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Multiday recap

Last post 06-24-2010 11:53 AM by Anonymous. 2 replies.
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  • 06-23-2010 6:58 AM

    Multiday recap

    why do the paper and data recaps not match ? link below is screen shots of the same day one is data and the other paper I would prefer to have my recap like the data one is. Is that possible?

  • 06-23-2010 9:45 AM In reply to

    • LarryBoy
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    Re: Multiday recap

    The data and paper recaps have different layouts, but they reflect the same numbers.

    If you look at the paper recap, it shows you have 65 hours available at the start of the day, which matches the "Starting Available" on the data recap.

    The reason the paper and data recaps are formatted differently, is that they serve different purposes. The paper recap reflects what has traditionally been shown on most paper logs... the max available hours at the beginning of the day. This let auditors quickly look and see if the hours used on your log were under the amount available at the beginning of the day.

    The data recap is actually more useful, but it changes as you go through your day. It shows the starting hours available (which doesn't change), but it also shows how many hours you are using on your log grid at the current moment, the hours remaining at the current moment, and then how much you'll have available tomorrow given how your grid looks at the current moment. This is more useful than the paper recap, because as you go through your day you can see how each change or planned change will affect your hours.

    Hope that makes sense. What it boils down to is the paper recap is prepared at the beginning of the day to show the max time you have available that day, whereas the data recap changes with every change you make on the grid to show the recap info as the grid currently stands. They both, however, show the unchanging hours available at the start of the day (65 hours in your example on both paper and data recaps).

  • 06-24-2010 11:53 AM In reply to

    Re: Multiday recap

    Ok thanks, I have a few places I work for that are very picky about how there logs are done and I was a little concerned that since it does not look like a recap you would see on a logbook you get from your average truck stop that I might get some grief from them.

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