Golden Cheetah user guide appendices?

[mat...@alphadogcycling.com]

I'm trying to figure out what the Work Code means, and more generally, what data variables are available in Golden Cheetah. I Googled for the workout code, and found the FAQ Data page on the Wiki, and it says "There is a full list of special fields and their meaning in the Golden Cheetah user guide appendices." But I cannot find a link to the Golden Cheetah user guide appendices, nor can I find this Googling. Can someone provide the link for this?

Thanks

[Ale Martinez]

El jueves, 9 de septiembre de 2021 a la(s) 13:02:50 UTC-3, mat...@alphadogcycling.com escribió:

I'm trying to figure out what the Work Code means, and more generally, what data variables are available in Golden Cheetah. I Googled for the workout code, and found the FAQ Data page on the Wiki, and it says "There is a full list of special fields and their meaning in the Golden Cheetah user guide appendices." But I cannot find a link to the Golden Cheetah user guide appendices, nor can I find this Googling. Can someone provide the link for this?

https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/UG_Glossary 

 

[mat...@alphadogcycling.com]

Thanks. As Workout Code isn't listed / explained there, is this an oversight? Is workout code explained someplace else? More generally, is there a comprehensive / comprehensive-ish data dictionary?

[Ale Martinez]

El jueves, 9 de septiembre de 2021 a la(s) 15:33:52 UTC-3, mat...@alphadogcycling.com escribió:

Thanks. As Workout Code isn't listed / explained there, is this an oversight? Is workout code explained someplace else?

Workout Code is a “free” field, you can use the values you like fot it, you can even remove or rename it if you prefer.

More generally, is there a comprehensive / comprehensive-ish data dictionary?

Not that I know. Which values don’t you understand?

[mat...@alphadogcycling.com]

Workout Code was one, especially as it is a default on the Overview page.

But more generally, as I look to use Golden Cheetah more fully, I'm realizing that I don't understand the data model at all. And what is / isn't possible. For example, I have daily weight & other metrics data in Garmin connect going back the last several years, which I'd like to import into GC. I found a discussion on importing weight via a file upload, but the example was Kg based. I had to ask on the forum if there was an equivalent capability to upload in lbs to get the answer that weight import only works in Kg. It's these types of questions where having a data dictionary would be helpful for new users.

[Ale Martinez]

El jueves, 9 de septiembre de 2021 a la(s) 16:57:54 UTC-3, mat...@alphadogcycling.com escribió:

Workout Code was one, especially as it is a default on the Overview page.

I added a note to https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/UG_Preferences_Data-Fields#fields about the role of fields in default configuration only for convenience.

 

But more generally, as I look to use Golden Cheetah more fully, I'm realizing that I don't understand the data model at all. And what is / isn't possible.

In the case of metadata fields the data model is open, you can define the fields and use the values you want, this is documented in the above link and there is a video tutorial in the main site.

 

For example, I have daily weight & other metrics data in Garmin connect going back the last several years, which I'd like to import into GC. I found a discussion on importing weight via a file upload, but the example was Kg based. I had to ask on the forum if there was an equivalent capability to upload in lbs to get the answer that weight import only works in Kg.

In v3.6 Measures are also open, except for some fields like weight which are used by internal metrics so cannot be renamed. Documentation starts at https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/UG_Preferences_Measures, but it needs some work.

 

It's these types of questions where having a data dictionary would be helpful for new users.

The wiki is open and contributions are welcome, in fact Glossary was initiated by a motivated GC user and others have contributed.