The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is Australia’s scheme for the identification and tracing of livestock.

The NLIS combines three elements to enable the lifetime traceability of animals:

• an animal identifier (a visual or electronic ear tag known as a device).
• identification of a physical location by means of a Property Identification Code (PIC).
• a web-accessible database to store and correlate movement data and associated details.

Handy Hints before you attempt to reconcile:

• Ensure all animals in Stockbook have been allocated with an Electronic Identification (EID).
• Ensure you have a record of all unallocated tags. This can be done by scanning the tags into the Unallocated Tag List.
• Reconcile at a time when you have recently processed all of your livestock, to ensure your Stockbook records accurately match your current livestock numbers on your property. 

Step 1

• Click on the NLIS tab on the main toolbar.

Step 2

• Click on the Setup option. 
• Enter your NLIS User ID.
• Enter your Password.
• Enter your Email Address that is registered on the NLIS Database.

Step 3

• Click on the PIC Reconciliation options. 
• Select the Direct from the NLIS database option. 
• Enter your PIC.
• Tick the Check for animals 'Active' in Stockbook, but not 'Active' on your PIC box.
• Enter a name in Save to User List.
• Tick the Clear list first box.
• Tick the Check for animals 'Inactive' in Stockbook, but still 'Active' on your PIC box.
• Enter a name in Save to User List.
• Tick the Clear list first box.
• Tick the Check for animals not in Stockbook or on the Unallocated Tag List, but 'Active' on your PIC box.
• Click the Process button.

• Click OK to the following Warning message:

• The following is an example of an NLIS Audit Report:
• It is up to you to work out why these errors are occurring.
  
   
  If you need help, please contact Outcross Systems on 1800 799 107.

This report can also be saved as a .csv file.

• Click on the Close button.
• Click on the Yes button for the following Confirm message:

• Save the file somewhere where it is easily found.
• You can import this report or part of this report into Stockbook to fix the various errors in bulk.