Bulk Change - Assign Observation Codes
Bulk Change - Assign Observation Codes
When using Stockbook, sometimes the need arises to change a certain piece of information over an entire group of animals. To do this you should use the 'Bulk Changes' feature. This allows you to select a group of animals and change a piece of information for the entire group, without having to do each animal individually.
Assigning Observation code:
If you are recording weights, traits, muscle scans and fleeces for a performance recording system such as a Breedplan society, MSG, Sheep Genetics, all records should be associated with an observation code.
Observation codes are used to link observations taken at a like stage in the growth of an animal e.g. birth, weaning, 400 day, etc. In this way, for example, it is easy to extract all the weaning weights out for a group of animals.
You can define as many codes as you like, though Stockbook does have some present ones which should be used, for example Birth Weight - BW, Weaning Weight - WW.
There will be occasions when it is more convenient to assign observation codes in bulk. This option allows you to do just that.
A bulk change cannot be 'Undone'. Please ensure you do a backup before doing any bulk changes
Step 1. Bulk Changes Menus
- Select the Utility > Bulk Changes > Assign Observation Codes menu option for cattle.
- For Sheep, the menu option will be Utility > Bulk Changes > Assign Age Stage Codes .
Step 2. Assign Observation Codes
The Assign Observation Codes window allows you to assign observation/stage codes to specific types of information, for all animals born in the same year and observed (recorded) on the same date.
For example: A mob of 2014 drop calves were weighed on the 17/02/15 and the observation code assigned to that event was 200 (200 day) . The correct Observation Code for that event should have been WW (Weaning 200 days) . Assigning this correct observation code across that entire group of animals, can be done in this window.
- Calf Year : Enter the year of birth for the animals to be updated. - 2014
- Start Obs. Date and End Obs. Date : Enter the date range on which the animals were observed. - 17/02/2015 to 17/02/2015
- Observation Code : Enter the observation/stage code to be assigned to the records found. - WW (Weaning (200 day)
- Data Type : Choose the type of data to be updated - Weight
- Tick the ' Overwrite existing observation codes ' box if you want to replace the existing observation code.
- Click Yes to Confirm message: 'If you proceed, you will assign an observation code of "WW" to all Weight records taken between 17/02/2015 and 17/02/2015 inclusive, for all animals born in 2014. Proceed?'
- Click OK to Information message : ' Update Complete.'
Article ID 1404
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