Communiqués

March 15, 2012 – ESF Submissions to RESULTS

Please be advised that when making ESF submissions to RESULTS using a BCEID that has both client and org unit authorities the client authority will take precedence.

For example, a BCEID associated with a client name of ACME Ltd. and an org unit of DCK making an ESF submission on behalf of DCK will receive an error message that their submission has been rejected. The same BCEID making a submission on behalf of ACME Ltd. will not experience any difficulties.

Please note that BCEID’s with multiple client authorities and no org unit authorities, or BCEID’s with multiple org unit authorities and no client authorities will not experience this problem.

The new protocol for the scenario where a BCEID has both client and org unit authorities is that you need to use 2 separate BCEIDS:

one for all your Client Number access(es), and
one for all your District Access(es).

We are encouraging a consistent naming convention for this 2nd BCEID:

BCEID\LastNameDA, where DA stands for District access, i.e. BCEID\JohnsonDA.

Please contact Cher Mckittrick, RESULTS access coordinator for help with new BCEID’s or apphelp if additional clarity on this issue is required.

March 13, 2012 – Stocking Standard Id’s (SSID’s)

Stocking Standard Id’s (SSID’s) are associated with a specific forest stewardship plan (FSP) and are authorized for usage by licensees and districts identified in the FSP in the Forest Stewardship Plan Tracking System (FSPTS).

Authorized licensees may use the FSP’s SSIDs for new site plans or to modify an existing site plan. Please be advised that when a licensee is removed from the FSP in FSPTS, they can no longer use the FSP’s SSIDs to assign SSIDs in a new opening or to modify any existing openings that had used the FSP’s SSIDs.

Work around:

In RESULTS:

In cases where clients have been removed from FSPs as a plan holder (because they no longer have any licences under the FSP) and are needing to add SSID’s from the FSP in question to a site plan, Apphelp with approval from the business lead for RESULTS, can add a client for the particular SSID. Alternatively, clients can copy the existing SSID into a new SSID. Be advised that new SSID’s require district approval before use.

In FSPTS:

A separate option through FSPTS is to remove the applicable licences from the FDU tab (FSP600 screen) only and leave the client number under the Agreement Holder on the Information tab (FSP300 screen). Maintaining the Agreement Holder Client number will continue to provide the license holder with access to the SSID under the FSP, and provide a workaround for inactive licensees wishing to retain the ability to amend SSIDs for the FSP in question.

January 27, 2012 – RESULTS Live Meeting Training Sessions in Feb and March 2012

Please be advised that three RESULTS Live Meeting sessions will be offered to interested licensees, contractors and government staff. Session description and registration can be accessed using the following links:

Obligation Reporting – February 27, 2012 from 10:30 to 12:00pm
SU Modifications/Amendments & Updates – March 6, 2012 from 1:30 to 3:00pm
Using RESULTS Reports - Corporate Reporting System (CRS) – March 7, 2012 from 1:30 to 3:00
All courses will be recorded for subsequent viewing opportunities.

January 16, 2011 – Ministry eziLink™ Training Recordings available for viewing

Please be advised that Live Meeting recordings are available for Using eziLink™ to Submit to RESULTS. This training was offered to Ministry staff who are involved with reporting into RESULTS.

First module provided high level overview on eziLink™ functionalities. Second module provided a “hands-on” approach to enable users to create their own ESF submissions and attaching spatial to their submission components.

EziLink™ Training/a>

December 19th, 2011 – RESULTS spatial data update.

It has come to our attention that one opening and one forest cover polygon are causing geometry exceptions and resulting in the failure of RESULTS openings, reserves and forest cover polygons from being exported successfully from the GEOBC LRDW. For users with IDIR access to the GEOBC LRDW please exclude the following features from any export or geoprocessing operations using RESULTS spatial data.

From WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW, please exclude opening_id 58036 (opening_id <> 58036)

From WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW, please exclude forest_cover_id 2268565 (forest_cover_id <> 2268565)

From WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_POLY, please exclude forest_cover_id 2268565 (forest_cover_id <> 2268565)

From WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_POLY, please exclude opening id 1114761 (opening_id <> 1114761)

From WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_SVW, please exclude opening id 1114761 (opening_id <> 1114761)

We are working to correct the issue. Users with BCEID access only will have to wait until the issue is rectified before being able to successfully download these feature classes from the GEOBC LRDW.

December 15, 2011 – RESULTS DATA Guidelines for entering BWBS BEC codes into RESULTS, Direction on stocking standards and amendment submissions

December 5, 2011 – RESULTS reserves are once again SUCCESSFULLY replicating to the LRDW.

Please be advised that reserves information uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) is once again successfully replicating to the LRDW (GeoBC Geographic Warehouse). As a result the following layers are now up to date:

WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW

Please do not attempt to re-submit reserves information previously uploaded to RESULTS via ESF that had not replicated properly between mid-2009 and December 3,2011 as these reserves were queued for processing and should now be contained within the WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW layer currently in the warehouse.

Live Meeting EziLink Training for RESULTS ESF Submissions for Ministry Staff 2011/12 – Dec 6 and Dec 7, 2011

EziLink™ is an e-submission tool for development and submission of XML/GML files to MFLNR through the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF). The training course will cover the use of EziLink™ to create RESULTS submissions.

Suggested audience:

District staff interested in making spatial submissions to RESULTS should consider taking EziLink™ training. District staff not using EziLink™ will be limited to online edits in the RESULTS application.

Course 1 - Dec 6: Overview of the EziLink™ program, outline of EziLink™ features, spatial manipulation, modifying XML.
Course 2 - Dec 7: Create XMLs for recently disturbed areas and recently surveyed areas.

Participants are not required to attend both sessions but are strongly encouraged to do so as the sessions will build on previous learnings.

Following this course, attendees will have a basic understanding of the capabilities of EziLink™ and how to utilize it to create RESULTS Submissions.

Course delivery will be via Live Meeting. Registration is done via the following website: https://www106.livemeeting.com/lrs/8002144422/PublicEvents.aspx

October 26th, 2011 – Openings, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information is once again SUCCESSFULLY replicating to the LRDW.

Please be advised that new openings, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) is once again successfully replicating to the LRDW (GeoBC Geographic Warehouse). As a result the following layers are now up to date:

WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_POLY
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_VW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_STANDARD_UNIT_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_PLANTING_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVW

It is important to note that new forest reserves uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) are currently not replicating properly to the GeoBC Geographic Warehouse (LRDW). As a result the WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW layer is not up to date.

A fix is currently being implemented and the situation is anticipated to be rectified by November 4th. Further communication will be issued when the replication functionality for the Reserves layer is fully restored.

Openings, reserves, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information is failing to replicate to the LRDW – October 3, 2011

Please be advised that new openings, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) are currently not replicating properly to the LRDW (GeoBC Geographic Warehouse). This affects the following RESULTS opening layers in the LRDW:

WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_POLY
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_VW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_STANDARD_UNIT_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_ACTIVITY_TREATMENT_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_PLANTING_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_INV_SVW
WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_SILV_SVW

As a result, these layer are not up to date. Openings, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information uploaded to RESULTS via ESF to RESULTS will not appear in the LRDW until this issue is fixed.

It is important to note that all spatial and tabular data within the RESULTS database is up to date and the tabular data in the RESULTS LRDW tables are also up-to-date.

These issues have been flagged as a priority and further communication will be issued when the replication functionality is fully restored. A fix is currently being implemented and the situation is anticipated to be rectified by October 15th.

Please do not attempt to re-submit openings, silviculture activities, standards units, planting, and forest cover information uploaded to RESULTS via ESFor reserves that have not replicated as they are queued for processing.

Recording is available Interim Measure for Identifying Reserves in the Forest Clearance Process held on September 20, 2011.

This session will provide an overview of the interim strategies and procedures for checking treed reserve encumbrances, that reflect the current RESULTS forest cover submission using the July 2009 procedures and previously submitted reserves, during the forest clearance process.

https://www106.livemeeting.com/lrs/8002144422/Registration.aspx?pageName=g8vt0bfjspkhlm5x&FromPublicUrl=1

Openings and Reserves failing to replicate to the LRDW

Please be advised that new openings uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) are currently not replicating properly. This affects the following RESULTS opening layers in the GeoBC Geographic Warehouse (LRDW): WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_POLY and WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_SVW and WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_OPENING_VW. As a result, this layer is not up to date, openings uploaded via ESF to RESULTS since the end of May will not appear in the LRDW until this issue is fixed.

In addition, new forest reserves uploaded to RESULTS via the Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) are currently not replicating properly to the GeoBC Geographic Warehouse (LRDW), specifically the WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.RSLT_FOREST_COVER_RESERVE_SVW layer. As a result, this layer is not up to date.

These issues have been flagged as a priority and further communication will be issued when the replication functionality is fully restored. Please do not attempt to re-submit openings or reserves that have not replicated as they are queued for processing.

RESULTS FFT 2011/2012 Training - New Recording, Training Slides and Sept 15 Session

Please be advised that FFT RESULTS Training Live Meeting Recording and training slides are now available on the RESULTS Training website: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/training/FFT.htm. The training covers topics related to FFT Reporting into RESULTS.

Another Live Meeting session will be held on September 15, 2011 10:30 to 12:00. If you are interested in attending the session, please register at: https://www106.livemeeting.com/lrs/8002144422/Registration.aspx?pageName=487rrsdj3gdnnct3&FromPublicUrl=1.

RESULTS – Obligation Reporting Training – May 2011

There will be two Live Meeting sessions for RESULTS Obligation Reporting in May 2011. Dates and times are:

May 17 (Tuesday) 10:30–12:00
May 24 (Tuesday) 10:30–12:00

Please go to the following link to register for the these sessions:
https://www106.livemeeting.com/lrs/8002144422/Registration.aspx?pageName=bbz5z26f221n6v99&FromPublicUrl=1

RESULTS Layers Now Available in Data Distribution Service – January 18, 2011

Please be advised that the following RESULTS Layers are now available in the Data Distribution Service: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dwds/

RESULTS – Activity Treatment Units
RESULTS – Forest Cover Inventory
RESULTS – Forest Cover Silviculture

RESULTS Training Offerings for Fall 2010

Fall RESULTS Training sessions have been delivered for the following themes:

Powerpoint presentations and recordings may be accessed through RESULTS training website by Theme at the following address:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/training/index.htm

Live Meeting recordings are listed and available thorugh the following address:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/his/results/training/live-meeting.htm

Presentations

RESULTS – a key business tool for integrated MFR and licensee operations

Communiqués

The following documents provide information about RESULTS, e.g. release notes, upcoming release and training schedules, changes to policies and procedures and data cleanup strategies.