How do you report the new BS EN ISO 17892 Water Content test in KeyLAB and AGS 4 data?
The standard moisture content test can be used to report the new BS EN ISO 17892 Water Content test. There is no need to set up an additional test definition unless you want to for scheduling purposes.
You need to fix the number of decimal places for reporting on the input sheet so the value is saved to the database in the correct precision. Then in the AGS Mapper you need to set the data type of the MoistureContent field to be X rather than MC.
If you are reporting the testing method in your reports and AGS data you will also need to ensure that the testing method is selectable on the input sheet if you are currently conducting both test methods. If you have moved completely to the new standard, then you can simply change the testing method default value for the input sheet.
In BS1377 the natural moisture content should be reported to 1DP below 10% and to 2SF above 10%. In order for this precision to be reported in an AGS 4 file the AGS committee made a new data type called "MC".
New BS EN ISO 17892 changes the reporting precision to be 1DP up to 100% and 0DP above it. So if you report this data with the "MC" datatype programs that check the AGS data will report errors in precision of the data when the value lies between 10% and 100%.
The AGS have issued guidance on this issue (http://www.agsdataformat.com/discussion/threadview.php?id=317) and recommends that all MC and WC results are reported with the "X" data type to avoid this problem.