AQS Transaction Generator User’s Guide

Last updated: 2014/01/10

 

Table of Contents:

Contents

Contents

Getting Started. 3

What is the AQS QA Transaction Generator. 3

System Requirements. 3

Install the AQS QA Transaction Generator. 3

How to use the AQS QA Transaction Generator. 3

Transaction Element Conventions. 3

Transaction Element specific help. 4

Create an AQS QA Transaction File. 4

Supported Transactions. 4

Create a 1-Point Quality Control (QC) Transaction. 5

Create a Annual Performance Evaluation (PE) Transaction. 12

Create Flow Rate Verification Transaction. 19

Create a Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit Transaction. 26

Create Flow Rate Verification for PMc Transaction. 33

Create a Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc Transaction. 40

Create a Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) Transaction. 48

Create a National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) Transaction. 55

Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT) Transaction. 63

Create a Duplicate Transaction. 70

Create a Replicate Transaction. 77

Create a Pb Analysis Audit Transaction. 84

Create a Lab Proficiency Test (PT) Transaction. 90

Create a Speciation Flow Rate Verification Transaction. 96

Create a Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit Transaction. 103

Create a Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification Transaction. 110

Create a Ozone SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications Transaction. 116

Generate AQS QA Transactions. 123

Load / Deactivate Saved Transactions. 128

Save the current list of AQS QA Transactions. 131

Save the current list of AQS QA Transactions as a new set of transactions. 134

Start a New or empty set of AQS QA Transactions. 137

Import a Piped Delimited set of transactions. 139

Manually Check for Updates. 144

Manage Saved Transactions. 147

System Preferences. 149

How to use the System Preferences Screen. 150

Pre-selecting a list of States. 151

Pre-selecting a list of Counties. 153

Pre-selecting a list of Performing Agencies. 154

Pre-selecting a list of Parameter Codes. 156

Pre-selecting a list of Monitor Method Codes. 157

Pre-selecting a list of Reported Units. 158

Pre-selecting a list of PQAOs. 160

Pre-selecting a list of Tribal Areas. 161

Turn on Tribal Mode. 163

Enable Use Last Assessment Date. 164

Quick Reference Guide. 165

AQS QA Transaction Generator Quick Reference Guide. 165

 

 


Getting Started

What is the AQS QA Transaction Generator

The AQS QA Transaction Generator is a standalone MS Windows application that provides a mechanism to manually enter AQS QA transactions or import an AQS QA transaction and generate a valid AQS QA transaction file.  The transaction will be validated against AQS Reference data, if there are warnings or errors you’ll be notified. 

System Requirements

The AQS Transaction Generator has the following system requirements:

-          Microsoft Windows XP or later

-          1 Gigabyte of Hard Disk space

-          Minimum amount of memory to run MS Windows

Install the AQS QA Transaction Generator

-          Download the AQS Transaction Generator Setup program from the TTN website

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need System Administrator rights to install the AQS Transaction Generator

-          Launch the AQS Transaction Generator Setup program

-          Follow the prompts on the screen

How to use the AQS QA Transaction Generator

Start the application by clicking the shortcut from the MS Windows Start Menu.  The AQS QA Transaction Generator Main Menu is the first screen that will be presented to you.  From the Main Menu you can select the action that you wish to perform.  To create, import, load or edit transaction click the ‘Transactions…’ button.  To manually check for updates to the AQS QA Transaction Generator and all Reference data that is used click the ‘Check for Updates…’ button.  An active Internet connection is required.  To manage saved Transactions click the ‘Manage Saved Transactions…’ button from the Main Menu.

The AQS QA Transaction Generator will automatically check for updates each time it is launched, if an update is available you’ll be prompted to install the updates.  You can decide to skip the update and install it at your convenience.

Transaction Element Conventions

The AQS QA Transaction Generator uses a common set of indicators to indicate the status of a transaction.  Simply by looking at a transaction screen you can easily determine what elements are required, are valid, have an error or have a warning.  You can view the message associated with each indicator by clicking on it.

The following indicators are used:

-          correct.png- The transactional element is valid

o   Clicking on the control will display a message indicating the transactional element is valid for AQS

-          Required.PNG - The transactional element is required for this transaction

o   Required transactional elements may depending on the value selected for the ‘Action Indicator’

o   Clicking on the control will display a message indicating the transactional element is required for AQS

-          warning2.png - The transactional element is not valid but AQS will currently accept the value used

o   Clicking on the control will display the warning message associated with the transactional element

-          error.png - The transactional element is in error and must be corrected

o   AQS will not accept the value that was provided, it must be corrected before a valid transaction can be generated

o   Clicking on the control will display the error message associated with the transactional element

Transaction Element specific help

The AQS QA Transaction Generator uses a common control to display help for each transactional element.  The label or element description for each transactional element is a clickable link.  Clicking label or transactional element description will display help for that transactional element.

Create an AQS QA Transaction File

You can manually create an AQS QA Transaction by clicking the ‘Transactions…’ button from the Main Menu.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed.  To create a list of Transactions click the ‘Add…’ button, select the AQS QA Transaction that you wish to create from the list.

Supported Transactions

-          1- Point Quality Control (QC)

-          Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)

-          Flow Rate Verification

-          Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit

-          Flow Rate Verification for PMc

-          Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc

-          Performance Evaluation Program (PEP)

-          National Performance Audit Program (NPAP)

-          Field Proficiency Test (PT)

-          Duplicate

-          Replicate

-          Pb Analysis Audit

-          Lab Proficiency Test (PT)

-          Speciation Flow Rate Verification

-          Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit

-          Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification

-          Ozone SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications

Enter the Required fields for the Transaction that you selected.  Click the ‘OK’ button to save changes.

Create a 1-Point Quality Control (QC) Transaction

You can create a ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’_A.png button on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’_A.png button

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ screen will be displayed:

o   1PointQC.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngMonitor Concentration

§  The Concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.pngAssessment Concentration

§  The Value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘1-Point Quality Control (QC)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Create a Annual Performance Evaluation (PE) Transaction

You can create a ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’_B.png button

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen will be displayed:

o   AnnualPerformanceEvaluation.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngLevel 1 – Level 10 Monitor Concentration

§  The Concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed for that level

o   _O.pngLevel 1 – level 10 Assessment Concentration for that level

§  The Value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’’ transaction click the ‘OK’_P.png button.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create Flow Rate Verification Transaction

You can create a ‘Flow Rate Verification’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Flow Rate Verification’ _C.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Flow Rate Verification’ screen will be displayed:

o   FlowRateVerification.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Flow Rate Verification’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code /Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngMonitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.pngAssessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Flow Rate Verification’’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Flow Rate Verification’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit Transaction

You can create a ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ _D.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ screen will be displayed:

o   SemiAnnualFlowRateAudit.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngMonitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.pngAssessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create Flow Rate Verification for PMc Transaction

You can create a ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ _E.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ screen will be displayed:

o   FlowRateVerificaitonForPMc.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngPM10 Monitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the PM10 monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngPM10 Monitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.pngPM10 Assessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   _P.pngPM2.5 Monitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology for the PM2.5 monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘PM2.5 Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _Q.pngPM2.5 Monitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate by the monitor being assessed

o   _R.pngPM2.5 Assessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ transaction click the ‘OK’_S.png button.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _T.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

 

Create a Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc Transaction

You can create a ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc ‘_F.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit for PMc’ screen will be displayed:

o   SemiAnnualFlowRateAuditForPMc.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngPM10 Monitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the PM10 monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngPM10 Monitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.pngPM10 Assessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   _P.pngPM2.5 Monitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology for the PM2.5 monitor being assessed

1.       The ‘PM2.5 Monitor Method Code’ will be limited based on the ‘Parameter Code’ you selected

o   _Q.pngPM2.5 Monitor Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate by the monitor being assessed

o   _R.pngPM2.5 Assessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ transaction click the ‘OK’_S.png button.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _T.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) Transaction

You can create a ‘Performance Evaluation Program (PEP)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) ‘_G.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Performance Evaluation Program (PEP)’ screen will be displayed:

o   PerformanceEvaluationProgram(PEP).png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngPEP Type

§  Indicated where the PEP monitor is operated by the Audit Agency or by the Monitoring Agency

o   _m.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited to the Monitor Methods for the selected parameter

o   _N.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _O.pngAssessment Concentration

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ transaction click the ‘OK’_P.png button.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc‘ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) Transaction

You can create a ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) ‘_H.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP)’ screen will be displayed:

o   NationalPerformanceAuditProgram.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP)‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngNPAP Type

§  Code meaning ‘Through the probe (TTP)’ or ‘Back of Analyzer (BOA)’

o   _m.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited to the Monitor Methods for the selected parameter

o   _N.pngAssessment Method Code

§  For parameters other than Ozone, this is the method code for the CO monitor used to determine check gas dilution

o   _O.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _P.pngLevel 1 – Level 10 Monitor Concentration

§  The concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed at the selected level (i.e. Audit level 1 – 10)

o   _Q.pngLevel 1 – Level 10 Assessment Concentration

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration in the selected Audit Level (i.e. Audit Level 1 – 10)

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Flow Rate Verification for PMc’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _R.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _S.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) ‘ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

 

Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT) Transaction

You can create a ‘Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) ‘_I.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The ‘Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT)’ screen will be displayed:

o   FieldProficiencyTest(PT).png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘National Performance Audit Program (NPAP)‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited to the Monitor Methods for the selected parameter

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngMonitor Concentration

§  The concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed

o   _O.png Assessment Concentration

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the ‘Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT)’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the ‘Create a Field Proficiency Test (PT)‘ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Duplicate Transaction

You can create a ‘Duplicate’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Duplicate ‘_J.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a ‘Duplicate’ screen will be displayed:

o   Duplicate.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the Duplicate’ ‘ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited to the Monitor Methods for the selected parameter

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngDuplicate Value 1 - 5

§  The concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Duplicate’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Duplicate’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Create a Replicate Transaction

You can create a ‘Replicate Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Duplicate ‘_K.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a ‘Replicate screen will be displayed:

o   Replicate.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Replicate’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngState Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS State code of the monitor being assessed, or ‘TT’ to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code

§  Select the State code from the drop down list

1.       County code will be limited to the counties that exist for the selected state

2.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the State(s) that you use on a regular basis.  State(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _E.pngCounty Code / Tribal Area

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘County Code’ will be limited to the counties that exist in the ‘State Code’ that you selected

2.       Selecting a county limit the ‘Site Number’ list to valid sites for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you have selected

3.       *** Note ***

1.       You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen select the County(s) that you use on a regular basis.  County(s) that you select will show up first in the drop down list.

o   _F.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

1.       The ‘Site Number’ will be limited to sites that exist for the ‘State Code’ and ‘County Code’ that you selected

o   _H.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _I.pngPOC

§  The Parameter Occurrence Code: One (1) or two (2) digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site

1.       The items for the ‘POC’ will be limited to the POCs that exist for the ‘State Code’,  ‘County Code’ and ‘Site Number’ that you selected

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngMonitor Method Code

§  The Sampling Methodology of the monitor being assessed

1.       The items for the ‘Monitor Method Code’ will be limited to the Monitor Methods for the selected parameter

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngReplicate Value 1 - 5

§  The concentration value provided by the monitor being assessed

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Replicate transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Replicate transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Create a Pb Analysis Audit Transaction

You can create a ‘Pb Analysis Audit’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Duplicate ‘_L.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a ‘Pb Analysis Audit’ screen will be displayed:

o   PbAnalysisAudit.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Pb Analysis Audit’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _E.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _F.pngPQAO

§  The Agency code of the organization responsible for the quality of the data for the Monitoring Organization

o   _G.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _H.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _I.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _J.pngLaboratory Response Value 1 - 2

§  The mass of lead reported by the lab for the selected audit level (i.e. level 1 – 2)

o   _K.pngAssessment Mass 1 – 2

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration in the selected audit level (i.e. level 1 – 2)

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Pb Analysis Audit’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _L.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _m.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Pb Analysis Audit’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Create a Lab Proficiency Test (PT) Transaction

You can create a ‘Create a Lab Proficiency Test (PT)’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Create a Lab Proficiency Test (PT)‘_m.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a Create a ’Lab Proficiency Test (PT)’ screen will be displayed:

o   LabProficiencyTest(PT).png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Lab Proficiency Test (PT)’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _E.png PQAO

§  The Agency code of the organization responsible for the quality of the data for the Monitoring Organization

o   _F.png Parameter Code

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _G.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _H.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _I.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _J.pngLaboratory Response Value 1

§  The mass of lead reported by the lab

o   _K.pngAssessment Mass

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Lab Proficiency Test (PT)’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _L.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _m.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Lab Proficiency Test (PT)’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Create a Speciation Flow Rate Verification Transaction

You can create a ‘Speciation Flow Rate Verification’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Create a Lab Proficiency Test (PT)‘_N.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a Create a ’ Speciation Flow Rate Verification’ screen will be displayed:

o   SpeciationFlowRateVerification.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Speciation Flow Rate Verification’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _E.png State Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

o   _F.png County Code / Tribal Area

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

o   _H.pngSampler ID

§  The user’s unique name or ID for the sampler at the site

o   _I.pngChannel Number

§  Number assigned to the channel on the sampler

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _m.pngSampler Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the sampler being assessed

o   _N.pngAssessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Speciation Flow Rate Verification’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _O.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _P.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Speciation Flow Rate Verification’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit Transaction

You can create a ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit ‘_O.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a Create a ’Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ screen will be displayed:

o   SpeciationSemiAnnualFlowRateAudit.png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _E.png State Code / Tribal Code

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

o   _F.png County Code / Tribal Area

§  The AQS Parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _G.pngSite Number

§  The Four (4) digit number to uniquely identify the site in the county

o   _H.pngSampler ID

§  The user’s unique name or ID for the sampler at the site

o   _I.pngChannel Number

§  Number assigned to the channel on the sampler

o   _J.pngAssessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _K.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _L.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _m.pngSampler Flow Rate

§  The measured flow rate provided by the sampler being assessed

o   _N.pngAssessment Flow Rate

§  The flow rate of the flow transfer standard

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _O.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _P.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification Transaction

You can create a ‘Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification‘_P.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a Create a ’ Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification’ screen will be displayed:

o   AmbientAirProtocolGasVerificationProgram(AA-PGVP).png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The unique identifier of the organization that produced the cylinder being assessed

o   _E.png Producer ID

§  The FIPS County code of the monitor being assessed.  If the previous field on the transaction contains ‘TT’ then the Tribal code of the site being assessed

o   _F.png Cylinder ID

§  The unique identifier (e.g. the serial number) of the gas cylinder being assessed

o   _G.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _H.png Assessment Date

§  The Date the assessment was performed

o   _I.pngAssessment Number

§  A unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given day.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _J.pngReported Unit

§  The Units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _K.pngCylinder Certified Concentration

§  The gas concentration specified by the cylinder producer

o   _L.pngAssessment Concentration

§  The value of the known gas standard concentration

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _m.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _O.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

 

Create a Ozone SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications Transaction

You can create a ‘SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications’ Transaction using the following steps:

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          At the ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          At the ‘Select Transaction Type’ screen click the ‘Speciation Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audit ‘_Q.pngbutton

o   TransactionTypeMenu.png

 

-          The Create a Create a ’ SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications’ screen will be displayed:

o   OzoneSRPOzoneTransferStandardVerification(SRP).png

-          The AQS QA Transaction Generator will determine which fields are required based on the ‘Action Indicator’.  The following fields make up the ‘SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications’ Transaction:

o   _A.pngTransaction Type

§  The Quality Assurance transaction. 

§  This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _B.pngAction Indicator

§  The type of transaction that you are creating:

1.       I – Insert

1.       Create a New transaction

2.       U – Update

1.       Replace the existing transaction in AQS with this transaction

3.       D – Delete

1.       Delete the existing transaction in AQS

4.        R – Replace

1.       Replace all elements for the transaction

o   _C.pngAssessment Type

§  Indicates the specific QA assessment associated with the transaction.

1.       This field is set by the AQS QA Transaction Generator and cannot be changed

o   _D.pngVerification Type

§  ‘6x6’ is for the initial verification of a new standard ozone generator.  ‘Standard’ is for a routine SRP assessment

o   _D.pngPerforming Agency

§  The Agency code of the organization performing the assessment

o   _E.png PQAO

§  The agency code of the organization responsible for the quality of the data for the Monitoring Organization

o   _F.pngParameter Code

§  The AQS parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS for which the assessment is being performed

o   _G.pngAuthoritative Standard ID

§  The unique ID for the Authoritative standard

o   _H.pngAuthoritative Standard Level

§  The unique ID code (serial number) for the transfer standard

o   _I.pngTransfer Standard ID

§  The unique code (serial number) for the transfer standard

o   _J.pngTransfer Standard Level

§  Level 1, 2, 3, 4 transfer standard has to be equal to or higher number than the Authoritative Standard

o   _K.pngAssessment Date

§  The date that the assessment was performed

o   _L.pngAssessment Number

§  The unique number associated with an assessment performed at a site on a given date.  Value should be ‘1’ unless additional same assessments are performed

o   _m.pngReported Unit

§  The units associated with the assessment concentrations (Monitor Concentration and Check Standard Concentration)

o   _N.pngTransfer Standard Level 1 – 10

§  The measurement from the instrument being assessed

o   _O.pngAuthoritative Standard Level 1 – 10

§  The measurement from the instrument being assessed

o   Once you have completed the required fields for the Create a ‘SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications’ transaction click the ‘OK’ _P.pngbutton.  The transaction will be validated against the reference tables that were downloaded from AQS.  If there are any errors you will be prompted to correct them, if there are warnings you will be given the opportunity to correct them or to leave the data as it is.

o   If you wish to skip this transaction you can click the ‘Cancel’ _Q.pngbutton.  If you’ve made changes you’ll be prompted to make sure you wish to cancel adding this transaction to the transaction list.

 

o   The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will display each transaction that you have created.  The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transaction’ screen will now be populated with the Create a ‘SRP and Ozone Transfer Standard Verifications’ transaction:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

1.       _A.pngEdit button

1.       Clicking the ‘Edit’ button will bring up the ‘Annual Performance Evaluation (PE)’ screen and populate it with the transaction data

2.       _B.pngDelete button

1.       Clicking the ‘Delete’ button will remove the transaction from the list.  *** Note *** You will be prompted to confirm deletion of the transaction

3.       _C.pngDuplicate button

1.       Clicking the ‘Duplicate’ button will copy the data for the selected transaction and create a new transaction in the transaction list.  Click the ‘Edit’ button to make changes to the transaction

4.       _D.pngThe name of the transaction list

5.       _E.pngThe AQS QA Transaction that can be submitted to AQS

6.       _F.pngThe type of transaction that was created

Generate AQS QA Transactions

You will need to generate an AQS QA Transaction file before you can submit transactions to AQS.  Once the file has been generated you can submit the file to AQS using the ENSC.

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton to manually create a set of transactions, or click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _B.pngbutton to load a previously saved set of transactions, or click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngto import a set of transactions.

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need at least 1 transaction in the transaction list before you can generate a transaction file:

o   Example:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

-          Click the ‘Generate’ _G.pngbutton to start the generation process

o   The ‘Save AQS QA Transaction File’ screen will be displayed:

§  SaveAQSQATransactionFile.png

1.       Save in: _A.png

1.       Use to locate the folder you wish to save the generated AQA QA Transaction file

2.       Folder navigation and display properties: _B.png

1.       Alternate means of navigation

2.       You can create a new folder

3.       You can change the display properties of the folders and files

3.       Computer locations: _C.png

1.       Use to navigate to specified locations on your PC

4.       File name:_D.png

1.       The name of the file that you wish to call the generated AQS QA transaction file

1.       *** Note ***

1.       The AQS QA Transaction generator will append the file extension of “.aqs” to the end of the file

2.       If you wish to call it something else click the ‘Save as Type’ drop down list and select “All Files (*.*)

1.       Please note that you will need to supply an extension

5.       Save_E.pngbutton:

1.       Saves the file and starts the generation of the AQS QA transaction file

6.       Cancel _F.pngbutton:

1.       Cancels the save and generation of the AQS QA transaction file process

7.       Help _G.pngbutton:

1.       Brings up the Microsoft help for the Windows save dialog

§  Once the generation process starts you’ll see the following screen:

1.       Generating.png

1.       _A.pngindicates that the generation process has started

1.       When the generation process completes the progress bar will reach the end of the screen and the transaction button will be displayed

Load / Deactivate Saved Transactions

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton to manually create a set of transactions, or click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _B.pngbutton to load a previously saved set of transactions, or click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngto import a set of transactions.

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need at least 1 transaction in the transaction list before you can generate a transaction file:

o   Example:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

-          Click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _H.pngbutton

-          The ‘Load Deactivate…’ screen will be displayed:

o   LoadInactivateSavedTransaction.png

-          Loading a previously saved transaction:

o   Click on the transaction description that you wish to load _A.png

o   Now click the ‘OK’ _C.pngbutton

§  Your previously saved transaction(s) will now be loaded

-          Deactivate a previously saved transaction

o   Deactivating a previously saved transaction will prevent it from being displayed on the ‘Load / Inactivate a Saved Transaction’ screen.  The transaction is not permanently deleted, instead it is marked as ‘deactivated’.  You can use the ‘Manage Saved Transactions’ screen to permanently delete the saved transaction.

o   When you are finished deactivating a previously saved transaction you can click the ‘OK’ _C.pngbutton or the ‘Cancel’ _D.pngbutton to close the screen.

Save the current list of AQS QA Transactions

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton to manually create a set of transactions, or click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _B.pngbutton to load a previously saved set of transactions, or click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngto import a set of transactions.

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need at least 1 transaction in the transaction list before you can save a transaction file:

o   Example:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

-          To save the list of transactions click the ‘Save’ _K.pngbutton

o   If you have not assigned a transaction description to this set of transaction you will be prompted to enter a description for the transactions:

§  SaveAndSaveAs.png

§  Enter a description for the transaction _A.png

§  Click the ‘OK’ _B.pngbutton to save the list of transactions

§  Click the ‘Cancel’ _C.pngbutton to cancel saving the list of transactions

 

Save the current list of AQS QA Transactions as a new set of transactions

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton to manually create a set of transactions, or click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _B.pngbutton to load a previously saved set of transactions, or click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngto import a set of transactions.

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need at least 1 transaction in the transaction list before you can save a transaction file:

o   Example:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

-          To save the list of transactions click the ‘Save As…’ _L.pngbutton

o   Enter a description for the transactions: _A.png

§  SaveAndSaveAs.png

§  Click the ‘OK’ _B.pngbutton to save the list of transactions

§  Click the ‘Cancel’ _C.pngbutton to cancel saving the list of transactions

 

Start a New or empty set of AQS QA Transactions

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Add’ _C.pngbutton to manually create a set of transactions, or click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ _B.pngbutton to load a previously saved set of transactions, or click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngto import a set of transactions.

o   *** Note ***

§  You will need at least 1 transaction in the transaction list before you can save a transaction file:

o   Example:

§  GenerateEditLoadTransactionsPopluated.png

-          To start a new list of transactions click the ‘New’ _L.pngbutton

o   *** Note ***

§  If you have made any changes you’ll be prompted to save your changes before starting a new or empty transaction list

Import a Piped Delimited set of transactions

You can import AQS QA transactions that were either generated by the AQS QA Transaction Generator or that were created by another application.  The only stipulation is that the file being imported must be in the AQS QS transaction format specified by AQS and it must be pipe ‘|’ delimited.

You can import transactions as a new list of transactions or you can import transactions and have them appended to the current list of transactions.  If you have transactions in the transaction list the AQS QA Transaction Generator will ask if you wish to append the transactions to the current list, selecting ‘Yes’_A.png will append the transactions, selecting ‘No’ _B.pngwill create a new list of transactions, selecting ‘Cancel’ _C.pngwill cancel the import process.

                ImportTransactionsAppendPrompt.png

-          Click the ‘Transactions’ _A.pngbutton on the Main Menu

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Generate / Edit / Load Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   GenerateEditLoadTransactions.png

-          Click the ‘Import…’ _G.pngbutton

-          If you already have transactions in the transaction list the AQS QA Transaction Generator will ask you if you wish to append the transactions to the current list or to create a new list of transactions.

o   ImportTransactionsAppendPrompt.png

§  Selecting ‘Yes’ _A.pngwill append the imported transactions to the current transaction list

§  Selecting ‘No’_B.pngwill import the transactions as a new set of transactions

§  Selecting ‘Cancel’_C.pngwill cancel the import process without changing the current list of transactions

-          The ‘Open a Transaction File to Import’ screen will be displayed:

o   ImportTransactionOpenFile.png

o   Look in: _A.png

§  Use to locate the folder you wish to save the generated AQA QA Transaction file

o   Folder navigation and display properties: _B.png

§  Alternate means of navigation

§  You can create a new folder

§  You can change the display properties of the folders and files

o   Computer locations: _C.png

§  Use to navigate to specified locations on your PC

o   File name:_D.png

§  The name of the file that you wish to import

1.       *** Note ***

1.       The AQS QA Transaction generator will append the file extension of “.aqs” to the end of the file

2.       If you wish to import a file that was created via another program click the ‘Files of Type’ drop down list and select “All Files (*.*)

o   Open_E.pngbutton:

§  Opens the file and adds all the supported transactions to the transaction list

o   Cancel _F.pngbutton:

§  Cancels the open process

o   Help _G.pngbutton:

§  Brings up the Microsoft help for the Windows open dialog

o   Once the import process is complete you’ll see the list of transactions in the transaction list

§  Example:

1.       ImportTransactionExample.png

 

 

Manually Check for Updates

If there is an active Internet connection the AQS QA Transaction Generator will check for updates each time it is started.  If updates are available you’ll be prompted to install them, you can elect not to install the updates if you wish.  However, it is recommended that you allow the updates to run.  The AQS QA Transaction Generator checks for updates to the reference data that it uses and for updates to the AQS QA Transaction Generator.  Up to date reference data is vital to make sure the transactions that are generated will be accepted by AQS.

If you decide not to run an update you can manually check for updates and apply them whenever you wish.  To manually check for updates click the ‘Check for Updates…’ _B.pngbutton on the Main Menu.

                MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Update Reference Tables’ screen will be displayed:

o   CheckForUpdates.png

o   Click the ‘Check for updates’ _A.pngbutton to start the process

o   Available updates are displayed in the ‘The following updates are available:’  _B.png

o   The progress bar _D.pngwill show the progress

o   If updates to the reference tables are available the ‘Apply Updates’ _E.pngbutton will be enabled

o   If an update to the AQS QA Transaction Generator is available the ‘View Update Details…’_C.pngbutton will be enabled

§  Clicking the ‘View Update Details…” button will display the ‘View Update Details’ screen:

1.       ViewUpdateDetails.png

2.       A list of the current changes as well as what is new, bug fixes and version history _A.png

3.       Click the ‘Close’_B.pngbutton to close the ‘View Update Details’ screen

o   To apply the updates click the ‘Apply Updates’_E.pngbutton.

§  If the update needs to restart the AQS QA Transaction Generator you’ll be notified that it will be closed while the update is being performed.  Once the update is complete the AQS QA Transaction Generator will be restarted.

Manage Saved Transactions

The AQS QA Transaction Generator stores all the sets of transactions that you elect to save in a database.  You can use the ‘Manage Saved Transactions’ to do the following:

-          Change the description of a saved transaction set

-          Mark a saved transaction set as ‘Inactive’

o   Marking a transaction set as ‘Inactive’ will prevent that set of transaction from showing up in the ‘Load Deactivate…’ screen

-          Delete a saved transaction set

o   Deleting a saved transaction set will permanently remove that transaction list from the system.

§  *** Note ***

1.       Once a transaction set is permanently removed it cannot be recovered

-          To manage saved transactions click the ‘Manage Saved Transactions…’_C.png button on the Main Menu:

o   MainMenu.png

-          The ‘Manage Saved Transactions’ screen will be displayed:

o   ManageSavedTransactions.png

o   Modify the description for a saved transaction

§  Click on the ‘Description’_A.pngin the list that you wish to modify

§  The description will show up in the ‘Description’ edit field_B.png

§  Modify the description and click the ‘Update’_D.pngbutton

o   Mark a saved transaction as Inactive

§  Click on the ‘Description’_A.pngin the list that you wish to modify

§  Change the ‘Active’_C.png field from ‘Yes’ to ‘No’

§  Click the ‘Update’_D.pngbutton

o   Permanently delete a saved transaction

§  Click on the ‘Description’_A.pngin the list that you wish to modify

§  Click on the ‘Delete’_E.pngbutton

1.       You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the saved transaction

o   Close the ‘Manage Saved Transactions’ screen

§  Click the ‘Close’_F.pngbutton

System Preferences

The ‘System Preferences’ screen allows you to pre-select data that will show up in a drop down list and enable certain features supported by the application.  You can pre-select data that you use on a regular basis, the AQS QA Transaction Generator will display the data you select first and display the rest of the data after the pre-selected data.

-          Example:

o   Let’s say you regularly create AQS QA Transactions for ‘NC’, ‘SC’, and ‘GA’.  You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen to select ‘NC’, ‘SC’ and ‘GA’ from the list of states.

o   Each transaction that has the ‘State Code’ field will display ‘NC’, ‘SC’ and ‘GA’ first in the list.  The remaining states will be displayed after ‘NC’, ‘SC’, and ‘GA’.

You can also enable ‘Tribal Mode’ and instruct the AQS QA Transaction Generator to use the last ‘Assessment Date’ that you used as the next ‘Assessment Date’.

-          Example:

o   Let’s say you need to create a set of AQS QA Transactions for an assessment that you’ve scheduled on April 1, 2014

o   You can use the ‘System Preferences’ screen to turn on the feature: ‘Use Last Assessment Date’

o   Let’s say you need to create the following transactions in the following order:

§  1-Point Quality Control (QC)

§  Flow Rate Verification

§  National Performance Audit Program

§  Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification

o   Add the 1-Point Quality Control (QC) to the list of transactions

§  When you set the ‘Assessment Date’ field to April 1, 2014 the AQS QA Transaction Generator will remember that date and use it for each of the transactions that you need to create.

o   Now when you add the Flow Rate Verification, National Performance Audit Program and Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification transactions the ‘Assessment Date’ will default to April 1, 2014.

How to use the System Preferences Screen

The ‘System Preferences’ screen is laid out as follows:

-          SystemPreferencesLayout.png

-          System Preference Area_A.png

o   Allows you to pre-select regularly used data

o   Allows you to turn on Tribal Mode

o   Allows you to turn on Use Last Assessment Date

-          Available Area_E.png

o   Lists all of the available data for the System Preference Area that you selected

§  *** Note ***

1.       The available list will not show items that you have added to the ‘Selected’ area

-          Selected Area_H.png

o   Lists all of the data that you have pre-selected for the System Preference Area that you selected

-          Add Selected_F.png

o   Adds the item that you have highlighted in the ‘Available’_E.pngarea to the ‘Selected’_H.pngarea

o   You can also drag and drop the selected item from the ‘Available’_E.pngarea to the ‘Selected’_H.pngarea

-          Save Changes_I.png

o   Saves your changes to the database

§  *** Note ***

1.       If you did not save your changes before you selected a different item in the ‘System Preferences Area’ you will be prompted to save your changes.

Pre-selecting a list of States

You can pre-select a list of states that will be displayed first in the ‘State Code’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘State Code’.

                SystemPreferencesStates.png

-          Click the ‘States’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Available States’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the state that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the state to the ‘Selected States’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each state that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected state click on the state in the ‘Selected States’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the states you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of Counties

You can pre-select a list of counties that will be displayed first in the ‘County Code’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘County Code’.

-          *** Note ***

o   Before pre-selecting a list of counties you must pre-select a list of states that you wish to use.

-          SystemPreferencesCounty.png

-          Click the ‘Counties’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Available Counties’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the county that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Counties’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each county that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected state click on the state in the ‘Selected States’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the counties you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of Performing Agencies

You can pre-select a list of performing agencies that will be displayed first in the ‘Performing Agency’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘Performing Agency’.

-          SystemPreferencesPerformingAgencies.png

-          Click the ‘Performing Agencies’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Available Counties’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the performing agency that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Performing Agencies’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each performing agency that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected state click on the state in the ‘Selected States’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the performing agencies you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

-           

Pre-selecting a list of Parameter Codes

You can pre-select a list of parameter codes that will be displayed first in the ‘Parameter Code’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘Parameter Code’.

-          SystemPreferencesParameters.png

-          Click the ‘Parameter Codes’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Parameter Codes’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the parameter code that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Parameter’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each performing agency that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected state click on the state in the ‘Selected Parameter’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the parameter codes you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of Monitor Method Codes

You can pre-select a list of monitor method codes that will be displayed first in the ‘Monitor Method Code’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘Monitor Method Code’.

-          SystemPreferencesMonitorMethodCodes.png

-          Click the ‘Monitor Method Codes’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Monitor Method Codes’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the parameter code that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Monitor Method_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each performing agency that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected state click on the state in the ‘Selected Monitor Method_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the monitor method codes you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of Reported Units

You can pre-select a list of reported units that will be displayed first in the ‘Reported Unit’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘Reported Unit’.

-          SystemPreferencesReportedUnits.png

-          Click the ‘Reported Units’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Reported Units’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the parameter code that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Reported Units’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each reported unit that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected reported unit click on the reported unit in the ‘Selected Reported Units’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the reported units you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of PQAOs

You can pre-select a list of PQAOs that will be displayed first in the ‘PQAO’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘PQAO’’.

-          SystemPreferencesPQAOS.png

-          Click the ‘PQAOs’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘PQAO’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the parameter code that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected PQAOs’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each PQAO that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected PQAO click on the state in the ‘Selected PQAOs’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the PQAOs you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Pre-selecting a list of Tribal Areas

You can pre-select a list of Tribal Areas that will be displayed first in the ‘Tribal Areas’ drop down list on each transaction that uses the ‘Tribal Areas’.

-          SystemPreferencesTribalAreas.png

-          Click the ‘Tribal Areas’_A.pngitem in the ‘System Defaults’ list

-          The list of ‘Tribal Areas’ will be displayed_B.png

-          Select the parameter code that you wish to add and do one of the following:

o   Click the ‘Add Selected’_C.pngbutton

o   Hold the left mouse button down and drag the county to the ‘Selected Tribal Areas’_E.pngarea and release the left mouse button

o   Repeat this step for each Tribal Area that you wish to pre-select

-          To remove a selected Tribal Areas click on the state in the ‘Selected Tribal Areas’_E.pnglist and click the ‘Remove Selected’_D.pngbutton

-          Once you have selected all of the Tribal Areas you wish to pre-select click the ‘Save Changes’_F.pngbutton

Turn on Tribal Mode

You turn on Tribal Mode using System Preferences.  Turning on Tribal Mode will display ‘Tribal Indicator’ instead of ‘State Code’ and set its value to ‘TT’, it will also display ‘Tribal Code’ instead of ‘County Code’ on all transactions that use ‘Tribal Indicator’ and ‘Tribal Code’.

-          SystemPreferencesTribalMode.png

-          To turn on Tribal Mode click the ‘ON’ _B.pngcheck box so it has a check in it

-          To turn off Tribal Mode click the ‘ON’ _B.pngcheck box so it does not have a check in it

-          Click the ‘Save Changes’_C.pngbutton

Enable Use Last Assessment Date

You can tell the AQS QA Transaction Generator to remember the last assessment date that was used and use that date for subsequent assessment dates.  Enabling ‘Use Last Assessment Date’ makes it easier to set the assessment date, instead of having to type in the date or use the calendar control to navigate to a date it will always default to the last date that you used.  Changing the ‘Assessment Date’ on any transaction that uses the ‘Assessment Date’ will cause the AQS QA Transaction Generator to remember that date for future reference.

-          Example:

o   You have enabled ‘Use Last Assessment Date’

o   Let’s say you created a 1-Point Quality Control (QC) transaction and set the ‘Assessment Date’ to April 1, 2014

o   Next you create a Flow Rate Verification transaction

§  When the screen is displayed the ‘Assessment Date’ will be defaulted to April 1, 2014

o   Now let’s say you Duplicate transaction

§  When the screen is displayed the ‘Assessment Date’ will be defaulted to April 1, 2014

§  You don’t want the ‘Assessment Date’ for the Duplicate transaction to be April 1, 2014 so you change it to May 22, 2014

o   Finally you need to create an Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification Program transaction

§  When the screen is displayed the ‘Assessment Date’ will be defaulted to May 22, 2014

-          To enable ‘Use Last Assessment Date’ click the ‘Assessment Date’ _A.png

o   SystemPreferencesAssessmentDate.png

-          To enable ‘Use Last Assessment Date’ ‘Yes’ _B.pngcheck box so it has a check in it

-          To disable ‘Use Last Assessment Date’ click the Yes’ _B.pngcheck box so it does not have a check in it

-          Click the ‘Save Changes’_C.pngbutton

 

Quick Reference Guide

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AQS QA Transaction Generator Quick Reference Guide

 

Create Transactions by manually entering the data:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Click the ‘Add’ button

3

Click the ‘Transaction Type’ button for the transaction you wish to create

4

Enter data for each of the required fields.  The QA Transaction Generator will display an ‘R’ for a required field.  A green check indicates the data is valid.

5

Click the ‘OK’ button

 

Import a Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Click the ‘Import’ button

3

Click ‘Yes’ if you wish to add the imported transactions to the current list of transactions.  Click ‘No’ if you want to clear the current transaction list before importing the transactions

4

If you have made changes you will be prompted to save the changes before you continue

5

Navigate to the file that contains the transactions you wish to import

6

You can select a transaction file previously ‘Generated’ by the AQS Transaction Generator or you change import another AQS transaction file by changes the ‘Files of type’ drop down list

7

Click the ‘Open’ button

 

Load a previously saved Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Click the ‘Load Deactivate…’ button

3

If you made changes you’ll be prompted to save

4

Select the ‘Transaction’ from the list that you wish to load

5

Click the ‘OK’ button

 

Save a Transaction list as a New set of Transactions:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Create a transaction using the steps in ‘Create Transactions by manually entering the data’ or by the steps in ‘Import a Transaction’ or by following the steps in ‘Load a previously saved Transaction’

3

Click the ‘Save As…’ button

4

Enter a description for the ‘New’ set of Transactions

5

Click the ‘OK’ button

 

Change the Description of a Saved Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Manage Saved Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the Transaction you wish to modify

3

Change the ‘Description’

4

Click the ‘Update’ button

 

Delete a Saved Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Manage Saved Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the Transaction you wish to delete

3

Click the ‘Delete’ button

4

You will be prompted to confirm the deletion

 

Remember the Last Assessment Date used:

1

Click the ‘System Preferences…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the ‘Assessment Date’ item in the ‘System Defaults’ List

3

Click the ‘Use Last Assessment Date’ ‘Check Box’

5

Click the ‘Save Changes’ button

Duplicate a Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Create a transaction using the steps in ‘Create Transactions by manually entering the data’ or by the steps in ‘Import a Transaction’ or by following the steps in ‘Load a previously saved transaction’

3

Click the ‘Duplicate’ button on the Transaction that you wish to duplicate

4

Click the ‘Edit’ button and make any changes that are needed

 

Delete a Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Delete’ button on the Transaction that you wish to delete

2

You will be given the chance to confirm you wish to delete the transaction

 

Generate an AQS Transaction File:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Create a transaction using the steps in ‘Create Transactions by manually entering the data’ or by the steps in ‘Import a Transaction’ or by following the steps in ‘Load a previously saved Transaction’

3

Navigate to the location you wish to save the AQS Transaction file

4

Enter a unique name for the transaction file

5

Click the ‘Save’ button

 

Clear current Transaction list and start a New Transaction list:

1

Click the ‘Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Click the ‘New’ button

3

If you made changes you’ll be prompted to save

 

Manually check for Updates to the App and the Reference Tables:

1

Click the ‘Check for Updates…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Click the ‘Check for updates’ button.  *** Note, an Internet connection is required

3

Click the ‘Save As…’ button

4

If and ‘Update’ is available for the App you can click the ‘View Update Details’ button to view details for the update

5

To apply the updates click the ‘Apply Updates’ button

6

You’ll be notified if there aren’t any updates

 

Deactivate a Saved Transaction:

1

Click the ‘Manage Saved Transactions…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the Transaction you wish to deactivate

3

Click the ‘Update button

 

Set which items are Displayed First in Drop Down Lists:

1

Click the ‘System Preferences…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the ‘System Defaults’ item you wish to modify

3

Drag the ‘Available’ item to the ‘Selected’ item List

4

Click the ‘Save Changes’ button

 

Turn on Tribal Mode:

1

Click the ‘System Preferences…’ button on the Main Menu

2

Select the ‘Tribal’ item in the ‘System Defaults’ List

3

Click the ‘Tribal Mode On’ ‘Check Box’

5

Click the ‘Save Changes’ button