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Home of the Electronic Logbook package by Stefan Ritt
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- - to make it easy for people to put information online in a chronological - fashion, in the form of short, time-stamped text messages ("entries") with - optional HTML markup for presentation, and optional file attachments (images, + to make it easy for people to put information online in a chronological + fashion, in the form of short, time-stamped text messages ("entries") with + optional HTML markup for presentation, and optional file attachments (images, archives, etc.)
- - to make it easy for other people to access this information through a Web - interface, browse entries, search, download files, and optionally add, update, + to make it easy for other people to access this information through a Web + interface, browse entries, search, download files, and optionally add, update, delete or comment on entries.
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- - its simplicity of use : you don't need to be a seasoned server operator and/or - an experimented database administrator to run ELOG ; one executable file - (under Unix or Windows), a simple configuration text file, and it works. No Web - server or relational database required. It is also easy to translate the + its simplicity of use : you don't need to be a seasoned server operator and/or + an experimented database administrator to run ELOG ; one executable file + (under Unix or Windows), a simple configuration text file, and it works. No Web + server or relational database required. It is also easy to translate the interface to the appropriate language for your users.
- - its versatility : through its single configuration file, ELOG can be - made to display an infinity of variants of the weblog concept. There are - options for what to display, how to display it, what commands are available and - to whom, access control, etc. Moreover, a single server can host several weblogs, + its versatility : through its single configuration file, ELOG can be + made to display an infinity of variants of the weblog concept. There are + options for what to display, how to display it, what commands are available and + to whom, access control, etc. Moreover, a single server can host several weblogs, and each weblog can be totally different from the rest.
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- Several logbooks can be served though a single ELOG server. Each logbook - can use different attributes for its entries. The logbook can then be searched - using these attributes. The right pane on the left image shows a search for all + Several logbooks can be served though a single ELOG server. Each logbook + can use different attributes for its entries. The logbook can then be searched + using these attributes. The right pane on the left image shows a search for all entries with attribute "Type" equal to "Configuration - ", and the lower pane shows the search result. It is also possible to use + ", and the lower pane shows the search result. It is also possible to use full-text search in attributes and the entry body.
- While logbook entries are usually displayed one entry per page, they can also - be listed consecutively which makes it easy to produce a paper printout of a + While logbook entries are usually displayed one entry per page, they can also + be listed consecutively which makes it easy to produce a paper printout of a logbook.
- Logbook pages can be edited or deleted. This feature can be turned off in the - configuration file so that a logbook entries cannot be changed after being + Logbook pages can be edited or deleted. This feature can be turned off in the + configuration file so that a logbook entries cannot be changed after being submitted.
- An additional feature is the automatic generation of a notification email + An additional feature is the automatic generation of a notification email messages based on a certain type or category of a logbook entry.
Also try out the online demo @@ -113,47 +113,47 @@ The features of ELOG make it useful for several applications:
- - Personal Logbooks. Personal notes can be written into ELOG and - can then be retrieved from anywhere with a Web browser. This makes it handy for - PC supporters who have to go around in companies or laboratories and don't want - to carry their paper logbook with them. The same holds true for people - traveling around a lot. The logbook database consists of plain ASCII files - which can copied easily between different computers to have local access, for + Personal Logbooks. Personal notes can be written into ELOG and + can then be retrieved from anywhere with a Web browser. This makes it handy for + PC supporters who have to go around in companies or laboratories and don't want + to carry their paper logbook with them. The same holds true for people + traveling around a lot. The logbook database consists of plain ASCII files + which can copied easily between different computers to have local access, for example on a notebook with no network connection.
- - Shared Logbooks. Logbooks can be shared by several people, for reading - and optionally for writing. This way workgroups can share and exchange + Shared Logbooks. Logbooks can be shared by several people, for reading + and optionally for writing. This way workgroups can share and exchange information like in a (simplified) news group. This is supported by the Reply - command in ELOG which creates "threads" of entries. Users can be - notified by email when new entries are added to the logbook. Compared to that + command in ELOG which creates "threads" of entries. Users can be + notified by email when new entries are added to the logbook. Compared to that of a news server, the installation of ELOG is much simpler.
- - Small Databases. Since arbitrary attributes can be defined for a + Small Databases. Since arbitrary attributes can be defined for a logbook, it can be used as a small database with search facilities.
- - Problem collections. A system can consist of two logbooks, in one of - which users enter bugs or problems. If someone adds a problem, an email is - automatically sent to the administrator, who can then copy the entry to the - second logbook and add the solution to the problem. Users can then look up all + Problem collections. A system can consist of two logbooks, in one of + which users enter bugs or problems. If someone adds a problem, an email is + automatically sent to the administrator, who can then copy the entry to the + second logbook and add the solution to the problem. Users can then look up all fixed problems.
- - Shift Logbooks. If the Allow delete and Allow edit flags - are off, an entry cannot be modified once it's been entered. This can be useful - for shift logbooks for example in accelerator control rooms where each entry - becomes a "document" with a time and author stamp. ELOG was + Shift Logbooks. If the Allow delete and Allow edit flags + are off, an entry cannot be modified once it's been entered. This can be useful + for shift logbooks for example in accelerator control rooms where each entry + becomes a "document" with a time and author stamp. ELOG was originally developed as a shift logbook for the PiBeta and Muegamma particle experiments at PSI.
- - File collections. Since files can be attached to ELOG entries, - the system can be used to store and retrieve files. This can be used to store - configuration files, which need to be accessible by several people over the - web, or to store images. Since ELOG features an elaborate query + File collections. Since files can be attached to ELOG entries, + the system can be used to store and retrieve files. This can be used to store + configuration files, which need to be accessible by several people over the + web, or to store images. Since ELOG features an elaborate query facility, entries can be searched for by specifying several categories.
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- ELOG is released under the GNU
+ ELOG is released under the GNU
Public License
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The author would like to give credits to following people:
- If your are reading this documentation from your local ELOG server,
+ If your are reading this documentation from your local ELOG server,
check for updates on the ELOG Home Page
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