How to: Create Data Sheets from Log Groups

Log groups are used to create data sheets that are not associated to a particular business process such as a sales or purchase order. For example, you may wish to periodically record the temperature of a warehouse bin. In such a scenario, you would create a data collection line for the bin, then assign a log group to it.

You can instruct the program to create data sheets from log groups. A data sheet will be comprised of the data collection lines to which the log group has been assigned.

To create data sheets from a log group

1. In the Search box, enter Data Collection Log Groups, and then choose the related link.
2. Select the log group for which you want to create data sheets.
3. On the Actions tab, in the General group, choose Data Sheets. The Data Sheets window appears.
4. On the Actions tab, in the New Document group, choose Create Data Sheets. The Create Data Sheets window appears.

The upper portion of the Create Data Sheets window displays each location to which the log group has been assigned. A separate data sheet can be created for each location. When you select a location, every record with defined data collection lines that has been assigned to the location is presented in the Entities FastTab. For example, if a location's zones and bins all had defined receiving data collection lines, each of these records would appear in the Entities FastTab. By default, all locations and entities will initially be selected for inclusion in the new data sheets.

5. Remove the check mark from the Include field for any locations and entities that you do not want to be included as part of new data sheets.
6. Choose the OK button.

The program creates a new data sheet for every selected location. Each data sheet is comprised of the lines that were selected in the Create Data Sheets window. New data sheets are displayed in the Data Sheets window.