Calculating purchase weight

Calculating purchase weight

Calculating Purchase Weight

Assumes you have already   entered your purchased stock into Stockbook system ,  entered with their purchase date
  Assumes you have  weighed the stock you have purchased when they are delivered (or soon after) on farm , via live entry .
This is called the induction weight. It is the first weight collected when an animal enters your property.

There are 3 ways to enter the induction weights into Stockbook:
  1. Automatically entered via Live Entry
  2. Entered manually, or,
  3. If you have your induction weights in a  csv  file, see this link on how to import via a csv file:  Import/Export Master CSV file

Option 1. Entering Purchase Weights Manually:

  1. Click on the  Animals  icon on toolbar
    1. A  dark green  background means that you have selected the animal/s. You may select animals in a contiguous group by clicking on the first animal in the group, holding down the  Shift  key and then clicking on the last animal in the group. Animals are selected for use in events, treatments and any other instance where an operation can be done on more than one animal
  • Click on  Events  button at bottom of page
 
  • Click on  Weighing  to select
  • Click on  OK  button
 

  • Enter in the induction weights for each animal purchased
  • Enter  Weighing Date
  • Enter an Obs. Code , or add using the  +  button
  • Click on the  OK  button


 
  • Click  Yes   to Confirm message: 'Are you sure you want to assign weights for displayed animals?'
  • Click  OK  to Information message: ' Event Complete.'


Option 2: Calculating Purchase Weights:

Step 1.  From the main animals screen, select the animals you have purchased

A  dark green  background means that you have selected the animal. 
You may select animals in a contiguous group by clicking on the first animal in the group, holding down the  Shift key  and then clicking on the last animal in the group.
You can also select animals once you are in the 'Purchase Weight Utility' window, by clicking on the Animals Selection button.


Step 2. Go to the Utility > Calculate Purchase Weights menu option

  • Enter the Induction Weights Obs. Code. eg.  IND
  • Fields highlighted in  aqua  are automatically generated
  • Enter in the Total Purchase Weight (in kg). (see agent Tax Invoice.)
  • Enter the Purchase Weights Obs. Code e.g. PW
  • Enter the Purchase Date (see agent Tax Invoice.)
  • Click on the  Calculate  button
 
  • Click  Yes  to the following message:
 
  • Click  OK  to the Information message: 'Calculation of purchase weights is complete.'

Step 3.  Set purchase price:

  • Return to the main  Animals  screen
  • Select the animals you have purchased, if they have become de-selected
  • Click on the  Utility  >  Bulk Change  >  Basic Animal Details  menu option
  • Click on either  Purchase Price c/kg  or  Purchase Price $/hd.
  • Enter an amount
  • Click on  OK  button
 
  • Click  OK  to the following message:
 
  • Click  Yes  to message:
 
  • Click  OK  to Information message: 'Change Completed.'

  Step 4.  Enter QA Details:

  • Select the animals you have purchased, if they have become de-selected
  • Click on the  Events  button down the bottom of the Animals screen
 
  • Click on  QA Purchase
  • Click on  OK  button
 
  • Fill in all information in the QA Purchase window
  • Click on  OK  button
 
  • Click  Yes  to Confirm message: ' Are you sure that you want to add a QA Purchase event to the selected animals?'
  • Click  OK  to Information message: 'Event Complete.'

Step 5.  To check to see if this information has been updated

Select one of the purchased animals:
  • Click on the  Edit  button
  • Click on the  Purchase Details  tab
  • Click on the  OK  button

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