Event Definitions

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 the ability to edit and customize select fields may also depend on which version of you are using ( or ) 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 event definitions page allows you to view detailed information on all configured events, including any custom or specific events events capture key animal activities that are vital to managing your , such as reproduction items ( , pregnancy, breeding), location information (movement between ), and illness details (diagnoses, treatment) events are critical in supporting data analysis and daily management tools, including reports, s, and dashboard widgets you can find this feature under the dairycomp/mydc menu docid\ t93yu 9puoivxmgypo5g > settings docid\ t93yu 9puoivxmgypo5g option on the tab with the correct permissions, can edit the details of events can edit the descriptions and display colors of events important once an event definition is created, it cannot be deleted you can, however, mark unused event definitions as inactive view event definitions click on an event definition to display its details in the side panel show inactive the show inactive box at the top of the page to view all available in the list once text is typed, click the clear filter(s) option to the right of the field to clear the text typed event name the event name active indicates whether the event definition is currently active or inactive # the event number gap the number of days to translate multiple occurrences of the same event into a single event for example, if the gap for is set to 28, then all events for a 28 day period are considered a single diagnosis standard event the event type team if applicable, the team responsible for the event entry and management description text that describes the event definition this field can contain up to 39 characters command command that generates the event active any s that are currently active for the event edit event definitions most of the details for an event can be edited, such as event name, description, and whether the event is active click on an event definition to display its details in the side panel expand the section and click in any of the editable fields to change their values expandableheading need help editing event information? most of the fields under are the same as those described in event definitions docid\ vlizijwzkfsu4mflunvmg editable fields that are unique to the side panel include the following active click to choose the treatment s that are active for the event definition see events with protocols docid\ qpi3qi4zbyjjcfbsyzurl for more information color click to control the background and text colors for the event definition in the list \ expand the section to define a pick list of remarks or allow custom remarks for the event important this feature is not supported in the original version of the mobile app it is supported in and the mobile app see mobile apps docid\ lrbwjlc6pbieqt jrs1xb and known issues and workarounds (v1) docid\ fe9yn hszd6y21 mwdh t for more information need help defining event remarks?! click here for a video tutorial on this feature! create a remark pick list use the add remark field to build a pick list of commonly used remarks for the event type the remark and press enter to save it as a pick list item each new remark is displayed as a blue list item below the field you can drag and drop each remark to rearrange the pick list order click the x on the right side of a remark to delete it allow a custom remark this box is displayed after you add at least one remark check the allow user to enter a custom remark box to allow technicians to enter a remark of their choosing when adding the event for an animal (instead of forcing selection from the remarks pick list) this allows technicians to leave the remark blank as well follow the guidelines below when adding for events the entered for the event are stored in item #21 and are based on the command language if a remark entered already exists, the system displays an error message all remarks entered are available in a pick list when adding the event see enter events docid 2n8unikfi4jtevkgkoqwd to learn more about adding events in the mobile apps, and see add events docid\ e wcetry4dtmiod iy k4 and view animal details docid\ dt3mq2q0py0jn56ioaovd to learn more about adding events in when remarks are entered for an event that automatically generates a remark (for example, a event definition, etc ), the remark takes precedence over the automated remark when adding an event with a (for example, a event, etc ), the 's rem overrides the the total number of characters that can be entered for a remark is displayed on the right side of the add remark field your current version determines how many characters and remarks can be added to the overall event definition for your what are the character limits for each version of the cowfile? v8 allows 127 total characters for the overall event definition, and v9 or greater allows 1024 total characters the system calculates in total how many characters have already been added to the overall event definition and then limits the remarks accordingly the limit is for the total remark definitions between the pick list and custom remark field (if one is allowed) each individual remark has a character limit, which is displayed at the end of the add remark field each remark you add to your pick list uses characters from the total limit for example, let's say the system determines that you have v8 with a total limit of 127 characters, and you've added 7 pick list remarks that are 16 characters long at this point, you have used 112 of your total 127 characters you now have 15 characters left you can enter one more pick list remark that contains up to 15 characters, or you can enter several shorter remarks, as long as the remaining items do not exceed 15 total characters (for example, you could create three 5 character remarks, or five 3 character remarks, or fifteen 1 character remarks, etc ) remember that custom remark characters count toward this limit, so if you want your users to be able to enter their own custom remark, be sure not to use all the characters up with your pick list items when the total number of characters allowed in remarks for your version has been reached, a message is displayed that directs you to contact support docid 7o2axqfemh6n88d1s0 wn to update your version and the add remark field is disabled for the event if you wish to revert back to the event definition's original values, click reset once you're done editing the information, click save displays a message at the bottom of the page indicating that your changes have been saved edit optional details some events support additional optional data for instance, the event includes height, weight, and bcs value as optional details click the toggle to enable additional details for the event see event definitions docid\ vlizijwzkfsu4mflunvmg to learn more about events with optional details related topics events docid\ e wcetry4dtmiod iy k4healthval docid\ iuy184tqbahuukisjis2i < return to dairycomp/mydc settings introduction docid ecmdfo97ivxs9njyllpk