Create a New Data File for a Log Design

The Log Designer’s File | Create New Data File menu option is used to create a new data file and populate it with the datasheets that match the items in the current log design.

Example

Your company drills a new borehole and you want to display the data in the log design typically used for all such projects. You use LogPlot to open the log design, and you use Create New Data File to create a new data file with tabs for this design. You then enter the field data, and compile the data into a plottable log. Here's a diagram of this workflow:

How to create a new data file for the current log design

1. If necessary, click on the Log Designer tab and open the log design you wish to use.
   
2. Select the Create New Data Template option from the Log Designer's File menu.

   The program will populate this new data file with one or more datasheets that correspond in type and name to the entities in the current log design.

3. Enter the data into the datasheets. (See Datasheet Summary for details.)
   
4. Save the data file.

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