Schema

Description

Example

Template Code

Engine

This is an internal reference of the version of description engine that is to be used with the schema.

v1

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Concatenation

Provides a list of terms used to join a rock description to another rock or soil description.

INTERBEDDED WITH

{joiner}

ConcatenationMethod

Indicates how multiple descriptions are shown; either as separate paragraphs (Paragraph) or continuous (Continued)

Paragraph

-

Classification

Provides a list of predefined soil classifications that can be setup to populate other controls on the form.

GW

{classification}

Distribution

Provides a list of terms describing the grading or sorting of the soil.

well graded

{distribution}

Prefix

Provides a list of terms that can be placed before the detailed description.

calcareous

{prefix}

Fractions & Portions

See below for details.

Suffix

Provides a list of terms that can be placed after the detailed description.

{suffix}

Moisture & MoistureJoiner

Provides a list of moisture and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

dry becoming moist

{moisture}

Strength & StrengthJoiner

Provides a list of strength and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

firm to stiff

{strength}

Plasticity & PlasticityJoiner

Provides a list of plasticity and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

low plasticity

{plasticity}

Structure & StructureJoiner

Provides a list of structure and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

bedded

{structure}

Graphic & GraphicJoiner

Provides a list of graphic codes and joiner terms (if ranges are required) that can be used to automate selection of legend graphics.

SA

{graphic}

Alteration & AlterationJoiner

Provides a list of alteration and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

cemented

{alteration}

Odour & OdourJoiner

Provides a list of odour and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

hydrocarbon

{odour}

Defect & DefectJoiner

Provides a list of defect and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

jointed

{defect}

Origin & OriginJoiner

Provides a list of origin and joiner terms (if ranges are required).

alluvial

{origin}

Comments

General free text comments about the soil.

some comment

{comment}

Schema

Description

Example

Template Code

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Gets the selected proportion.

MAJOR

{[portion]_frac}

Name

Stores the name and abbreviation of a fraction.

SAND

{[portion]_name}

Material

Stores a list of material names.

quartz

{[portion]_matl}

Size & SizeJoiner

Stores a list of size and joiner terms. If joiner terms exist, a range control is shown.

fine to coarse

{[portion]_sizr}

SizeMinValue & SizeMaxValue

Stores the minimum and maximum size value that can be stored in the numeric size control.

2 & 60

{[portion]_sizv}

Shape & ShapeJoiner

Stores a list of shape and joiner terms.  If joiner terms exist, a range control is shown.

sub-angular

{[portion]_shpr}

Weathering & WeatheringJoiner

Stores a list of weathering and joiner terms.  If joiner terms exist, a range control is shown.

slightly weathered

{[portion]_wthr}

Comments

Free text comments about the fraction.

some comment

{[portion]_comm}

Schema

Description

MaxCount

Stores an integer value indicating how many fractions can use the Portion. If you want to limit only one Fraction to use the MAJOR portion, the MAJOR portion would have a value of 1.

Name

Name is stored as an item.  Name (i.e. Subord) is shown in the Portion list in the description builder, while Abbr (i.e. S1) is used in the template code (i.e. {S1_name} )

Organic (Other), Clay, Silt, Sand, Gravel, Cobble, Boulder

Fractional information is stored as an item.  When a template variable is being processed (i.e. {S1_name}) the fraction being processed is known, the portion is found based on the Abbr (i.e. S1), so the text for that fraction is returned from the portion.