Using Chronolator Documents
Document Details and System Information Reports

The Document Details and System Information reports give information about the chronology document and the Word and operating system environment in which it is running.

The Document Details report

The Document Details report contains information about the internal structure of the document (such as what columns are included, whether they are mandatory and so on), and statistics about the tools used while editing it.

Press Admin > Show Document Details:

Show Document Details button

The Document Details report is displayed. Note the vertical scroll bar that allows you to page through it. A horizontal scroll bar will also appear if necessary.

Document Details report

Press OK when you have finished looking at the report, or if you want to copy the information to a new document, press Save As Document.

The various sections of the report are described below.

Case Reference

Document Details report - case reference

The Case Reference assigned by the Case Review Administrator.

Column Headings

Document Details report - column headings

A list of the headings for each column in the chronology table, identifying any Special columns.

Abbreviations

Document Details report - abbreviations

The entries in the Abbreviations Glossary, showing where they were defined and whether they are being used during Chronolator error checking.

Source Prefixes

Document Details report - source prefixes

The Source Prefixes in a Composite Chronology, assigned when importing other chronology documents.

Miscellaneous

Document Details report - miscellaneous

The full name of the document, the order chosen when tables were last sorted, how many Chronolator tables there are, and how many events are in the chronology.

Statistics

Document Details report - miscellaneous

Statistics about the tools used.

The Run column records how often the tool has been used.

The remaining columns relate to the last time the tool was used, and are described below.

Tables

How many tables were in the document when the tool was started.

Rows

The number of events in the chronology tables (excludes the table headings).

Field 1

Check TablesThe number of errors found.
DuplicatesThe number of duplicates found.
Format DatesNot used.
Add SequenceNot used.
Update SequenceNot used.
Clear SequenceNot used.
Delete SequenceNot used.
Change Seq HeadNot used.
MergeNot used.
Publish CustomNot used.
Publish AnalysisNot used.
Normalise SrcThe number of Source Prefixes.
Source prefixes are normalised if required before the Abbreviations Review and Highlighting processes. Normalisation puts them into the same format as defined by the administrator who imported a document. Normalisation time is not included in the Elapsed time for those processes, but is noted here.
Abbrev. ReviewThe number of glossary entries which were searched for.
Abbrev. Report"
Anonymise"
Personalise"
Highlight SrcScope (T= Text, CT=Cell Text, RT=Row Text, C=Cell, R=Row).

Field2

Check TablesNot used.
DuplicatesNot used.
Format DatesNot used.
Add SequenceNot used.
Update SequenceNot used.
Clear SequenceNot used.
Delete SequenceNot used.
Change Seq HeadNot used.
MergeNot used.
Publish CustomNot used.
Publish AnalysisNot used.
Normalise SrcNot used.
Abbrev. ReviewThe number of glossary entries which were found. If preceded by an asterisk, the Glossary column was included in the search.

cncl means the user cancelled the process.

Abbrev. Report"
Anonymise"
Personalise"
Highlight SrcColour Scheme (in full, except TxtWhi=Text on White, C&G=ColoursAndGreys).

Elapsed

Time taken.

MemPT

Total physical memory on computer.

MemPF

Free physical memory on computer.

MemVT

Total virtual memory on computer.

MemVF

Free virtual memory on computer.

Software Versions used

Document Details report - software versions used

The versions of Word and Windows used to produce the document. In a Composite Chronology, an asterisk preceding the version information means that that version was used for one of the imported chronologies.

System Processors used

Document Details report - software versions used

The System Processors (CPUs) used to produce the document. The number in brackets at the start of each line is the number of physical processors on the machine.

The System Information report

The System Information report contains information about the Word and Windows versions on a computer.

Press Help > About Chronolator

Help About button

Press the System Information  button

System Information button

The System Information report is displayed. Note the vertical scroll bar that allows you to page though it.

System Information report

Press OK when you have finished looking at the report, or if you want to copy the information to a new document, press Save As Document.