One of the core goals with Eclipse Miningware was to reduce manual data entry, because every field filled in by hand is an opportunity for error.
Where data entry is unavoidable, the structure helps because inputs are driven by related data and fixed options rather than free text, so there are simply fewer ways to get it wrong.
Stockpile and ROM balances are then auto-calculated from mined, rehandled and crushed movements, grades are imported from dig-blocks, and mill data feeds in the following day.
The Ore Tally closes the loop between Mining and Geology at shift end meaning that by the time a monthly stockpile adjustment comes around, the system has already done most of the work and the figures are reassuringly close.