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Add a location and its field artifact

Add a Location to a Site, then record the subsurface feature that exists there — a Well, Borehole, Test Pit, or Sediment Core. Field artifacts are managed per Location, on the Location's Features page.

Before you start
  • Permission: You need permission to add data to the Site. The Add action on the Locations list and the Add feature buttons appear only when you have that permission. When the Site is locked, the Locations-list Add action stays visible but is disabled, with the tooltip "This site is locked. Modifications are blocked."; on the Features page the Add feature buttons are hidden and replaced by the locked note.
  • Prerequisites: The Site must already exist. See Manage sites. The Create Location and artifact dialogs draw their type and aquifer lists from reference data — make sure the relevant Location Type, Well Type, Borehole Type, and Primary Aquifer values exist first.

Steps​

Add a Location to the Site​

  1. Go to Data Management → Sites, then select the Site you are working in. The Site opens on its Overview page.

  2. In the Site's left subnavigation, select Locations. The Locations list opens.

  3. Select the grid's Add action. The Create Location dialog opens.

  4. Enter the required fields:

    FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    CodeYesA short identifier, unique within the Site — for example MW-01
    NameNoAn optional readable label
    Location TypeYesPick a value from Select location type
    StatusYesDefaults to Active; also Inactive, Proposed, or Decommissioned
    AccessibleNoA checkbox; leave it checked for an accessible point
    DescriptionNoOptional notes

  5. Select Create. Erde opens the new Location's detail page.

Add a field artifact to the Location​

A Location's feature set is determined by which artifacts actually exist there, not by the Location Type you chose. You add each artifact on the Location's Features page.

  1. In the Location's left subnavigation, select Features. The full path is Data Management → Sites → {your Site} → Locations → {your Location} → Features.

  2. Under the Add feature heading, select the button for the type you are recording: Add Well, Add Borehole, Add Sediment Core, or Add Test Pit. The matching create dialog opens.

  3. Enter the required fields. Each dialog captures only the essentials; you complete the rest on the detail page afterward.

    Add Well

    FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    CodeYesA short identifier, unique within the Site — for example MW-01
    Well TypeYesPick a value from Select well type
    StatusYesDefaults to Active; also Inactive, Proposed, Abandoned, or Decommissioned
    BoreholeNoOptionally link the Borehole this well was completed in
    Primary AquiferNoOptionally pick the screened aquifer
    NotesNoOptional notes

    Add Borehole

    FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    CodeYesA short identifier, unique within the Site
    Borehole TypeYesPick a value from Select borehole type
    StatusYesDefaults to Active; also Planned, Completed, Decommissioned, or Abandoned
    NotesNoOptional notes

    Add Test Pit

    FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    CodeYesA short identifier, unique within the Site
    StatusYesDefaults to Open; also Planned, Backfilled, or Abandoned
    NotesNoOptional notes

    Add Sediment Core

    FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    CodeYesA short identifier, unique within the Site
    StatusYesDefaults to Active; also Archived or Disposed
    Depth StartYesTop of the cored interval, measured down from the sediment surface
    Depth EndYesBottom of the cored interval; must be greater than Depth Start
    Depth UnitYesThe unit for the depth range — for example Feet or Meters
    Collection Start DateNoOptional date and time collection began
    Collection End DateNoOptional date and time collection ended

  4. Select Create. Erde opens the new artifact's detail page, where you add the remaining details — depths, dimensions, casing or lithology intervals, and observations.

Which artifacts you can add​

The Add feature buttons that appear depend on what already exists at the Location. Wells and boreholes are drilling features that coexist; a test pit or sediment core takes over the Location exclusively.

Figure: Addability follows the existing feature set. Wells and boreholes stack; a test pit or sediment core closes the Location to further features.

Result​

The Location belongs to the Site and is unique by its Code within that Site. The Features page lists the artifact you added under a heading for its type — Well, Borehole, Sediment Core, or Test Pit — and you are on the artifact's detail page, ready to fill in the rest of its record.

Troubleshooting​

SymptomCauseResolution
Add feature buttons are missingYou lack permission to add data to this Site, or the Site is lockedConfirm your access on the Site; ask an administrator to unlock the Site if it shows the note "This site is locked. Adding features is blocked until it is unlocked."
The Features page shows "No features recorded at this location yet." and no add buttonsNo artifacts exist there yet; the add buttons are additionally hidden if you lack add permission or the Site is lockedConfirm your access on the Site. If the Site is locked, the page also shows the note "This site is locked. Adding features is blocked until it is unlocked." — ask an administrator to unlock it
Only Add Well and Add Borehole appearA well or borehole already exists here; these drilling features coexistAdd another well or borehole, or use a different Location for a test pit or sediment core
No add buttons appear, but a feature is listedA test pit or sediment core already occupies the Location exclusivelyUse a different Location — the note reads "A test pit or sediment core occupies this location exclusively, so no further features can be added here."
Saving the location or artifact reports a duplicate CodeCodes are unique per SiteEnter a code not already used at this Site