BC VISITOR
CENTRE STATISTICS PROGRAM
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Sign On
Open an internet browser window and visit: https://www.networkstats.tourismbc.com
Enter your Visitor Centre
Username (likely the name of your Visitor Centre) and password.
If you don’t know your Sign-On,
click "Help" on the bottom left of the screen and follow the instructions
provided.
Sign Out
Once you are signed in, you
may sign out by simply closing the internet browser window, or by clicking "Sign Out" located at the top, right corner of the screen.
Available Activities Once Signed In
A.
PRINT A DAILY FORM
Click
the printer icon to print a clean daily statistics form.
Print a daily form
B.
CHECK YOUR USER PROFILE
1. Click the right-most
green tab, "View User Profile".
2. Review this information
and follow instructions on the screen for any change required.
C.
ENTER ANY COMMUNITY SPECIFIC CATEGORY
FIELD NAMES
1. Click the
green tab, "Community Specific Categories".
This is where you have the opportunity to name
up to ten specific fields you would like to
collect data for your community. If you want to update, the latest collection fields that you have submitted will appear on your data entry form, starting from the next day.
D.
ENTER YOUR STATISTICS
1. Click the tab, "Enter Statistics".
2. You will be prompted for a date range. This is limited to 14 days at a time. If you have more than 14 days of date to
enter, you will need to repeat these steps.
Date entry format is: DD/MM/YYYY. You may also use click the calendar icon
the right of the date entry boxes.
(If this is your first time
using the system, you will be asked if you would like to enter any Community
Specific Categories before being able to enter your statistics.)
3. Complete all or any fields with your
statistics. You may use the arrow and
enter keys to move from box to box.
You MUST click the "Submit" button for your statistics
to be saved. You can change any statistic through the 8th day of the second following month. e.g.) You have to
enter your September statistics until November the 8th.
4. You will be prompted to enter any anecdotal
information following the submission of your statistics. This is optional. Use the "month/year" drop down box to change
from month to month.
E.
EDIT or DELETE ENTRIES
1.
Select the "Edit/Delete Entries" green tab.
2.
Select the type of data you would like to adjust
(Anecdotes or Statistics).
If you have chosen to edit
or delete statistics, enter a date range as in "D" and go to the box(es) you
would like to change using the mouse or arrow keys. Continue as in "D".
Reminder: You may not alter statistics for any given month after the 8th of the second following month.
If you have chosen to edit
or delete anecdotes, entries of the past 24 entries will appear. Click "Edit" or "Delete" to the right of the
month and year you'd like to adjust and follow the instructions on the screen.
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RUN A REPORT
1. Select the "Run a Report" green tab.
2. Chose one of the areas by clicking its
corresponding circle. To run a report on only
your Visitor Centre select,
"Individual Visitor Centre", and your username from the drop down menu.
3. Select the name of report you wish to
view. The names of the reports relate to
how the statistics are summarized.
a) Daily: Statistics arranged by day. These are not available on data before
September 2007 statistics.
b)
Monthly: Summary of daily statistics added into
monthly totals.
c)
Year to Date: A summary by month and quarter
from Jan 1st of this year.
d)
Year over Year: Easy comparison of years
displayed by month and quarter.
4. Select the type of data you wish to view
(Statistics or Anecdotes)
5. Click the "Submit" button.
If your Statistics
report criteria can be met, you will be asked to "Open" or "Save" the
report. Some reports may include pie
charts. Look out for the green tab
named, "Charts", on an open report. If
it is there, click "Charts" to view a pie chart depiction of some key statistics.
G.
SAVING a REPORT
There are two ways to save a
report. The first is to select "Save"
when you are presented with the options "Open" or "Save".
The second is to "Open" the
report, and then select "Save" from the "File" dropdown menu after the report
has opened.
Once you have saved a copy of a
report, you can e-mail it elsewhere or manipulate it on your computer. A saved report is simply an excel spreadsheet
on your computer.
Reports are available at any
time using this online system on our last 10 years of col of collected data, so you don't have to worry about saving,
printing or filing reports!
Activities Available at Any Timepan>
These commands on the bottom left of the screen may be used throughout
the system to help you:
HOME
Returns to the home (starting) page.
If you select this when you are signed in, you will remain signed in.
CONTACT US
Opens a new window displaying contact information for the Destination BC Visitor Services team
HELP
Clicking
"Help" takes you to a page offering some instructions which may answer your
questions without contacting Destination BC. You may wish to print the FAQs and the Data
Dictionary documents from here. We will update the Frequently Asked Questions
as we progress.