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[[File:Illustration14.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 14a: The search panel for finding tasks.]]
[[File:User stop assignment.png|thumb|172x172px|Illustration 14b: Stop running assigment]]
You can easily search among all tasks on the portal by selecting this tab. There are two sections in this panel. The top one deals with various search criteria while the bottom one shows
search results.<br>


Each search criteria affects what is indicated by the label associated with the text field. As an
In the Tasks tab you can search for tasks, view and manage the tasks, see the log files, access result data files, and much more.
example you have the label “Task ID:” which searches the field for task IDs to find matching
[[File:Illustration14.png|500px|thumb|Task Panel]]
tasks to display.<br>In version 2.40 and above you can use regular expressions in all search fields. To designate an "all" search you enter a period (".") for that particular field.
==The Search Fields Section==
All searches are treated with the letters as wild-cards. An example is if you intend to
The search field section consists of different columns where most have a field where you can insert search criteria to find active tasks.  As an example you have the label “Task ID:” which searches the field for task IDs matching your [[File:Tasks-panel-search-field-section-highlighted.png|thumb|The tasks tab with the search fields section highlighted.]]search criteria. When searching for tasks you can fill in one or more columns where the different search criteria will be treated with a logical AND between each other.
search for tasks containing the word “bear” simply enter “bear” in the text field. Now, if there are tasks with the names “bear”, “polar bear”and “unbearable” all of these will match as they
 
contain the word “bear” somewhere.
There are many different columns: in some you can fill in a search criteria and some you can not. Below is a table with all the columns followed by a short description. Note that the columns with a star are the ones where you can enter a search criteria to filter results.
If you enter characters in more than one text field, they will be treated with a logical AND between each field when searching.
 
=== Columns ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Task ID*
|The nummeric Task ID.
|-
!Assignment name*
|The assignment name.
|-
!Type*
|Different options for task types where one or more can be selected.
|-
!WCU ID*
|The WCU's ID and also the column where you see the WCU's label.
|-
!Upload size
|The upload size of all the task's uploads given in Kbytes.
|-
!Plate number*
|The vehicle's plate number.
|-
!Status*
|Different options for task statuses where one or more can be selected.
|-
!Last log
|When the last log file was transferred to the portal.
|-
!Last upload
|Date of the task's last upload.
|-
!VIN*
|The vehicle's Vehicle Identification Number.
|-
!Proto number*
|The proto number.
|-
!Project*
|The project ID.
|-
!TSU*
|The TSU ID.
|-
!Car comment*
|The vehicle's comment/description.
|-
!Series*
|The series attribute.
|-
!Message*
|The task's status message.
|-
!WCU name*
|The name of the WCU.
|-
!Task creator*
|The original creator of the task.
|-
!Task owner*
|The current owner of the task.
|-
!Expire Search date
|The date the task will expire.
|-
!Creation date
|The creation date of the task.
|-
!Resource group*
|The resource group the WCU was part of when the task was created.
|-
! colspan="2" |*Searchable column.
|}
 
=== Search columns with regular expressions ===
[[File:One-of-the-search-fields-highlighted.png|thumb|One of the search fields in the tasks tab highlighted.]]
In each searchable column you can use regular expressions for your searches. To designate an "all" search you enter a period (".") for that particular field or leave it empty if another field is already filled in. All searches are treated with the letters as wild-cards. An example is if you intend to search for tasks containing the word “bear” simply enter “bear” in the text field. Now, if there are tasks with the names “bear”, “polar bear”and “unbearable” all of these will match as they contain the word “bear” somewhere.


To search for a range of WCUs, assume the WCUs MM-810:1 – MM-823:1, you enter the query <code>8[1][0-9]|8[2][0-3]</code>.<br>This is a regular expression where the first expression, 8[1][0-9], means that we want our search to start with an '8' followed by a '1' and then any digit in range 0-9.
To search for a range of WCUs, let's say the WCUs MM-810:1 – MM-823:1, you can enter the query 81[0-9]|82[0-3]. This is a regular expression where the first expression, 81[0-9], means that we want our search to start with an '8' followed by a '1' and then any digit in range 0-9. The second part, 82[0-3], means an '8' followed by a '2' and then any digit in range 0-3. The two expressions are combined with a pipe characater ("|") which means logical OR. In other words we are looking for range 810-819 OR 820-823.
The second part, 8[2][0-3], means an '8' followed by a '2' and then any digit in range 0-3. The two expressions are combined with a pipe characater ("|") which means logical OR.
In other words we are looking for range 810-819 OR 820-823.


'''Note!''' If your WCU/resource group you are searching for has special characters (like '(' or '/') in its name you may need to escape these characters in order to get the desired result. Escape means putting a '\' before the special character. For example if you want to enter (and search for) the resource group name 'ABC(Alpha_Bravo_Charlie)' you need to write 'ABC\(Alpha\_Bravo\_Charlie\)'.
'''Note!''' If your WCU/resource group you are searching for has special characters (like '(' or '/') in its name you may need to escape these characters in order to get the desired result. Escape means putting a '\' before the special character. For example if you want to enter (and search for) the resource group name 'ABC(Alpha_Bravo_Charlie)' you need to write 'ABC\(Alpha\_Bravo\_Charlie\)'. Another example is when you want to list a WCU that contains "07-51" in its name. In this case you need to type "07\-51", otherwise the "-" character will make the searcher to search for a range of numbers.
Another example is when you want to list a WCU that contains "07-51" in its name. In this case you need to type "07\-51", otherwise the "-" character will make the searcher to search for a range of numbers.


For more info how to use regular expressions, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression#Standards Regular Expressions]
For more info how to use regular expressions, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression#Standards Regular Expressions]


==The Search Fields Section==
In the "Type" column a search is performed based on a checklist drop down menu with the default choice of all types being selected. If there is a need to solely select one type, it is possible to simply double-click on its corresponding field, given that it is already checked, and all other types will be deselected.
Above most columns of the table there is a field that can be used to enter search criteria
 
to find assignments. Most of the fields are straight forward in where they apply. However some of them needs some more explaining.
When you are filling in search criteria you can see in the top right corner how WICE says "Rows found:". That tell you how many tasks your search will find so you know if you need to narrow or broaden your search.
Fields where you need to supply a date can be done in two ways. By clicking on the
 
small calendar picture to the right of the field brings up calendar where you can select a
In the bottom right corner you have two binoculars. With these you can save and load your search criterias and shown columns for future uses. You can also set a view of criteria and columns as your default by hovering over the view you want and then pressing the pin button. There is also two magnifying glasses that can save and load your search results so even if their information change and can not be found with the same search criteria you can still find them. You can also pair a search with a view by going to your searches and then on the search click the binocular button and select which view you want to pair it with. You can also pair them going to your searches and press "Select search views" where you get a window with the option to pair your searches with views. To read more about this, click [[Save View and Search Expressions|here]].
date. When selecting a date this way, the time portion is always set to 12:00:00. Edit this
 
afterwards to fit your needs. You can also enter a date by in the field and the accepted
At the top is a field for 'Search by labels'. Any labels selected here will be appended to the search criteria assembled from the columns. It is also possible to search only by labels.
form is: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.


The “Assignment status” field is made up of check boxes. If you leave all unchecked, it
It is important to know that labels on resources in the Tasks tab are the labels associated with the WCUs and vehicles when the tasks was submitted. Labels added after the task was submitted will not be visible here or yield any search results.
is implied that you do not care which status the assignment is in and therefore all statuses are included in the search. As soon as you check one or more of these a logical or
is applied to the selection of statuses.
The “Last update from” and to option relates to when the assignment changed its status,
i.e. any of the status from the check boxes.
There is an option to filter by the type of assignment using the check boxes to the right
of “Assignment type:”.
In the “Current hit count” you can see how many hits you will receive if you decide to
get the search results. This is a good indicator to see if you should narrow your search
criteria.
To sort the table you click the column header either by clicking the arrow to the right of
each header to select ordering, each click on the header somewhere else will toggle ascending/descending sorting or you can right click on the header to call up the header
menu where you can select sorting order or which columns you would like to see.


==The Results Section==
== The Button Section ==
[[File:Illustration15.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 15: Coloring of assignments that are in state "Error" or "Running".]]
At the bottom of the table is an assortment of buttons available for you. From left to right are:
The results are fetched when you press Enter or when you press the "Search" button to the right in the Search tab.
* Get Result Files, handles result files generated by the various tasks, is described below
<!-- The results are fetched continuously as you enter text in the fields, thus you do not need
* View Task, some aspects of a task can be changed while the task is running, see .. for a description per task type
to click the “Get Search Results” button.-->
* Get Log Files, shows a panel where the internal log files generated by the WCU can be viewed.
In order to view a result you simply select the assignment in the table that you are interested in. Depending on the assignment different buttons will be enabled. If there are results available the “Get Result Files” button will be enabled.
* Plot Route, a set a routes defined by the drive cycles can be viewed on a map. See [[Plot Route|plot route]] for further information.
Multiple rows in the table can be selected by holding down the shift key in order to select a range of rows or by holding down the ctrl-key to select individual rows.
* New Task, creates a new task for the selected WCUs. See [[New task|creating tasks]] for further explanation.
* Refresh, updates the table with information regarding uptime, status and more.
* [[View Vehicle Dialog|View Vehicle]], opens a dialog showing the vehicle as it looked like when the task was created.
* Monitor signals, if for the selected task a set of signals are monitored, these can be viewed in real time by pressing the button.


[[File:Illustration16.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 16: Drop down menu of the table header.]]
== The Result Section ==
Tasks are continuously fetched are you type the search criteria into the fields. Here we will go through the bottom part of the Tasks tab and the options for your previous search.
===Task Options===
You can right-click one or many tasks to get a menu with a range of options described below:
* "Show task description" will show you the description of the task that you right-clicked.
* "Go to Vehicles Panel" will take you to the Vehicles tab. When you are in the Vehicles tab the vehicles you selected will be shown in the Vehicles tab.
* "Go to Search Panel" will take you to the search tab. When you are in the search tab the WCU(s) you selected will be selected in the search tab.
* "View task" will give you a small pop-up dialog with some task information and a "Download assignment" button if the task has an assignment that can be downloaded. If you choose to press "Download assignment"  the assignment file will be downloaded to your computer in its original format.
* "Edit task" will give you the option to edit ownership and expiration date of the task. It will also show you the WCU(s) the task is running on. Additionally,from version 2.87.0 it is possible to modify the values of the labels. However, it's important to note that system labels cannot be edited.
* "Show car info" and "Show WCU info" will give you a pop-up showing you available info of the task vehicle and WCU. Depending on which vehicle/WCU you choose there will be different information available since vehicles/WCUs can lack information.
* "Show message" will show you the task's status message.
* "Plot route" will open a map in your current window. In that map you can see up to 100 of the vehicles registered positions during the last 24 hours or the last 100 registered positions. For more information about this read [[Plot Route Dialog]].


If you right-click an entry you will be presented with a pop-up with a range of possibilities. Firstly, all the functionality of the buttons above the search result table is there along with a few more that are related to getting information. There is also some context awareness of this pop-up. An example of that is if you right-click in the WCU column, the option of showing the WCU information will be visible. If you instead right-click “Car” column, showing the cars information is visible. The reason for this is to keep the number of options to a minimum in order not to clobber your view. The “Task ID” column has an extra entry saying “Get result files” that brings up a dialog to download result files for a task. An explanation of this functionality can be found at the end of [[Active Tasks Tab#General Tab Layout]].
* "Event subscription" is an option where you choose to subscribe to a vehicle, a WCU or a task. When hovering above "Event subscription" you will see three options, "Connect", "Task status" and "Result upload". With the option "Connect " you can subscribe to the selected car(s) or WCU(s) and get notified when their connection status changes. "Task status" and "Result upload" subscribes you to selected task(s) and gets you notified about status changes and when results are uploaded. You will se events when clicking on the bell symbol at the top which gets a red dot when theres new events from your subscriptions.


There is an option to save which columns you are interested in to see. By clicking on the button “Save headers” the currently shown columns are saved and restored when you log in the next time. Right-clicking in the header will bring up menu where you can among other things select which columns should be visible in the table of results. The order of the columns can also be change by simply dragging a column to a new position. When saving the set of columns, the order of them is also saved on the server.  
===Column Options===
The drop down menu of the table header is in Illustration 16. The current table can be exported to an excel sheet by selecting “Export to excel”.
The result section has many ways to sort, view and handle the result with the columns. When right-clicking a column you will get a window with different options for the column.
* "Sort Ascending" and "Sort Descending" will sort the tasks in ascending or descending order after the column's attribute.
* "Configure Sort" where you can add more levels of sorting so that it sorts for more than one thing in different priority. You can for example sort on task ID ascending and then sort on WCU ID descending. When a column has a sorting priority the option "Clear Sort" will appear which clears your sorting preferences for that column.
* "Columns" opens a window where you can select which columns you want shown and which you want hidden by checking or unchecking their corresponding checkboxes. If you remove a column with a filled search criteria that criteria will still matter when you make a new search. Also when you make the new search the column will reappear.
* "Group by" groups together the tasks that share the column's attribute value. When they are grouped there will be the option "Ungroup" that ungroups them.  
* "Freeze" moves the column to the left corner and freezes it in position so it can be rearranged. If there is already a frozen column till will move next to it as they go from left to right in chronological order. The "freeze" then becomes "Unfreeze" which reverts the freeze.
* "Export to excel" will export the columns and results into an excel file that will get downloaded.
* "Clear all fields" will clear all columns of their criteria.
* "Get help for this column" should take you here.


==The Result Files and Logs Dialog==
===Get result files===
[[File:Illustration17.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 17: The search for result files dialog.]]
When selecting a file you can view the result files by pressing "Get Result Files" if there are available result files. That will show a panel where you can search, view and download result files, see Figure "Get Result File Window". It is also possible to view result files from multiple tasks at the same time by selecting many tasks of the same type (Only possible for Signal Reader tasks). To remove one or several files, simply select them in the grid, right click and then select the corresponding option.
An assignment can generate in principle an infinite number of result files. To be able to work with the files, a search window will open when you press the “Get Result Files” button or the “Get Log Files” button. There is only a minor difference in that when you hit the “Get Log Files” button not all search terms are available. See Illustration 17 below.  


At the top we have some information regarding the task such as the ID and description. Next is a field to hide the search field to make room for the table with the list of files. There are 4 different kinds of search criteria you use to filter out the result files you are interested in: the date, file name, the size of the file and the type of file. As you type your different criteria in the search fields, the “Available files:” entry reflects the number of files that would be listed if you hit the “Search Files” button.
[[File:Get Result files.png|thumb|600px|left|Get Result File Window]]
Depending on the type of assignment you will be presented with a potentially differing set of buttons and controls. In the illustration above an MCD-Hub assignment was selected.
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To choose the subtype for a file, use the radio buttons for each of the types  MDF, Vector and Text. The subtype selection is only enabled if the corresponding file type is checked.


[[File:Illustration18.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 18: List of files to download.]]
====Searching result files====
The window will look differently depending on what kind of task you selected to view. The different panels all share a lot of tools and have the same concept: to search and filter files. In Figure "Get Result File Window" you can see how a Signal Reader results window looks. Below is a description of all tools followed by which task window that has them:


The check box “Compile by upload date” groups together all results from each result upload from the WCU. This is very useful as one upload can contain thousands of files and you are mostly interested in all of them to gather statistics or analyzing the result.
===== General search functions =====
When you are satisfied with your search criteria, hit the Search Files button to view the list of files. An example of such a list is in Illustration 18 below. To select a file, click the row with the file you are interested in and it will be selected. By holding the shift-key down when you click an entry, all entries between the previous click and this one will be selected. To select a set of individual files, hold down the ctrl-key while selecting entries. When you push the Get File(s) button, a save file dialog opens where you can save the zip-file with your selected files zipped together.


On the right you have a set or four buttons. The top one has already been described and is straight forward as it downloads result files to your computer. The next “Save header” saves which columns your are interested in seeing. The third button is used to get a plot of where the car has been during the collection of data for the selected file. If the data series is long, the last 24 hours are used to plot the route. The fourth button, “View file” is also only used for text files (and log files) which opens up a simple text area window where you can view the contents of the file. You can also double click a text file entry to view the contents of a file. The fifth button is only visible for MCD-Hub assignments and it is used to convert files in MDF format to text format.
At the top there are two boxes, labeled "Description" and "Filename", whereby you can search for files based on their description and filename. The "Description" box is disabled so that you can not type in it. When searching by filename it will search for actual result files, the not compiled (i.e. zip) files. Below there are two other sections with two checkboxes. The sections are labeled "From" and "To" and contain dates that can be changed by using the calendar next to the box. The files are filtered so only files between those two dates are shown. The checkboxes are labeled "Measurement Date" and "Upload to Portal" and only one of them can be checked. The checkboxes tell if the files will be filtered by measurement or upload date. There is also a checkbox labeled "Hide downloaded files" which will filter out already downloaded files but this button is disabled if the checkbox "Compile by portal update date" is checked. These tools are the same for all type of tasks and can be seen as marked green in Figure "Get Result File Window".
When you are done, just hit the Back button and the window will disappear.


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===== GPX inclusion =====
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The checkbox "Include GPX" enables GPX files containing positioning data to be included when downloading result files. That means each downloaded result file will have a corresponding gpx file containing the route of the vehicle when the task was executed. Signal Reader, ETAN and SoftHub tasks have this tool and its marked magenta in Figure "Get Result File Window".
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From version 2.42 it is also possible to include gpx-files together with the downloaded result files by having the "Include gpx files" checkbox checked. Currently this is set by default.


For each included result file, there will be a corresponding gpx file with the same filename as the result file. The gpx file will contain the route when the assignment was executed. Note that not all assignments have an end date, so in this case, the end date is set to 24h from the start date.
===== File type filters =====
There are three sections of checkboxes that are framed by a blue line which filter the shown file types. The framed sections represent one file type with their own sub-groups and they are labeled according to what file type they filter. When the outline checkbox in the framed section is checked, it will show you that section's file type. When the respective outline checkbox is not checked, the other checkboxes are disabled as they represent the sub-groups for that file type. As with the other search functions in the WICE portal, leaving all filters empty will result in everything being shown. The section labeled "Text" has three other checkboxes which will show you "Common", "Separate" and "All" text files. Note that not all text files have the subtype "Common" or "Seprate" and can only be shown in "All". The section labeled "MDF" has two other checkboxes which will show you MDF files "With module names" or "Without module names" (i.e. either with or without prefixes in the signal names). The section labeled "Vector" has two other checkboxes which will show you files referring to frames by "Frame ID" or "Frame name". Typically, the Signal Reader measurement tool generates these file types. These tools are marked blue in Figure "Get Result File Window".


===Downloading Files===
===== Compile by upload date =====
Depending on the number of files and sizes of the result files, it can take a considerable time to zip the files together before they are ready for download. Therefore, files are zipped and getting ready in the background on the server and when they are ready for download you will be notified with a toast message at the top next to the download dialog icon. The icon can be found in the tool strip at the top depicted in Illustration 19 below.
The checkbox "Compile by portal upload date" will compile result files into a zip file if they were uploaded at the same time. When the files are compiled some functions that usually work on result files work differently, or do not work at all. As mentioned before, you cannot search for the compiled file since it does not really exist, but is rather created on demand. But when searching with this option turned on, the compiled file will show up if one or more of the files it contains match the search criteria. This search feature is automatically turned on since you are often looking for a specific uploaded file. Signal Reader and SoftHub have this option and it is marked yellow in Figure "Get Result File Window".


[[File:Illustration19.png|frame|left|Illustration 19: Tool strip with the download icon.]]
===== Label Search =====
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It is also possible search by result file labels using the section marked in red in Figure "Get Result File Window". It is, however, only possible to add labels by the use of [[Server Trigger|server triggers]] on Signal Reader and Softhub tasks. If there are no tasks of either of these type for the selected WCUs this search option is hidden.
When you press the “Get files(s)” button you will have the option of adding a description to the download which you can later see in the “My downloads” dialog for identification. Here you can also choose to insert VIN and plate number in all downloaded files. You can read more about hit here: [[Filenames when downloading]]. It is optional and you don't have to do that.  


The following toast will be shown when the preparation begins.
====Handling result files====
When you have selected the result file(s) you want different buttons will be active depending on the file. The buttons are above the column bar and it is where you download, view and convert result files.  


[[File:Illustration20.png|frame|left|Illustration 20: Toast shown when file preparation begins.]]
"Get file(s)", "Get all files" and "Get log files" will open a dialog to [[Downloading Files|download]] selected files, all files or that dates log files. In the dialog you will get the option to add a description, when downloading result files you can also add plate number and/or VIN to the file name. Note that downloading log files from multiple result files will download only log files 24 after the oldest result files so download log files from result files one result file at a time.  
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When the preparation is done and your files are ready for download, the following toast will be shown in conjunction with the download icon in the tool strip.


[[File:Illustration21.png|frame|Illustration 21: Toast shown when file preparation is done.]]
"Save Headers" saves your current view of columns and files and saves it as default. This button has since been replaced by the two binoculars that are further described [[Save View and Search Expressions|here]]. We therefore advice you to use the new and improved binoculars as save headers will be removed.  
To see what preparations are ready for download, click the download icon in the tool strip, a dialog called “My Downloads” will open. If a download is being prepared, the progress bar in the column “Progress” will fill gradually fill with green until it is ready. If you are downloading a file, the progress bar Download progress will gradually fill with green until it is done. If you entered a description for your preparation, it will show in the column “Description”.
To download a file click the icon with a down pointing arrow. You will be prompted for  an optional name of the downloaded file. Whatever you type there will automatically get the file extension “.zip”. To close the dialog, click the cross in the upper right corner of the dialog.


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"Plot route" will open a map in your current window. In that map you can see up to 100 vehicles' registered positions during the last 24 hours or the last 100 registered positions. For more information about this read [[Plot Route Dialog]].


==The New Results Panel==
"View log files" will view log files from the selected file´s date. When viewing log files from multiple result files at the same time it will show you log files 24 hours after the oldest result file and not from both dates. you can always change the dates when viewing log files to narrow or widen the amount of files. When viewing log files you can read them by selecting a file and pressing "View file". There is also the option to "Get file(s)", "Save Headers", "Plot route" and "View file" who are all except "View file" described above. "View file" will open the log file in readable format in your current window. You can also filter log files like you filter result files by date, name and if they are downloaded or not. Note that when selecting to view log files from many files it will show log files from the oldest file's date and 24 hours forward.  
In an effort to somewhat abstract the notion that the MCD-Hub generates files, this panel has been introduced. You enter this panel by pressing the button “Use new panel” which you at the top as depicted in Illustration 17 in [[#The Result Files and Logs Dialog]]. In this panel you deal with meta data of a measurement. As an example, consider a measurement made using the assignment with the name “312H_PP_1_7_5_4_CHARGE_M2810.hub”. When the data is converted it is converted into a number of different formats, however some parts of the file name are consistent over the different formats. A result file from this assignment could be named “312H_PP_1_7_5_4_CHARGE_M2810_MS_LOG_SREC_DRV_shot0001_20141124_092157.dat”. Depending on file type it will end with .dat, .txt or .asc. In this panel the “set” of different files will be represented with only one entry namely “MS_LOG_SREC_DRV_shot0001” and a column with when the measurement was triggered. See Illustration 23 for an example. Here you can filter the result based on time and a string that matches part of the filename.
Select the measurements you are interested in and press the “Get file(s)” button. You will now be presented with a selection window of which file types you are interested in. You can select as many file types as you which to download.


[[File:Illustration23.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 23: The new results panel]]
"View file" will open the file in a readable format in you current window. If the file is compiled by upload date or not readable this button will not be enabled.  
[[File:Illustration24.png|thumb|frame|Illustration 24: File type selection dialog]]


The file type selection dialog is as depicted in Illustration 24. In this dialog the MDF type of file is selected with the subtype without module names. After each subtype for the text and MDF type it says (converted). This means that this data is accessible right away with any need to convert the raw data into any of the formats, except for the Vector type which does not have the (converted) text for any of the subtypes. In case the file type you are interested in is not currently converted on the portal you will be given the option to start a conversion when you press the Ok button. Depending on the file type and amount of data in the measurement it can take a long time but when it is done you will get a message saying “Conversion done”.
"Convert to text" will convert and download selected MDF file(s) to your computer. When doing this you will get a pop-up with the ability to add a description to your download. This is only availible for MDF files and this button can therefore only be found on tasks with MDF files.


==Plot Route Dialog==
=== Preview data ===
If you are interested in seeing where the car was driven while making measurements you can use the “Plot route” function by either using the button or the right-click menu. Doing this will open a dialog which by default plots the last 24 hour GPS positions (maximum of 100 positions) or, if there are not any during the last 24 hours, the last 100 registered positions. The dialog is depicted in Illustration 25 below. Just above the map are two dates present, from and to. These show the time interval that is shown on the map. You can change the dates and press the “Update map” button to view a new set a GPS positions during a measurement. You can zoom in and out of the map by pressing the plus or minus signs. By pressing the left mouse button and then drag the map you can freely move the map around. To zoom in on a particular area, hold down the left shift key and the left mouse button while dragging and a red rectangle will appear showing which area will be magnified. Release the mouse button to zoom in on the area.
"Preview data" will give you a data preview window where you can preview the selected file(s) data. To read more about how to use this window and all its functions read [[Preview data]].
You can download the set of positions in a file by pressing the button “Get GPS-data”. This downloads the GPS data to your computer in the gpx format to be used elsewhere.


[[File:Illustration25.png|left|frame|Illustration 25: Plotting the route for a car during an assignment.]]
=== Removing result files ===
To remove one or several files, simply select them in the grid, right click and then select the corresponding option.

Latest revision as of 09:00, 14 December 2023

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In the Tasks tab you can search for tasks, view and manage the tasks, see the log files, access result data files, and much more.

Task Panel

The Search Fields Section

The search field section consists of different columns where most have a field where you can insert search criteria to find active tasks.  As an example you have the label “Task ID:” which searches the field for task IDs matching your

The tasks tab with the search fields section highlighted.

search criteria. When searching for tasks you can fill in one or more columns where the different search criteria will be treated with a logical AND between each other.

There are many different columns: in some you can fill in a search criteria and some you can not. Below is a table with all the columns followed by a short description. Note that the columns with a star are the ones where you can enter a search criteria to filter results.

Columns

Task ID* The nummeric Task ID.
Assignment name* The assignment name.
Type* Different options for task types where one or more can be selected.
WCU ID* The WCU's ID and also the column where you see the WCU's label.
Upload size The upload size of all the task's uploads given in Kbytes.
Plate number* The vehicle's plate number.
Status* Different options for task statuses where one or more can be selected.
Last log When the last log file was transferred to the portal.
Last upload Date of the task's last upload.
VIN* The vehicle's Vehicle Identification Number.
Proto number* The proto number.
Project* The project ID.
TSU* The TSU ID.
Car comment* The vehicle's comment/description.
Series* The series attribute.
Message* The task's status message.
WCU name* The name of the WCU.
Task creator* The original creator of the task.
Task owner* The current owner of the task.
Expire Search date The date the task will expire.
Creation date The creation date of the task.
Resource group* The resource group the WCU was part of when the task was created.
*Searchable column.

Search columns with regular expressions

One of the search fields in the tasks tab highlighted.

In each searchable column you can use regular expressions for your searches. To designate an "all" search you enter a period (".") for that particular field or leave it empty if another field is already filled in. All searches are treated with the letters as wild-cards. An example is if you intend to search for tasks containing the word “bear” simply enter “bear” in the text field. Now, if there are tasks with the names “bear”, “polar bear”and “unbearable” all of these will match as they contain the word “bear” somewhere.

To search for a range of WCUs, let's say the WCUs MM-810:1 – MM-823:1, you can enter the query 81[0-9]|82[0-3]. This is a regular expression where the first expression, 81[0-9], means that we want our search to start with an '8' followed by a '1' and then any digit in range 0-9. The second part, 82[0-3], means an '8' followed by a '2' and then any digit in range 0-3. The two expressions are combined with a pipe characater ("|") which means logical OR. In other words we are looking for range 810-819 OR 820-823.

Note! If your WCU/resource group you are searching for has special characters (like '(' or '/') in its name you may need to escape these characters in order to get the desired result. Escape means putting a '\' before the special character. For example if you want to enter (and search for) the resource group name 'ABC(Alpha_Bravo_Charlie)' you need to write 'ABC\(Alpha\_Bravo\_Charlie\)'. Another example is when you want to list a WCU that contains "07-51" in its name. In this case you need to type "07\-51", otherwise the "-" character will make the searcher to search for a range of numbers.

For more info how to use regular expressions, see Regular Expressions

In the "Type" column a search is performed based on a checklist drop down menu with the default choice of all types being selected. If there is a need to solely select one type, it is possible to simply double-click on its corresponding field, given that it is already checked, and all other types will be deselected.

When you are filling in search criteria you can see in the top right corner how WICE says "Rows found:". That tell you how many tasks your search will find so you know if you need to narrow or broaden your search.

In the bottom right corner you have two binoculars. With these you can save and load your search criterias and shown columns for future uses. You can also set a view of criteria and columns as your default by hovering over the view you want and then pressing the pin button. There is also two magnifying glasses that can save and load your search results so even if their information change and can not be found with the same search criteria you can still find them. You can also pair a search with a view by going to your searches and then on the search click the binocular button and select which view you want to pair it with. You can also pair them going to your searches and press "Select search views" where you get a window with the option to pair your searches with views. To read more about this, click here.

At the top is a field for 'Search by labels'. Any labels selected here will be appended to the search criteria assembled from the columns. It is also possible to search only by labels.

It is important to know that labels on resources in the Tasks tab are the labels associated with the WCUs and vehicles when the tasks was submitted. Labels added after the task was submitted will not be visible here or yield any search results.

The Button Section

At the bottom of the table is an assortment of buttons available for you. From left to right are:

  • Get Result Files, handles result files generated by the various tasks, is described below
  • View Task, some aspects of a task can be changed while the task is running, see .. for a description per task type
  • Get Log Files, shows a panel where the internal log files generated by the WCU can be viewed.
  • Plot Route, a set a routes defined by the drive cycles can be viewed on a map. See plot route for further information.
  • New Task, creates a new task for the selected WCUs. See creating tasks for further explanation.
  • Refresh, updates the table with information regarding uptime, status and more.
  • View Vehicle, opens a dialog showing the vehicle as it looked like when the task was created.
  • Monitor signals, if for the selected task a set of signals are monitored, these can be viewed in real time by pressing the button.

The Result Section

Tasks are continuously fetched are you type the search criteria into the fields. Here we will go through the bottom part of the Tasks tab and the options for your previous search.

Task Options

You can right-click one or many tasks to get a menu with a range of options described below:

  • "Show task description" will show you the description of the task that you right-clicked.
  • "Go to Vehicles Panel" will take you to the Vehicles tab. When you are in the Vehicles tab the vehicles you selected will be shown in the Vehicles tab.
  • "Go to Search Panel" will take you to the search tab. When you are in the search tab the WCU(s) you selected will be selected in the search tab.
  • "View task" will give you a small pop-up dialog with some task information and a "Download assignment" button if the task has an assignment that can be downloaded. If you choose to press "Download assignment" the assignment file will be downloaded to your computer in its original format.
  • "Edit task" will give you the option to edit ownership and expiration date of the task. It will also show you the WCU(s) the task is running on. Additionally,from version 2.87.0 it is possible to modify the values of the labels. However, it's important to note that system labels cannot be edited.
  • "Show car info" and "Show WCU info" will give you a pop-up showing you available info of the task vehicle and WCU. Depending on which vehicle/WCU you choose there will be different information available since vehicles/WCUs can lack information.
  • "Show message" will show you the task's status message.
  • "Plot route" will open a map in your current window. In that map you can see up to 100 of the vehicles registered positions during the last 24 hours or the last 100 registered positions. For more information about this read Plot Route Dialog.
  • "Event subscription" is an option where you choose to subscribe to a vehicle, a WCU or a task. When hovering above "Event subscription" you will see three options, "Connect", "Task status" and "Result upload". With the option "Connect " you can subscribe to the selected car(s) or WCU(s) and get notified when their connection status changes. "Task status" and "Result upload" subscribes you to selected task(s) and gets you notified about status changes and when results are uploaded. You will se events when clicking on the bell symbol at the top which gets a red dot when theres new events from your subscriptions.

Column Options

The result section has many ways to sort, view and handle the result with the columns. When right-clicking a column you will get a window with different options for the column.

  • "Sort Ascending" and "Sort Descending" will sort the tasks in ascending or descending order after the column's attribute.
  • "Configure Sort" where you can add more levels of sorting so that it sorts for more than one thing in different priority. You can for example sort on task ID ascending and then sort on WCU ID descending. When a column has a sorting priority the option "Clear Sort" will appear which clears your sorting preferences for that column.
  • "Columns" opens a window where you can select which columns you want shown and which you want hidden by checking or unchecking their corresponding checkboxes. If you remove a column with a filled search criteria that criteria will still matter when you make a new search. Also when you make the new search the column will reappear.
  • "Group by" groups together the tasks that share the column's attribute value. When they are grouped there will be the option "Ungroup" that ungroups them.
  • "Freeze" moves the column to the left corner and freezes it in position so it can be rearranged. If there is already a frozen column till will move next to it as they go from left to right in chronological order. The "freeze" then becomes "Unfreeze" which reverts the freeze.
  • "Export to excel" will export the columns and results into an excel file that will get downloaded.
  • "Clear all fields" will clear all columns of their criteria.
  • "Get help for this column" should take you here.

Get result files

When selecting a file you can view the result files by pressing "Get Result Files" if there are available result files. That will show a panel where you can search, view and download result files, see Figure "Get Result File Window". It is also possible to view result files from multiple tasks at the same time by selecting many tasks of the same type (Only possible for Signal Reader tasks). To remove one or several files, simply select them in the grid, right click and then select the corresponding option.

Get Result File Window


Searching result files

The window will look differently depending on what kind of task you selected to view. The different panels all share a lot of tools and have the same concept: to search and filter files. In Figure "Get Result File Window" you can see how a Signal Reader results window looks. Below is a description of all tools followed by which task window that has them:

General search functions

At the top there are two boxes, labeled "Description" and "Filename", whereby you can search for files based on their description and filename. The "Description" box is disabled so that you can not type in it. When searching by filename it will search for actual result files, the not compiled (i.e. zip) files. Below there are two other sections with two checkboxes. The sections are labeled "From" and "To" and contain dates that can be changed by using the calendar next to the box. The files are filtered so only files between those two dates are shown. The checkboxes are labeled "Measurement Date" and "Upload to Portal" and only one of them can be checked. The checkboxes tell if the files will be filtered by measurement or upload date. There is also a checkbox labeled "Hide downloaded files" which will filter out already downloaded files but this button is disabled if the checkbox "Compile by portal update date" is checked. These tools are the same for all type of tasks and can be seen as marked green in Figure "Get Result File Window".

GPX inclusion

The checkbox "Include GPX" enables GPX files containing positioning data to be included when downloading result files. That means each downloaded result file will have a corresponding gpx file containing the route of the vehicle when the task was executed. Signal Reader, ETAN and SoftHub tasks have this tool and its marked magenta in Figure "Get Result File Window".

File type filters

There are three sections of checkboxes that are framed by a blue line which filter the shown file types. The framed sections represent one file type with their own sub-groups and they are labeled according to what file type they filter. When the outline checkbox in the framed section is checked, it will show you that section's file type. When the respective outline checkbox is not checked, the other checkboxes are disabled as they represent the sub-groups for that file type. As with the other search functions in the WICE portal, leaving all filters empty will result in everything being shown. The section labeled "Text" has three other checkboxes which will show you "Common", "Separate" and "All" text files. Note that not all text files have the subtype "Common" or "Seprate" and can only be shown in "All". The section labeled "MDF" has two other checkboxes which will show you MDF files "With module names" or "Without module names" (i.e. either with or without prefixes in the signal names). The section labeled "Vector" has two other checkboxes which will show you files referring to frames by "Frame ID" or "Frame name". Typically, the Signal Reader measurement tool generates these file types. These tools are marked blue in Figure "Get Result File Window".

Compile by upload date

The checkbox "Compile by portal upload date" will compile result files into a zip file if they were uploaded at the same time. When the files are compiled some functions that usually work on result files work differently, or do not work at all. As mentioned before, you cannot search for the compiled file since it does not really exist, but is rather created on demand. But when searching with this option turned on, the compiled file will show up if one or more of the files it contains match the search criteria. This search feature is automatically turned on since you are often looking for a specific uploaded file. Signal Reader and SoftHub have this option and it is marked yellow in Figure "Get Result File Window".

Label Search

It is also possible search by result file labels using the section marked in red in Figure "Get Result File Window". It is, however, only possible to add labels by the use of server triggers on Signal Reader and Softhub tasks. If there are no tasks of either of these type for the selected WCUs this search option is hidden.

Handling result files

When you have selected the result file(s) you want different buttons will be active depending on the file. The buttons are above the column bar and it is where you download, view and convert result files.

"Get file(s)", "Get all files" and "Get log files" will open a dialog to download selected files, all files or that dates log files. In the dialog you will get the option to add a description, when downloading result files you can also add plate number and/or VIN to the file name. Note that downloading log files from multiple result files will download only log files 24 after the oldest result files so download log files from result files one result file at a time.

"Save Headers" saves your current view of columns and files and saves it as default. This button has since been replaced by the two binoculars that are further described here. We therefore advice you to use the new and improved binoculars as save headers will be removed.

"Plot route" will open a map in your current window. In that map you can see up to 100 vehicles' registered positions during the last 24 hours or the last 100 registered positions. For more information about this read Plot Route Dialog.

"View log files" will view log files from the selected file´s date. When viewing log files from multiple result files at the same time it will show you log files 24 hours after the oldest result file and not from both dates. you can always change the dates when viewing log files to narrow or widen the amount of files. When viewing log files you can read them by selecting a file and pressing "View file". There is also the option to "Get file(s)", "Save Headers", "Plot route" and "View file" who are all except "View file" described above. "View file" will open the log file in readable format in your current window. You can also filter log files like you filter result files by date, name and if they are downloaded or not. Note that when selecting to view log files from many files it will show log files from the oldest file's date and 24 hours forward.

"View file" will open the file in a readable format in you current window. If the file is compiled by upload date or not readable this button will not be enabled.

"Convert to text" will convert and download selected MDF file(s) to your computer. When doing this you will get a pop-up with the ability to add a description to your download. This is only availible for MDF files and this button can therefore only be found on tasks with MDF files.

Preview data

"Preview data" will give you a data preview window where you can preview the selected file(s) data. To read more about how to use this window and all its functions read Preview data.

Removing result files

To remove one or several files, simply select them in the grid, right click and then select the corresponding option.

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