Pocket ESA - Generate Phase I ESA Report Software

Pocket ESA has been designed to minimize the amount of time required to generate a Phase I ESA report while maximizing user flexibility when generating the final report. The process has been divided into four steps. The first two steps only need to be performed once for each type of questionnaire and report. The last two steps are performed for each Phase I ESA. These four steps are briefly outlined below:

1: Report Template
Step one is to create a report template using Microsoft Word. This template is later merged with the specific responses of a Phase I ESA to create the final report. The template is a generic version of the final report and contains keywords where the specific answers to the questionnaire are to be merged into the report. These keywords are highlighted in the report template using a unique style created for the Pocket ESA program.

The answers to be merged into the report are not necessarily the direct answers to the questions, but are the text responses associated with the answer.

2: The Questionnaire
Step two involves creating a questionnaire used to collect the Phase I ESA data.  Afterwards, the questionnaire can be downloaded to the Pocket PC or used directly on the desktop.

Questionnaires are divided into sections and subsections which can contain any number of questions. For every question a question type is selected. The question type determines the format of the question and allowable answers that are used to collect the data. There are numerous question types that can be selected. After the question type has been selected and the question entered, the text associated with each allowable response is entered. This is the text that will actually be merged into the final report.

3: Entering Phase I ESA Data
Using the questionnaire created in step 2, the user can now used to collect the Phase I ESA data in the field. The data for a Phase I ESA is collected by answering each of the questions in the questionnaire. The form type and allowable answers for each question are specified when the questionnaire is created. Data is saved automatically as it is entered.

4: Merge Data with the Report Template
The final step is to create a final report by merging the data collected on the Pocket PC or desktop with the report template. During the merging process the keywords in the report template are replaced by the text associated with each of the answers to the questions.

After the Phase I ESA data has been merged a final report will be created in Microsoft Word format. This report can then be edited in Word.