YSI BODAnalyst - Manual (Page 11)

Samples Section 2
YSI Incorporated BOD Analyst for Windows Software 7
In this example, there are two dilutions: 150ml and 275ml. This Sample is seeded with 3ml of
material taken from the Influent.
2.2 USING SAMPLE SETUP
The Sample Setup Form is used to add new Samples to the database or to change old ones. The
Sample Setup Form is accessed from the menu by selecting Setup, Samples. Sample Setup
information is used as defaults when adding a sample to a day’s batch. For example, we setup
Influent with three dilutions of 5, 8, and 10 ml and no seeding. Every time the Influent Sample is
added to a batch, three dilutions of 5, 8, and 10 ml will be setup saving time and data entry errors.
The dilutions and number of bottles can be changed for any batch using the main bench sheet
screen. Use the button bar to navigate, add, and delete samples. Changes to samples are
automatically saved.
2.3 ADDING A NEW SAMPLE
To add a new Sample, select Setup / Samples from the Menu. Click the Add New button from
the toolbar. A blank Sample Setup form will be displayed. Simply fill out the fields for the new
sample. Changes are automatically saved.
The following paragraphs describe each of the fields on the form.
Sample Name: Sample names can be up to 15 characters long. Names longer than 13 characters
are shortened when displayed on the YSI 5000/5100 Instrument. You may use upper and lower
case characters in a name. When it is necessary to abbreviate a name, lower case letters will be
eliminated before upper case letters. Keep in mind that editing a Sample name will cause the new
name to appear even on reports of old data. For example, if you edited the Sample, "clarifier,"
and changed its name to "secondary," when you print a report of a Batch that included a BOD of
the "clarifier," the Sample name would be reported as "secondary." Therefore, be careful to only
edit a Sample name when the new name is just a different name, and not an entirely different
Sample.
Description: You can have up to 50 characters to describe the Sample. The Sample name is
often descriptive enough by itself and you do not need to fill in this field. However, sometimes a
description is helpful. For example, a Sample name like "W C s Efflnt" may need a description
like "West plant CBOD seeded effluent."
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