GGU-STRATIG: Text allocations when interpreting SEP 2 abbreviations
After entering the abbreviations press the "Interpret abbreviations" button. The abbreviations are then converted to long texts. The program distributes to the three long texts internally as follows.
Petrography (major constituent) → long text line 1 = "Text A1"
Petrography (minor constituent) → long text line 3 = "Text B"
Colour → long text line 2 = "Text A2"
The main and accessory soil types in the abbreviation line are separated by a semicolon. This separation only impacts the allocation of the long texts in the 3 lines of long text, A1, A2 and B. It does not matter which of the 3 petrography ranges the abbreviations are taken from. Only the petrography header is relevant for interpretation. When allocating the long texts everything before the semicolon is treated as a main soil type. Everything following the semicolon is treated as an accessory soil type.
The lines in which the long texts are interpreted can be specified by pressing the "Long texts" button in the "Preferences/Abbreviations (SEP)" dialog box. The default setting is main soil type, accessory soil type and colour. Additionally, the long text allocations for the stratigraphy and genesis abbreviations or the supplements can be selected in the "Long texts" dialog box.
The SEP 2 program is much more consequential than the DIN 4023. The genetic expressions topsoil, boulder clay, fill, etc., e.g., are thrown into one pot with purely petrographic expressions (e.g. sand, gravel, etc.) in DIN 4023. If you would like to enter these genetic expressions in the first position in the long text line A1, using GGU-STRATIG (e.g. to 1.2 m fill, sand, silty), you must enter the following abbreviation line:
1,2// G:y, S, u
Where "G:" stands for the genetic abbreviation area and the "y" is the SEP 2 abbreviation for fill from this area. In principle, it is also imaginable to enter the "y" abbreviation, together with the long text "fill" into the petrography area. This procedure may be pragmatic, as you can do without input of the "G:", you will, however, lose compatibility to the SEP 2 program. The functionality of the GGU-STRATIG program will not be restricted in any way. You can also create a completely different set of abbreviations with completely different long texts.