To log body measurements in Strata on the web, open Measurements, choose Log measurement, and enter a date, body site, value and unit. Check each row before saving. The page can display centimetres or inches afterward, so changing its display unit does not mean you took another measurement.
How do I save a body measurement?
Start with the reading you actually took. The web Measurements page has a Log measurement button that opens a dated entry form. Check the date explicitly, especially when entering a record from an earlier day. All sites in that submission share the selected date.
The site selector has 13 choices: chest, waist, hips, neck, shoulders, and separate left and right entries for arms, thighs, calves and forearms. Choose the side that matches your reading. A left-arm entry and a right-arm entry remain different series.
- Open Measurements and select Log measurement.
- Set Date to the day the reading belongs to.
- Choose the body site, enter a positive numeric value, and select cm or in beside that value.
- Use Add another site for additional readings from the same date. Inspect every row and remove any row you do not want to submit.
- Select Save, wait for the form to close, and find the saved entries in History.
Which unit applies when I enter a value?
Each row in the entry form has its own unit selector. Use the unit printed beside the reading on your tape or source record. The page-level selector controls how saved values appear; it is a separate control from the unit attached to a new input.
Strata converts inch inputs to centimetres for storage, rounding stored values to two decimal places. The page displays measurements to one decimal place. NIST defines an inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, equivalent to 2.54 centimetres. Converting a stored value for display changes its representation, not the underlying observation.
When adding another site, the new row initially takes the first row's unit. Check it before typing, particularly if your source records mix units. Changing the page display to inches is not a substitute for checking the unit in the form.
Reference: NIST: SI Units – Length
What do Latest, Trend and History show?
Latest shows the most recent dated entry for each recorded site, with that entry's date. The cards can therefore describe different days. Read those dates before treating the panel as a single session or comparing one site with another.
Trend plots the site selected in its dropdown. It needs at least two entries for that site; one chest reading and one waist reading do not provide two observations for the chest chart. If the chart asks for more entries, confirm the selected site before assuming a saved record disappeared.
History lists individual entries with date, site and value, newest dates first. Use it to check what was saved, including additional rows from the same day. The web page loads up to 500 recent entries, so this view should not be described as an unlimited archive.
How do I handle a wrong value or an unfinished row?
Before saving, inspect all the rows together. The form submits positive numeric readings; an empty or nonpositive row is excluded even if another valid row lets Save become available. A successful save is a reason to check History, rather than assume every visible row was included.
The current web History provides a delete control for each entry, but no inline edit control. For a mistaken record, first identify its date, site and value. Delete that specific entry, then log the corrected reading and check the result. Keep any original information you need before removing it.
The web form does not currently expose a notes field. If you need to remember how a reading was taken, keep that context in your own accompanying record. This guide explains the stored fields and controls; it does not prescribe a measuring technique or interpret a change as a health outcome.
An illustrative example
One fictional reading, two displays
Alex's constructed example starts with a chest reading of 40.0 inches on October 5. Entering 40 with in selected stores 101.60 centimetres. History displays 101.6 cm or 40.0 in depending on the page selector. Those are two views of one entry. A separate waist entry on October 8 has its own date; the Latest panel does not turn the pair into one session.
What other questions come up?
Can I enter several body sites at once?
Yes. Add another site creates another row in the same form. All rows use the selected date, while each row has its own site, value and unit. Use separate submissions for readings from different days.
Why does a converted value have a decimal?
The display rounds to one decimal place in the chosen unit. A converted number may therefore look different from the digits you entered. Compare units and dates before treating the difference as a new reading.
Can I record only one side?
Yes. Left and right sites are separate choices; you can save the side you measured without filling the opposite side. An absent entry is not a zero measurement.
Does the line between points prove what changed?
The trend connects stored observations for the selected site. It does not establish why readings differ or supply measurements for the days between them. Check the individual records and their context before drawing an explanation.
Keep this in mind
Before comparing records, match the body site and side, read the saved date, and check the unit. Use History to confirm the entries behind a summary.
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