this
.UFO
file.
INTEGER Flag indicating state of the MPC/DAC table.
TEXT(32) AN3REC: Analysis program name
Integer
Date/Time
Date/Time
Date/Time
Date/Time
Double
Double
Double
Double
CALREC: Peak Search Sensitivity
ACQINF: Collection Start date
ACQINF: Collection Start time
ACQINF: Collection End date
ACQINF: Collection End time
DATREC: Peak uncertainty above the knee
DATREC: Peak uncertainty below the knee
ANEXT1: Half-lives decay limit
ANEXT1: Activity range factor
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Cs137Eff
EdfGrossCnts
GammaTotalBq
EdfBkgCPS
EdfBkgCnts
KFactor
CsGrossCnts
CsBkgCnts
CsActBq
CsPeakArea
UncName1
UncName2
UncName3
UncName4
UncName5
UncName6
UncName7
UncName8
UncName9
UncVal1
Field Name
StepEnergy
MDA2
WeightUnc
PBCWidth
EdfBkgName
EdfCsName
EdfGeomName
EdfBkgPath
EdfCsPath
EdfGeomPath
EdfLow
EdfHigh
EdfFlags
EdfGeSeq
EdfGtSeq
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Double
Double
Long
Double
Double
Long
Double
Long
Long
Double
Double
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
TEXT(38)
Double
Data Type
Double
Integer
Double
Double
Text(255)
Text(255)
Text(255)
Text(255)
Text(255)
Text(255)
Double
Double
Integer
Integer
Integer
Description
ANEXT1: Minimum step background energy
ANEXT1: Second MDA
ANEXT1: Sample weight uncertainty in percent
ANEXT1: PBC Match Width
EDFREC: Background spectrum name
EDFREC: Cesium spectrum name
EDFREC: Geometry file name
EDFREC: Background spectrum path
EDFREC: Cesium spectrum path
EDFREC: Geometry file path
EDFREC: Low integration limit (keV)
EDFREC: High integration limit (keV)
EDFREC: Report and calculation flags
EDFREC: Germanium sequence number
EDFREC: Gamma Total sequence number
EDFDAT: Activity conversion factor
EDFDAT: Cesium Efficiency at 662 keV
EDFDAT: EDF sample gross counts
EDFDAT: Gamma Total in Bq
EDFDAT: Background CPS from background spectrum
EDFDAT: EDF sample background counts
EDFDAT: K calculation from Cs spectrum
EDFDAT: EDF gross counts from Cs spectrum
EDFDAT: EDF background counts from Cs spectrum
EDFDAT: 662 keV activity in Bq from Cs spectrum
EDFDAT: 662 keV area from Cs spectrum
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 1
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 2
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 3
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 4
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 5
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 6
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 7
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 8
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty name 9
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 1
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UncVal2
UncVal3
UncVal4
UncVal5
UncVal6
UncVal7
UncVal8
UncVal9
Data Type
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Description
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 2
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 3
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 4
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 5
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 6
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 7
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 8
UNCREC: User defined uncertainty value 9
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This table contains the list of identified peaks.
FW10M
FW04M
Flag1
Flag2
Flag3
RoiLow
RoiHigh
LibNum
Field Name
AnalysisID
PeakID
PeakNum
Channel
Energy
BkgCnt
NetCnt
Uncertainty
FWHM
Gammas
MDA
Abundance
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Data Type
INTEGER
Description
Link to analysis table.
AutoNumber Internal sequence number.
INTEGER Contains the one-based peak number.
FLOATING The peak centroid in channels.
FLOATING The peak energy in channels.
FLOATING The corrected background for the peak.
FLOATING The corrected net area of the peak.
FLOATING The peak counting uncertainty.
FLOATING The full width at half maximum in keV.
FLOATING The full width at 0.10 maximum in keV.
FLOATING The full width at 0.04 maximum in keV.
INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
The first set of peak flags.
The second set of peak flags.
The third set of peak flags.
INTEGER
INTEGER
The peak low limit of integration.
The peak high limit of integration.
INTEGER The library index number from which the nuclide information was obtained. For example, a 1 indicates that the library information came from the first library file (field Lib1Path in the Analysis Table).
FLOATING The gammas per 100 disintegration.
FLOATING The MDA based on this peak.
FLOATING The isotopic abundance based on this peak.
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Nuclide
LibEnergy
HalfLife
PBCFactor
Nflag
NucAbun
Hfactor
IsoError
TotalError
IsoMDA
PKFlag
PKPrevious
MPCVAL
NuclideCode
PeakCode
LibraryUsed
MDA2
Pkunact
ErrorBq
TotalErrorBq
Flag4
IsoMDA2
IsoNormMDA
Brunct
Acl
Amda
Ahat
Alow
Ahigh
Uhat
ConvUnc
BetaError
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Integer
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
Data Type
TEXT(10)
Description
The nuclide name.
FLOATING The library energy for this peak.
FLOATING The nuclide half life in days.
FLOATING The PBC correction factor.
INTEGER The nuclide analysis flags.
FLOATING The calculated abundance of the nuclide in becquerels.
FLOATING The decay time correction factor.
FLOATING The isotope counting error for this nuclide.
FLOATING The total error for this nuclide.
FLOATING The isotope MDA for this nuclide.
INTEGER Information about the library peak record.
INTEGER The number of the previous peak record. This is used for formatting the report.
FLOATING MPC or DAC value for this isotope.
INTEGER
INTEGER
Nuclide code flags.
Peak type code flags.
INTEGER Which library was used 1, 2, or 3.
FLOATING The second MDA based on this peak.
FLOATING Counting uncertainty in Bq.
FLOATING Isotope counting error in Bq.
FLOATING Total error in Bq.
Fourth set of peak flags
Second MDA value
ISO NORM MDA for this isotope
Branching ratio uncertainty
ISO NORM: critical level
ISO NORM: MDA
ISO NORM: Best estimated activity
ISO NORM: Lower confidence interval
ISO NORM: Upper confidence interval
ISO NORM: Uncertainty of Ahat
ISO NORM: Uncertainty of conversion factor
ISO NORM: Beta error (Type II)
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This table contains the list of unknown peaks.
Field Name
AnalysisID
UnPeakID
PeakNum
Channel
Energy
BkgCnt
NetCnt
Uncertainty
FWHM
FW10M
FW04M
Flag1
Flag2
Flag3
RoiLow
RoiHigh
SuspectPeak
Flag4
Data Type
INTEGER
Description
Link to analysis table.
AutoNumber Internal sequence number.
INTEGER Contains the one-based peak.
FLOATING The peak centroid in channels.
FLOATING The peak energy in channels.
FLOATING The corrected background for the peak.
FLOATING The corrected net area of the peak.
FLOATING The peak counting uncertainty.
FLOATING The full width at half maximum in keV.
FLOATING The full width at 0.10 maximum in keV.
FLOATING The full width at 0.04 maximum in keV.
INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
INTEGER
TEXT(10)
INTEGER
The first set of peak flags.
The second set of peak flags.
The third set of peak flags.
The peak low limit of integration.
The peak high limit of integration.
The suspected nuclide name for current energy.
Fourth set of peak flags.
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APPENDIX A. CHANGING DATABASES WITH
THE WINDOWS ODBC UTILITY
If for some reason you cannot run GammaVision Report Writer in administrator mode, clicking the Select Database button will display a permission error instructing you to connect to the database via the Windows ODBC utility. You can do this without exiting the Report Writer program.
1) Close the message and the Select Database dialog.
2) Accessing the proper ODBC utility is different for 64-bit Windows 7 vs. 32-bit Windows 7:
! 64-bit Windows 7: Enter the following executable filename in the “
search programs and files
” box (Fig. 26) and press <Enter> to open the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog used by Report Writer:
C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\Odbcad32.exe
Fig. 26. Run Obdcad32.exe in
64-Bit Windows 7.
! 32-bit Windows 7: From the Windows Control Panel, select ODBC to open the ODBC
Data Source Administrator dialog.
3) Click the System DSN tab (Fig. 27).
4) Click to highlight the GvRpt Database entry, then click the Configure button. This will open the dialog shown in Fig. 28.
5) Click the Select button to open the file-open dialog shown in Fig. 29. Select the desired database file and click OK, then click OK as needed to return to the Control Panel.
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Fig. 27. System DSN Tab.
Fig. 28. Click Select to Choose a Database File.
Fig. 29. Select the Target Database File.
6) At this point, return to the Report Writer window and begin generating reports.
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Administrator status in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5
Analysis Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Application Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Archive Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 path to archive database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Show description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sort options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Associated Files to Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Associated Files to Purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Create Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Database select (connect to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 37
Database menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Archive Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Purge files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Select Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Database table definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Analysis table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Application table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Identified peaks table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Unknown peaks table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Date Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Define
Create database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Detector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Export Report as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Print plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Print report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Recall UFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
File Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Horizontal Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Horizontal Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Identified Peaks Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Interactive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ODBC utility in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 7, 22, 37
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Always On Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Plot Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Report tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Plot Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Horizontal axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Horizontal range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ROI fill mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vertical axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Print Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Print Plot with Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Print Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Purge Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24
Associated files to purge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
File options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Purge files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Show description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sort options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Query Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Recall UFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Report Tab
Export report as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Print plot with report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Report template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Report Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 13, 19
Creating or modifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ROI Fill Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sample Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Select Analysis
Date range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Detector description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Query now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Report template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sample description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Show description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Sort by name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Select Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
“Run as administrator” marked . . . . . . . . . . 3
“Run as administrator” not marked . . . . . . . 37
Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 24
Show Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 24
Sort by Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sort Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
Template (see Report Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unknown Peaks Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vertical Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Window menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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