Receiving a Facility Survey from Survey Manager

Complete the following steps to receive a periodic survey file from Survey Manager in PCS:

  1. Click Field Computer > Receive to open the Field Computer Receive Data window.

    Field Computer Receive

    Field Computer Receive

  2. Click Receive Facility Data, then click the Disk option. Click the Choose Folder ellipsis and navigate to and select the folder containing the survey files (.zdva). Click OK. The Choose Folder field updates to list the path to the selected folder.

  3. Click Retrieve File(s) to view a list of periodic survey files available for selection.

  4. Select the survey files you want to transfer. Click the check box for one or more survey files in the list of files available for selection.

  5. Click the icon next to a selected survey file to view the following options for assigning survey data to a PCS survey folder:

    1. Select No Survey Assignments if you do not want to assign survey data to a survey folder.

    2. Select Automatic Assignment and then select one of the following options to have PCS automatically assign survey data to a survey folder:

      • Assign Survey: Select this option if you want PCS to automatically assign survey data to an annual or multi-year survey folder based on the inspection date of the survey data.

      • Assign Periodic Survey and Year: Select this option if you want PCS to automatically assign survey data to a periodic survey folder based on the inspection date of the survey data.

    3. Select Manual Assignment and then select one of the following options to manually select a survey folder for assigning survey data:

      • Survey: Select this option to choose an annual or multi-year survey folder for assigning survey data. Click the down arrow in the Survey field and select a survey in the selection list.

      • Periodic Survey, Year: Select this option to choose a periodic survey folder and the survey year for assigning survey data. Click the down arrow in the Periodic Survey field and select a periodic survey folder in the selection list. Then click the down arrow in the Year field and select the survey year.

    4. Click Apply to all selected files if you want to apply the selected survey folder option to all selected survey files.

    5. Survey Manager Receive Data

    Field Computer Receive Data

  6. Click Import to import selected survey file(s) into PCS.

    The Field Computer Receive Status window displays showing the status of the import process. The State will update to Done when the transfer is complete.

    Survey Manager Receive Status

    Field Computer Receive Status

If you are using the optional Telluric Compensation feature in PCS, inspection readings for subfacilities received from the Survey Manager display in the Uncompensated On and Uncompensated Off fields of the Test Point Detail Inspection mini-grid. For more information, refer to the section entitled Viewing Test Point Inspections Eligible for Compensation.