ADS PrimeWorks User Manual November 2010 QR 775018 A0

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 Installing PrimeWorks  
Note:   PrimeWorks  uses the .NET frame work.  T herefore,  it must 
reside on the user’s PC before  the PrimeWorks  software can be 
installed .  If .NET does not already exist on the user’s PC, the 
installation CD will initiate .NET installation automatically .  
Not e:  T he installation process  provides the option to designate  the 
folders in which to install PrimeWorks .  However, ADS recommends  
using the designated  default folders....

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C H A P T E R  3  
Interface Overview  
The PrimeWorks  user interface enables a user to perform many functions, 
including data man agement, graph and report  generation, logger programming, 
and data retrieval (i.e., readback) .  The interface is similar to Windows and, 
therefore, should be visually and functionally familiar for most Windows users.   
This c hapter describes  the basic layout of the  PrimeWorks interface and 
provides a gen eral overview of the...

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  Main Window  
The main window of the  PrimeWorks user interface is comprised of  three 
main sections:  
  Men us and Toolbar  
 Datab ase Navigation Pane 
 Viewing /Working  Pane 
 
PrimeWorks  main window  
The user can drag the vertical divider located  between the database navigation 
pane  (left) and the viewing pane  (right) to the right or left to  change the sizes of 
the two sections.  However, ADS recommends  maintaining a larger portion for 
the viewing...

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Database Navigation Pane  
The database navigation pane provides a graphical representation of the 
database.  The hierarchical tree structure plac es the database name at the top 
level  and the individual loggers  at the lower levels.  
 
Database Navigation Pane  
The expansion symbol (+) indicates that additional items are contained, but 
currently not visible, under the main heading.  Clicking on this symbol reveals 
these contents.  Expanded contents can be hidden by...

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Right-click option menu  (the content on the menu depends on the database item selected)  
Note:  The options available on the menu depend on the plug -ins 
loaded durin g the software installation process  and the type of logger 
selected.  
The following table describes the functions typically available on the menu : 
Menu Item Function 
Automatic Export Selecting this option adds the selected item (and the 
content s below it in the tree ) to the  Automatic Export...

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Menus  
This chapter describes the options available within the menus  listed along the 
header portion of the  PrimeWorks main screen:  
  File  
 Import/Export  
 Database  
 Mobile Device  
 PrimeLog  
 PrimeProbe2  
 Report  
 Help  
It also defines the buttons used for resizing, closing, minimizing, or maximizing 
the application window.    

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 Standard Windows Buttons  
The following table provides descriptions for the buttons used to manipulat e the 
application window:   
Button Function  Description  
 Minimiz
e  Clicking  on this  button  minimizes  (or hides) the window .  
The user can re- open the window by clicking on the 
PrimeWorks  button on the taskbar.   Prime Works  remains 
running while the  window is minimized .  The  Min imize  
option also is available by right -clicking on the title bar....

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 File Menu  
 
File Menu  options  
The File  menu includes the following submenus:   
  Print , Print Graph , or Print Report  
 Print Preview  
 Page Setup , Graph Page Setup, or  Report Page Setup 
 View  
 Properties  
 Exit  
Print  
The Print  menu option display s the Print  dialog for  the default W indows 
printer and allows the user to select print options such as the number  of copies, 
page setup, finishing details , orientation , and paper type.  The...

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Print preview window  
From the preview window , the user can send the items  to print, select the 
number of pages  to preview at one  time, magnify or red uce the size of the  data 
presented  on the scree n for viewing , or close the preview window  without 
printing  the items . 
Page Setup  
The Page Setup  option controls t he output format of PrimeWorks , allowing 
the user to modify settings for generating  reports and graphs.  For the best 
results , ADS...