SearchLog Configuration

Global Settings

In this part of the form it is possible to adjust :

Title / Description / Description Text

General informations describing QSO log search on frontend page.

Last Date

Showing most actual date of QSO stored in log database. It is automatically updated during ADI files upload with date string formated according the given format pattern. You can also change the date here manually.

Log Type

Here are two modi of log operation - basic and extended (look in Usage & Frontend for the difference and/or on pup-up text when the PC mouse is over parameter title).

Audio Files Root / Extension

Used only in Extended Log to proper store and navigate to download links of audio files. Root directory is located under top Joomla root directory and contains all audio files for different base callsigns and activities. The best place for storage is Joomla images directory while here you can use the standart Media Manager (located in Administrator/Site menu) with all functions for backend and frontend uploads and maintenance :

 

Page Template

Page template is HTML template for frontend page. You can use usual HTML tags and composition rules to express 'individual' skin for presented data.

 

Here shown page template (default after the component installation) has definitions for Extended log. For Basic log type you remove not used table columns (Date / Time, Audio File, Contest with appropriate row tags {datetime}, {audio}, {activity}).

Default page templates :

You can reset to one of three default page templates clicking on the image (small disk). Old content of template definition is deleted and it is replaced with selected content of default template.

Contents of default templates

Default Simple Template

<table border="1" width="300" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Callsign</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Band [MHz]</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Mode</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>QSL</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{callsign}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{band}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{mode}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{qsl}</td>
</tr>
</table>

Default Advanced Template

<table border="1" width="300" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Callsign</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Band [MHz]</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Mode</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Date</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Audio File</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Contest</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{callsign}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{band}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{mode}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{date}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{audio}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{activity}</td>
</tr>
</table>

Default Full Template

<table border="1" width="300" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Callsign</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Band [MHz]</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Mode</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Date / Time [UTC]</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Audio File</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>Contest</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>QSL sent</th>
<th class="sectiontableheader" nowrap>QSL rcvd</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{callsign}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{band}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{mode}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{datetime}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{audio}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{activity}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{qsl_sent}</td>
<td class="highlight" nowrap>{qsl_rcvd}</td>
</tr>
</table>

This template contains {} tags which are automatically replaced with database text during front-end page generation.

{callsign}

callsign of worked contact

{band}

band of QSO

{mode}

mode of QSO

{datetime}

date and time of QSO [data not available in Basic log type]

{date}

date of QSO (displays only date part of QSO record) [data not available in Basic log type]

{qsl}

global information about QSL status for given callsign (sent, rcvd, cfm)

{qsl_rcvd}

information about receiving QSL card/confirmation presented as date.
Date value is derived from "Y" value of <qsl_rcvd> tag in ADI file for appropriate callsign and date of uploading this ADI file.
Date value can be removed with "N" value of <qsl_rcvd> tag in ADI file for appropriate callsign/band/mode and date/time.
[data not available in Basic log type]

{qsl_sent}

information about sending QSL card/confirmation presented as date.
Date value is derived from "Y" value of <qsl_sent> tag in ADI file for appropriate callsign and date of uploading this ADI file.
Date value can be removed with "N" value of <qsl_sent> tag in ADI file for appropriate callsign/band/mode and date/time.
[data not available in Basic log type]

{audio}

link to the audio file (when file conforms the rules and exists in given directory) [data not available in Basic log type]

{activity}

title of activity to which specific QSO belongs [data not available in Basic log type]

Number of Callsigns

Number of available input locations for base callsigns. Default (starting) value is set to 5. You can increase this number as you need and then press Apply button on the top toolbar. Then you will see new added input locations for your usage. Decreasing the once set number is not recommended you can loose linked QSO data to hidden base callsigns.

Callsign #n

Input location for setting each individual base callsign (do not use the same callsign more times).