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Any log files for ''previous'' months can be edited (outside Cumulus) with Cumulus running, and after editing them, you can do further fetch edits within Cumulus as described above. | Any log files for ''previous'' months can be edited (outside Cumulus) with Cumulus running, and after editing them, you can do further fetch edits within Cumulus as described above. | ||
'''Tips''' -- take a copy of the original log file before you work on it outside Cumulus (perhaps | '''Tips''' -- take a copy of the original log file before you work on it outside Cumulus (perhaps give the ''not to be touched copy'' a filename of "<Month><Year>log.csv"). Edit the original file using an editor that treats all fields as text [either any text editor, or a spreadsheet program that can be instructed ''not'' to recognise special field (like date) types]. | ||
'''Rules''' -- Each line must contain the fields in correct sequence (since new versions/builds can add to number of fields, Cumulus will accept lines of various lengths without the more recent fields at the end). Nulls ',,' are not allowed in the line, so if you do not know the value for a particular field within the line, then type in | '''Rules''' -- Each line must contain the fields in correct sequence (since new versions/builds can add to number of fields, Cumulus will accept lines of various lengths without the more recent fields at the end). Nulls ',,' are not allowed in the line, so if you do not know the value for a particular field within the line, then type in a zero or -999 (check the format and range of numbers allowed for particular fields). | ||
'''Important''': | '''Important''': | ||