Animal Configuration

required permissions all users assigned to a role with permissions can view this feature only users who are assigned a role with permissions can edit data or customize settings see the topics below to learn more know your vas pulse version docid\ jwusxgpk0q1fvyl3qyb1nedit dairy user permissions docid\ dgkijjmfdmpdvwgygh p2manage dairy roles docid\ tklz3 romklipe8l rfi6 the page allows you to customize animal data for your , such as naming and identification formats and quarter you can find this feature under the dairycomp/mydc menu docid\ t93yu 9puoivxmgypo5g > settings docid\ t93yu 9puoivxmgypo5g option on the tab see the sections below for more information general default breed use the drop down to select the most common breed raised on your this information is used when adding animals and reporting naming & identification preferred identifier select the preferred animal identifier to use for search, on cowcards, and in reports note depending on your , you may have fewer animal identification items than shown in the example above see item definitions docid\ hjq1h v5u1aattdylsmfg to view all available items for your this setting only affects how animals are identified in , such as in reports and on s iso id display format select the preferred display format used by your for iso ids on the cowcard and in reports identification select how are identified throughout identify by code, name, registration number, or by using a country for bulls originating outside of the us, select the appropriate country id that you would like to use in pulse note in cases where a does not have the selected identifier entered in , the bull's naab code will be used this setting only affects how sires are identified in , such as in reports and on s source farm identification maximum number of visible id digits in this field, enter the maximum number of digits to be displayed from the animal's id on its visible tag the system displays a ten digit number for identifying animals, made up from both the animal's visible id tag number and its source farm (if any) the value entered in this field indicates how many of those ten digits come from the visible id this value must be between 0 8 a zero (0) in this field means that no source farm data will be used therefore, all ten digits displayed will come from the animal's tag if you enter 7 in this field, the maximum number of source farm digits displayed will be 3 entering an 8 in this field leads to 2 source farm digits being displayed, and so forth because of programming constraints, the number entered in this field also controls the maximum number of source farms you can use for example, if you choose to display 7 digits from the visible id, you can have a maximum of 200 source farms if you choose to display 8 digits from the visible id, you can have a maximum of 20 source farms, and so on until zero source farms source farm number display order choose whether the source farm number should precede or follow the visible tag number this preference depends on the setting for maximum number of visible id digits (above) rfid scanning items available for scanning use the drop down to select which items the system checks for when scanning an animal's tag items available to assign when scanning use the drop down to select which items users can assign to an animal when scanning its tag quarter configuration use the quarter options to customize the labels that mobile app displays for events with protocols docid\ qpi3qi4zbyjjcfbsyzurl when you choose which quarter (e g , hoof, teat) is receiving a treatment the typical quarter labels are illustrated in the image below complete these steps if your prefers to use different labels type the new label(s) in their respective fields (max of 2 characters in each field) only letters and numbers are allowed note that the quarter label that you are editing is highlighted in green on the left side of the page, and it will display the new label as you type it save when you are done will then send your customized labels to the mobile app during its next data sync < return to dairycomp/mydc settings introduction docid ecmdfo97ivxs9njyllpk