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Nexio Insight EP Logger
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Contents
Contents
EP Logger Client Application .................................................................................. 4
Overview................................................................................................................................................... 4
EP Logger User Interface .......................................................................................................................... 5
Live Log ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Log Viewer ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Import/Export....................................................................................................................................... 7
Perform Live Logging ............................................................................................. 8
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Start a New Logging Session ..................................................................................................................... 8
Start a New Subject .................................................................................................................................. 9
View Log Details................................................................................................... 10
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 10
View Log Details on the Log Viewer Tab ................................................................................................ 10
Import and Export ................................................................................................ 12
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Import a Package .................................................................................................................................... 12
Export Logs ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Carton Service...................................................................................................... 14
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Connect to the Carton Service................................................................................................................ 14
Receive Carton Messages ....................................................................................................................... 15
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EP Logger Client Application
EP Logger Client Application
Overview
The EP Logger client application is a stand-alone software tool used to document and log parliamentary
sessions. This tool helps users to input descriptive information about events during sessions for
documentation and search purposes. Examples of such information include the subject of the session,
the speaker’s name, the start and end time of the interval of the speech event, the event type, and an
explanatory note.
This information is saved to the EP Logger central database and may be exported to a file that can be
used to import the data into Nexio® Insight for further processing.
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EP Logger User Interface
The EP Logger client application contains 3 main tabs, including:
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Live Log
Log Viewer
Import / Export
Live Log
This tab contains session information and also the logging panel where logging can be performed. The
Live Log tab consists of the following components:
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Session panel – Used to define the date, location and meeting type
Subject panel – Used to define the current topic of the meeting and the start and end time of the
topic
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Logging panel – Used to create primary, secondary and vote event logs in the Primary Events and
Secondary Events boxes
Log Viewer
This tab contains all logs and their corresponding details sorted by date, location, meeting type and
meeting arranged in a hierarchical structure. Clicking a meeting in the hierarchical tree displays the
corresponding primary and secondary events in the main panel with their corresponding details (e.g.
start time, end time, unique identifier). The Log Viewer tab also contains a filter box in the top left
corner above the tree structure. Enter a keyword and press ENTER to perform filtering.
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Import/Export
This tab contains two sub-tabs that allow users to perform import- and export-related tasks. Reference
data such as speakers’ names, event types, etc. may be imported and event logs created on the Live Log
tab may be exported to a file. To switch between the import and export functionalities, use the Import
and Export tabs.
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Perform Live Logging
Perform Live Logging
Introduction
The Live Log tab allows users to perform live logging whereby they can create subjects, as well as
primary, secondary and vote event logs within a subject. These logs contain user-defined information
such as location, meeting type, speaker’s name, speech interval, etc. Logs of the current subject are
listed in the Primary Events, Secondary Events and Vote Events panels, and they may be sorted by start
time, speaker’s name, title, note and event type.
Logs created by the user are stored in the EP Logger central database (or in case of standalone
deployment, in a local database) and may be exported to a file.
Start a New Logging Session
In order to start a new logging session, users first need to select the date and specify the location and
type of the session in the Session section of the Live Log tab. Under the Session section, a calendar is
available to choose a date, and location and meeting type elements are listed in two dedicated list
boxes.
To start a new logging session, do the following:
1. Start the EP Logger client application and click the Live Log tab.
2. On the Live Log tab, make sure that the Session section is expanded. Otherwise, click anywhere in
the panel to open it.
3. A calendar and two list boxes appear.
4. Select a date from the calendar.
5. Select a location and a meeting type from the two list boxes.
6. Navigate to the Subject area of the Live Log tab and enter a name for the new subject.
7. Click Start to start logging.
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Note: To edit a subject name, click the name of the subject under the session name and modify it in the
field that appears.
Start a New Subject
After session details have been specified, new subjects can be initiated. Each subject is related to a
specific topic that is discussed during a meeting.
To initiate a new subject, do the following:
1. Make sure that a logging session has been specified in the Session section of the Live Log tab (see
"Perform Live Logging" on page 8).
2. To add a new subject, enter a subject name in the field located in the Subject area.
3. Click Start to start logging.
4. The Primary Events, Secondary Events and Vote Events panels become active.
5. In the Primary Events panel, click into the Speaker field and start typing the first few characters of a
speaker’s name.
6. An auto completion list opens for the matching characters.
7. Select a name from the list using the arrow keys or by clicking the desired item with the mouse.
8. (Optional) Click into the Title field and enter a title for the new event. The title may also be entered
using the text box at the bottom of the Primary Events panel.
9. Press ENTER to accept the data entered and to insert a new line.
10. The end time of the event log is completed automatically.
11. Perform steps 5-9 with as many primary event logs as desired.
12. During logging, create secondary events in the Secondary Events and Vote Events panel in a similar
way to creating primary events.
13. When finished, click the End button to end the subject.
14. Open events are closed with an end time automatically, the Primary Events, Secondary Events and
Vote Events panels are cleared, and a name can be specified for the next subject.
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View Log Details
View Log Details
Introduction
Logs that have been created and not yet purged from the EP Logger database can be viewed on the Log
Viewer tab. Information is arranged in a hierarchical structure located on the left side where information
is sorted by date, location, meeting type, and meeting. Clicking a node in the tree structure displays the
corresponding event details in the main panel.
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Primary events are arranged by time period, and include the speaker’s name, start and end time,
and the title of the speech. Primary events are displayed with orange bullet points.
Secondary events are also arranged by time period, and contain the speaker’s name and a time
value. Secondary events are displayed with dark green bullet points.
Vote events are also arranged by time period, and contain the report number and report title, as
well as start and end time. Vote events are displayed with light green bullet points.
The Log Viewer tab also contains a filter box in the top section of the screen. By entering a keyword,
users can locate information quickly and easily.
View Log Details on the Log Viewer Tab
Log details can be displayed by clicking the low level elements in the hierarchical structure located on
the Log Viewer tab of the EP Logger client application. To display the low level elements, users need to
expand the nodes of the tree structure.
To display log details, do the following:
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In the EP Logger application, click the Log Viewer tab.
On the Log Viewer tab, select a date in the tree structure and click its node to expand it.
The location items related to the selected date appear under the date node.
Select a location and click its node to expand it.
The corresponding meeting types appear under the selected location node.
Select a meeting type and click its node to display its meetings.
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7. Click a meeting to display the corresponding log details created for that specific meeting in the main
panel.
On the Log Viewer tab, event log details can be filtered using a filter box. To filter information, do the
following:
1. On the Log Viewer tab, enter a keyword in the Filter field in the top section of the screen.
2. Event log details are automatically filtered based on the characters entered.
3. View the matching information in the main panel.
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Import and Export
Import and Export
Introduction
The EP Logger client application allows users to export event logs to a file, and also to import reference
data from Nexio Insight in order to create event logs. These tasks can be performed on the Import /
Export tab of the EP Logger application, which contains two sub-tabs: one for export tasks and one for
import tasks.
Import a Package
Users can import an external package into the EP Logger client application using the Import tab located
on the Import / Export tab. To import a package, do the following:
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Click the Import tab under the Import / Export tab.
On the Import tab, click Select to select a package to import.
Locate the package in the dialog that appears and click Open.
The path of the package appears in the file select field and the package details display below. If the
package has already been imported, a message informs the user.
5. Check the package details and click the Import Package button.
6. The package is imported into the EP Logger client application automatically.
Note: If items in the package are missing from the EP Database, they will be inserted. If items are
present but modified, they will be updated. If the EP Database contains items that are not present in the
package, they will be removed from the database.
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Export Logs
Users can export existing event logs to a file that can be imported into Nexio Insight at a later stage.
Importing into Nexio Insight is usually performed using the EP Sync Form application.
To export existing event log details to an external file, do the following:
1. Click the Export tab under the Import / Export tab.
2. On the Export tab, click to highlight the subjects to export in the top panel. To highlight multiple
lines, press Ctrl and click each line as desired.
3. When all the necessary lines have been highlighted, click the Add selected button to add them to
the bottom panel.
4. (Optional) Remove any subjects that are not needed using the Remove selected button.
5. When all subjects to export have been selected, click Export to export them.
6. In the dialog that appears, specify a destination for saving and click Save.
7. The subjects selected and their corresponding details are exported to a file automatically.
8. The exported subjects are displayed with a different color.
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Carton Service
Carton Service
Introduction
The EP Logger client application is able to connect to a service called Carton Service, which forwards
messages from the European Parliament’s Carton System to the EP Logger application that contain
subject start time and end time, event details, etc.
To connect to the Carton Service, a president name needs to be specified in the President field which is
located at the bottom of the Live Log tab of the EP Logger application and users need to click the
Connect button. Once a connection has been established between the EP Logger client application and
the Carton System, the Carton Service forwards messages to the EP Logger application that can be
processed by the user while performing live logging.
Connect to the Carton Service
A connection to the Carton Service can be established using the bottom section of the Live Log tab. To
connect to the service, do the following:
1. In the EP Logger client application, click the Live Log tab.
2. On the Live Log tab, navigate to the bottom of the screen and click the Carton tab.
3. Under the Carton tab, enter a president name in the President field or start typing the first few
characters of the president name and select an item from the auto completion list that appears.
4. The connection is established automatically and the Carton Service starts forwarding messages.
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Receive Carton Messages
Carton messages are received automatically in the EP Logger client application once a connection has
been established to the Carton Service. Messages contain subject start time and end time information,
and primary event details including speaker’s name, start time, end time, and a note.
Information is inserted into the relevant fields automatically, which means that no user action is
necessary to process the messages. However, users may modify each piece of information manually if
needed. For instance, users may want to choose a different end time for a primary event, or they may
want to modify the subject name. If the user changes the title of a subject, it is his responsibility to close
the subject at the appropriate time, since the Carton message will no longer match for the subject.
Sometimes it may happen that the user connects to the Carton Service later than the start time
specified in a Carton message. Since events (both primary and secondary) can be created only when a
subject is started and in case the ‘start of the subject’ Carton message is missed, we recommend
connecting to the Carton Service and starting the subject as soon as possible; otherwise, messages will
be discarded and information will be lost.
To process messages forwarded by the Carton Service, do the following:
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Open the EP Logger client application and click the Live Log tab.
Make sure that there is an active connection to the Carton Service.
Messages forwarded by the Carton Service start arriving automatically.
Click the Start button to start a new subject.
Check the details generated in the Subject and Primary Events panels and modify them if necessary.
Perform live logging as required.
When finished, click the End button to end the subject and start a new subject as necessary.
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