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Standard log files (view source)

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*On this screen,you see a box for selecting the log you want to display. The default month and year (shown on loading the web page) is taken from yesterday's date. No log is loaded at start up. You can '''either''' type in a period (one or two digit representing month, then hyphen, then four digits representing year) '''or''' select year then month in the data picker (this is produced by the bootstrap software MX uses, it is not the date picker provided by your browser), when you click on the month the box is updated with selected period.
*On this screen,you see a box for selecting the log you want to display. The default month and year (shown on loading the web page) is taken from yesterday's date. No log is loaded at start up. You can '''either''' type in a period (one or two digit representing month, then hyphen, then four digits representing year) '''or''' select year then month in the data picker (this is produced by the bootstrap software MX uses, it is not the date picker provided by your browser), when you click on the month the box is updated with selected period.
* Next to it is a "Load" button. Press it and the Cumulus MX engine will generate an application programming interface (api) table that will appear on the web page using dataTables software. There is a "Refresh" button, for when you want that api to refresh the table (without reloading the whole page).  
* Next to it is a "Load" button. Press it and the Cumulus MX engine will generate an application programming interface (api) table that will appear on the web page using dataTables software. There is a "Refresh" button, for when you want that api to refresh the table (without reloading the whole page).  
==== Derived Fields ====
It must be remembered that the standard log file contains some fields that are directly read from your weather station and some that are derived from those readings. Consequently, the web page for viewing and editing the standard log file introduces some new terminology when you attempt to edit a line. It talks about '''Source Fields''' and these are:
#Temperature
#Humidity
#Wind speed
#Rainfall so far
If you alter the value for one or more of those ''Source Fields'', then there is a need to make consequent change to some of these '''Derived Fields''':
*Dew point
*Wind chill
*Apparent temperature
*Heat index
*Humidex
*Rain counter (how this is determined depends on type of weather station)
*Feels like temperature
The script used for this web page reacts to any edit in any source reading fields and flags which derived reading fields need to be reviewed.  Unfortunately different versions of Cumulus may use different formulas, so the script will calculate all possible values and initially allow you to manually choose which one to use. If you view the same line a second time, the script will automatically read all source fields and automatically insert in derived fields the value that the latest version of MX calculates. On this second viewing the original and alternatively calculated values are shown so you can manually override the automatically populated values.


=== Pagination ===
=== Pagination ===
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** There is no need to say any more about deleting a line, as the functionality in MX version 3.4.4 remains the same in the latest version.  There has been some renaming of the buttons that appear at bottom of delete modal at certain versions, the buttons names started with default names used by the AltEditor software, but have been improved in response to user feedback.
** There is no need to say any more about deleting a line, as the functionality in MX version 3.4.4 remains the same in the latest version.  There has been some renaming of the buttons that appear at bottom of delete modal at certain versions, the buttons names started with default names used by the AltEditor software, but have been improved in response to user feedback.


==== Derived Fields ====
It must be remembered that the standard log file contains some fields that are directly read from your weather station and some that are derived from those readings.
Consequently, if you edit any of these directly read source readings:
#Temperature
#Humidity
#Wind speed
#Rainfall so far
then there is a need to make consequent change to some of these derived readings:
*Dew point
*Wind chill
*Apparent temperature (there are 2 formulae used by MX, the BOM version is shown for this field)
*Heat index
*Humidex
*Rain counter (how this is determined depends on type of weather station)
*Feels like temperature (there are 2 formulae available to MX, although only one can be stored, both are shown)
The script used for this web page reacts to any edit in any source reading fields and flags which derived reading fields need to be reviewed.


==== First time you view a line to edit ====
==== First time you view a line to edit ====
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