I'm working on setting up an elog as lab-journal in our group with the following set-up:

• The elog is running on a server, with no back-end access for the users.
• Multiple people will use it, all loging in with the same user-name and password.
• The entries submitted to the log-book can only be edited for 24hours, as defined by the "Restrict edit time= 24" setting in the configuration file.

Now I encountered the following problem in my set-up: Entries that do not have attachments can be changed after these 24hours have passed, by the following set-up: If a user (in the current case me during testing) sets up a local elog on his computer and activates the synchronisation with the elog on the server, he can switch off the time-restriction for editing on his local elog, and if he synchronises the two log-books, the changed entry from the local elog will overwrite the original one from the server-elog.

Obviously this is not very desirable. Therefore I wanted to ask, whether anyone sees a possibility to prevent the editing of entries, which are older than the restricted edit time. A specific function or a change in the synchronisation behaviour would of course be the completest solution, but in my case the problem would also be solved if I could just prohibit the synchronisation. It is not needed, so no harm will be done if it is not possible.

I had a problem with restarting ELOG since about a year, and finally I found the culprit. I just want to share it here, to prevent anyone else to make the same mistake,

Dear all,
  I have some logbook which uses preset text depending on some option values, and uses text files for this.

something similar to:

Options Type = Start of shift{1}, 2h{2}, 4h{3}, 6h{4}, End of shift {5}

{1} Preset text = MCProdStart.txt
{2} Preset text = MCProd2h.txt
{3} Preset text = MCProd4h.txt
{4} Preset text = MCProd6h.txt
{5} Preset text = MCProdEnd.txt

I wonder if there is a way to change/edit the text files from the web interface if you are admin of that logbook, or if the only way is to change the files directly in the elog server.

thanks Stefano

> Dear all,
>   I have some logbook which uses preset text depending on some option values, and uses text files for this.
> 
> something similar to:
> 
> Options Type = Start of shift{1}, 2h{2}, 4h{3}, 6h{4}, End of shift {5}
> 
> {1} Preset text = MCProdStart.txt
> {2} Preset text = MCProd2h.txt
> {3} Preset text = MCProd4h.txt
> {4} Preset text = MCProd6h.txt
> {5} Preset text = MCProdEnd.txt
> 
> I wonder if there is a way to change/edit the text files from the web interface if you are admin of that logbook, or if the only way is to change the files directly in the elog server.
> 
> thanks Stefano

No, you can only edit this on the file level.

Stefan

> Dear all,
>   I have some logbook which uses preset text depending on some option values, and uses text files for this.
> 
> something similar to:
> 
> Options Type = Start of shift{1}, 2h{2}, 4h{3}, 6h{4}, End of shift {5}
> 
> {1} Preset text = MCProdStart.txt
> {2} Preset text = MCProd2h.txt
> {3} Preset text = MCProd4h.txt
> {4} Preset text = MCProd6h.txt
> {5} Preset text = MCProdEnd.txt
> 
> I wonder if there is a way to change/edit the text files from the web interface if you are admin of that logbook, or if the only way is to change the files directly in the elog server.
> 
> thanks Stefano

Hi Stefano,

it is not directly foreseen in the web functionality of ELOG, but it can be done like this:

You could have a second logbook that has the content of these files each in one logbook entry. 
You call a script "Execute edit =" that runs on the server and converts the specific ELOG entry into a file on the server.
Of course this is a security vulnerability, but you can confine the possibilities of the script.
E.g. to a hard-coded list of ELOG entries and files in a specific directory.
Still, someone could place a file on the server and then calls that file with an "Execute edit=" himself.
But if you do all this within a protected network that should be okay.

I do like the idea, thank you for the question! If you manage to do it please post it under Contributions :-)

Cheers, Andreas

As always, Andreas has clever ideas. Never thought about this possibility.

Stefan

Hi, 

could it be possible to increase the limit of entries in Login user list from 100 to somewhat reasonably higher? Like twice or 3 times as much. Similar limit exist also on Admin user list, which is afair 10, could this also be increased?

best

Janusz

Hi Janusz,

You can change the following line in elogd.h and recompile:

#define MAX_N_LIST      100
That'll change the login user list limit. But it'll change other list length as well - which should not do harm unless you are very short of memory.

I don't see the Admin user list limit of 10 - aparently that is hard coded somewhere deep within (or I've just missed it).

Cheers, Andreas

Thanks, good point, I was not sure that in case of other lists which will be changed as well, there will not be any problems, like overflow, etc. 

Regarding admin list, now I remember, that was the limit to send email notification in case of registration requests. But actually it is not important right now.

best

Janusz

Well, many arrays based on MAX_N_LIST are created on the heap memory, and if you exceed that, elogd simply crashes. There are compile options to increase the stack and heap size, but that depends on the operating system and the compiler. The value of 100 has been proven to work everywhere. If you increase it, you're on your own.

Stefan

i have elog tab configuration with preset text as follow :

=====================================================================

[Shift Entry]
Theme = corp2
Comment = Shift Entry
Page title = Shift Entry
List page title = Shift Entry

Display mode = summary
Default encoding = 2

;admin and user settings
admin user = tom
login user = tom, secretary, senior, engineer
login expiration = 2

;Menu Displays settings
Find menu commands = List, New, Find, Select, Logout, admin
menu commands = List, New, Edit, Reply, Find, Move to

List display = Schedule-remarks, Schedule-Month, Author, Site, Status, Approval, Suggestion, Reason Not-Approved

Move to = Sr-Shift for Check

;Attributes Settings

Attributes = Schedule-remarks, Schedule-Month, Author, Site, Checked-by, Status, Approval, Suggestion, Reason Not-Approved, Email to

Hidden Attributes = Email to

Options Schedule-remarks = Initial, Revision 1, Revision 2, Revision 3, Revision 4, Revision 5, Revision 6

Type Schedule-Month  = date
# Type Schedule-Month End = date

Date format = %B, %Y

comment Schedule-Month = This Schedule is applied for 1 corresponded Month 

Roptions Author = mike, daniel, tom

Options Site = Chicago, Bangkok

Required Attributes = Schedule-remarks, Schedule-Month, Author, Site

Roptions Status = Need-Check, Checked, Pending, Need-Revision

Roptions Approval = Approved, Rejected, Pending, Need-Approval

preset Status = Need-Check
preset on edit Status = Need-Check
preset on Reply Status = Need-Check

preset Approval = Need-Approval
preset on edit Approval = Need-Approval
preset on Reply Approval = Need-Approval

Locked Attributes = Checked-by, Suggestion, Reason Not-Approved, Status, Approval
Fixed Attributes Edit = Status, Approval
Fixed Attributes Reply = Status, Approval

Cell Style Status Checked = background-color:#0dcf00
Cell Style Status Pending = background-color:yellow
Cell Style Status Need-Revision = background-color:red
Cell Style Status Need-Check = background-color:grey

Cell Style Approval Approved = background-color:#0dcf00
Cell Style Approval Rejected = background-color:red
Cell Style Approval Pending = background-color:yellow
Cell Style Approval Need-Approval = background-color:grey

;email settings
Email all = $EMail to
Use Email Subject = SoC Sr Controllers Shift Schedule Plan
Use Email Heading = New SoC Sr Controllers Shift Schedule Plan $Schedule-Month <br><br>
Use Email Heading edit = SoC Sr Controllers Shift Schedule Plan $Schedule-Month <br><br>Has been Edited<br><br>

preset text = shift.html

==============================================================================================================================

I'm using that page to upload employee schedule in elog, and i copy-paste the schedule from excel table with color into the page.

The only browser that allow me to do above activity was only Microsoft Edge, it can keep the excel rich color table smooth and stayed with the color when i paste it.

If i'm doing above activity using different browser such as Firefox or chrome , everytime i paste the color rich excel table , the color always missing and only the text that pasted on the page.

But recently i update my Windows 10 and the Microsoft Edge browser also updated, and since that i the microsoft edge browser cannot read the "preset-text" template anymore and the page just blank.

Can you help

Thank you and regards

Hi all,

There are options "Restrict edit" and "Restrict edit time" for general logbooks, but it seems not work for shiftcheck logbook. I think the function only author can change their own entry is necessary for shiftcheck too. Any suggestion would be hightly appreciated.

Cheers,

Xuan

Is there a way to restrict other author to edit the custom input form submitted?

Hi,

I wonder if it is possible to set a minimum default value for the height of the text box when submitting new entries. If I understood well, by default the text box height automatically resizes in order that all the elements of the page are visible. Actually for our needs having a minimum height of the text box fixed (for instance 500px)  is by far more useful of viewing the attachment box (we know it is down scrolling the page :) ). We know it is possible to resize the text box using the mouse but doing this every time one creates a new entry can be annoying. Setting a default minimum size would be more confortable. Is it possible to do this?

Thank you 

Beppe

Have you tried

Message height = ...

unit is number of text lines.

Stefan

I tried with Message Height = 100 inside the conifguration of my logbook, but nothing changed as you can see in the first picture...

What I'm looking for is a way, if possible, to start by default with a wider message box, someting like fig2. For our purpose, using wide tables, it would be very useful to have a wider message box in order to have a full look to the message content, and also having it by default without modifying it by hand with the mouse every time we submit something to elog.

Beppe 
 

The message height option only works if you select either "ELCode" or "plain" for encoding (this can also be made as default in the config file). For the HTML editor, the size is set internally and I don't have any influenc on it.

Stefan

Hi all, 

I'm following config guide and so far so good. The only issue I run into is when enabling SSL.

Guide says - One can replace this certificate and key with a real certificate to avoid browser pop-up windows warning about the self-signed certificate.

Can you please tell me a more details regards this part? I have acquired security certificate and replaced contents of SSL folder. 

Now elogd.exe gets error 1067.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks!

This comes from the openSSL library which elog includes. I tried myelf and found that a chained certificate is not correctly interpreted by the openSSL library. Most people anyhow don't use SSL inside elog, but run an Apache server in front of elog. This is anyhow better since Apache has an industry-strength security with regular updates. Much better than relying on OpenSSL.

Stefan