YSI BODAnalyst - Manual (Page 53)

SECTION 9 KEEPING YOUR DATA SAFE
9.1 DATE
The BOD Analyst software depends on the correct date to do its calculations and manage the
data. The current date on your computer is displayed in the upper right hand corner of BOD
Analyst software. If the date is incorrect, exit BOD Analyst software and correct the date in
windows (click on the Date/Time icon in the Control Panel).
9.2 HARDCOPIES
No computer is perfect, and once in a great while, a failure will cause data to be lost. You will
probably want to keep a paper copy of your work at all times. When you are finished taking
initial and/or final DOs, select File/Print Daily Bench Sheet.
9.3 UNDERSTANDING DATA FILES
Data is stored in a Microsoft Access database. The default database name is data.mdb. When
you start BOD Analyst software, the data.mdb database is automatically opened. It is stored in
the data subdirectory under the BODAW directory (if BOD Analyst software was installed to the
default directory). The current database is shown in parentheses on the Application Title Bar.
BOD Analyst software allows you to have any number of databases, but you can only have one
opened at a time. You may need multiple databases to track BODs from more than one facility or
you need to run tests on the same day for different incubation periods.
To create a new database, select File, New and the following form will be displayed.
Enter in a file name for the new database. The filename must follow DOS naming conventions (8
character maximum, cannot contain special characters, etc…). Click OK and the new database