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P2 Field Operator: Explorer Edition version 4.1 re-invents Field Operator into a true map-based entry and collaboration tool for field-based personnel. It heralds a new era of proactive and efficient well management, increasing well to pumper ratios and decreasing lease operating costs.<\/p>\n
Field Operator has received a modernized look and feel and improved usability, with many new capabilities to help drive efficiencies in the field, including:<\/p>\n
In this release, a View Mode toggle has been added to the top of every screen.\u00a0View Mode allows you to switch between Map View and Location Grid View.<\/p>\n
In Field Operator: Explorer Edition, the map view now provides an interactive experience. Clicking an icon on the map, or a location from the list, will show you a 'Location Summary'<\/em>, which is a snapshot of everything happening at that location.<\/p>\n For Route Surveillance users, the list of locations is now, by default, ordered by severity, and this severity is also visible on the map by matching coloured icons. Red icons are severity 1, Yellow icons are severity 2, and blue are severity 3. For users without Route Surveillance, all icons will be blue.<\/p>\n The list of locations on the left now shows:<\/p>\n At the bottom of the list are further options for switching routes and sorting by distance.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Map view<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x map view:<\/em><\/p>\n You can now see the summary of variances all in one place, and view the status of various data items. Important functions are easy to find and you can see more information at a glance.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Location grid view<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x grid view:<\/em><\/p>\n In Field Operator: Explorer Edition, you can view all stops on all routes at one time, or you can choose to view only stops on a particular route. This offers you simpler navigation with access to all your locations of interest in one place, without having to leave everything and switch to another route. This can be very useful for those who have locations that are close together but are on different routes.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Locations<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n Substantial improvements in the usability of Field Operator: Explorer Edition include:<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Forms Overview<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Forms Detail<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n Substantial usability improvements have been made to the Location Summary Grid View, including:<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Daily Production \u2013 Overview<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Daily Production \u2013 Location Detail<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n In the Daily Production Location Detail, Field Operator now has a Notes<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n Daily Notes are brief remarks about a single day\u2019s reading and can be entered each day on the daily production screen. An advantage to this format is that the comment is lined up in the column with the other data about the day's production, which makes it easy to visually scan and understand.<\/p>\n Unlike Commentary, any operator can edit a Note.<\/p>\n Daily Notes differ from Commentary as they allow for one entry per day and are tied to a particular day's reading. Comments on the other hand are intended for observations that are more general in nature and provide an avenue for conversation by allowing replies.<\/p>\n Daily Notes are stored in Explorer with a specific Comment Category (which is determined by a setting in eVIN).<\/p>\n The Location Summary in Field Operator: Explorer Edition is a new, handy and powerful read-only snapshot of everything happening at that location. Scroll through the list of locations, and click on the one that interests you. As you click, the map zooms to that location and the location summary is updated.<\/p>\n In the location summary, you can view forms, comments, tasks, and alerts for the location, as well as see an overview of production for that day. From here, you also have the option to drill down and perform data entry and other edit functions.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Location Summary<\/em><\/p>\n If you click on a comment, the comments for that location open in the \u2018Location Summary\u2019 box. Here you can:<\/p>\n There are also other ways to get to comments. Any time you see a comment icon in any list, you can click it to expand and see the comment, and then click it to view more details.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Comments<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n Route Surveillance users can now view, edit, and complete tasks in Field Operator: Explorer Edition. Tasks can be assigned to people, tracked, and due dated, to make it easier to keep track of activities in the field.<\/p>\n Tasks can be manually created in Field Explorer, or automatically created via Route Surveillance. In Field Operator, you can update priority, status, and assigned user.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition<\/em><\/p>\n Route Surveillance users can now view live trends in Field Operator: Explorer Edition. This brings in real-time diagnostics data from P2 Explorer into Field Operator, making troubleshooting a task a lot easier as you don\u2019t have to leave Field Operator to get real-time information.<\/p>\n Trends are a top-tier navigation item. Clicking on the Trend icon in the navigation allows you to see all trends on your route, in one spot. If you click on a trend, it opens in the \u2018Location Summary\u2019 box, where you can change the duration and sample interval to help diagnose a problem.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Trends<\/em><\/p>\n The Activity Feed is a new concept in Field Operator: Explorer Edition, and brings together all items directly related to the logged in user, including alerts. Unread items are in bold text so you can more easily see the new ones that you haven\u2019t seen before. Currently, the feed includes:<\/p>\n You can click on the item in the activity feed, and view the summary detail.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Activity<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n The Journey Planner is another new concept in Field Operator: Explorer Edition, and allows you to construct and optimise activities for the day.<\/p>\n The Journey Planner allows you to add entire routes or only selected locations or tasks.<\/p>\n On the left, you can see related tasks at the stops and high priority items which can be quickly added to the journey. You can add tasks and stops from the Journey Planner or any list item that displays a calendar icon.<\/p>\n The journey lists displays items in order from top to bottom. You can move high priority items to the top of the list, manually specify the order of top items, and them sort the remaining items automatically.<\/p>\n The map displays a driving sequence based on the order of stops in the list on the left. You can change the drive order to what is the most effective for you. For example, you may want to do high priority items first, and then the rest, even if it means more driving. Or, you may choose to arrange your stops to do the least driving possible. Or even a combination of the two.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Journey Planner<\/em><\/p>\n When you choose the \u2018Today\u2019s Journey\u2019 option in the routes filter, the map will show only those locations that you have added to the Journey Planner.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition<\/em><\/p>\n One of the most exciting features in Field Operator: Explorer Edition is location awareness<\/em>. Entities can be given geographical coordinates, and as you drive towards a location, a geofence appears, indicated by a yellow circle.<\/p>\n When you enter the geofence, Field Operator will automatically show you the entry form or task for that location. Whether the entry form or task appears can be configured as a preference on your device, and you can also set the distance from a location before the geofence is triggered.<\/p>\n With geofencing enabled, Field Operator will also automatically mark a location as visited for that day.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Geofence<\/em><\/p>\n Instead of using proximity to trigger a geofence, Field Operator: Explorer Edition also allows you to scan an equipment barcode in order to invoke a form or task. This is logged in the audit trail and is useful to verify that you were physically in front of the equipment when a reading was entered.<\/p>\n When you scan the barcode for an entity, the daily entry screen will automatically open to the entity related to the scanned code.\u00a0<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Barcode scanner<\/em><\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition introduces \u2018Live Sync\u2019 functionality.<\/p>\n Architecturally, the syncing functionality is different than previous versions of P2 Field Data Capture software.\u00a0 The syncing process has been split into smaller segments so that communication interruptions will have less impact.<\/p>\n Field Operator: Explorer Edition \u2013 Live Sync<\/em><\/p>\n eVIN Laptop and Field Operator v3.x:<\/em><\/p>\n Sync status icons inform the user the standing of each location:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image007.png\")
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\nLocation Summary<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>In Field Operator: Explorer Edition, Comments are now a top-tier navigation item. Clicking on the Comments icon in the navigation allows you to see all comments on your route, in one spot. Unread comments are shown in bold text.<\/p>\n\n
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\nTask Management<\/h2>\n
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\nJourney Planner<\/h2>\n
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\nLocation Awareness<\/h2>\n
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\nLive Sync<\/h2>\n
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will automatically be uploaded to the server when the device has an internet connection.<\/li>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n