Reconcile EID's entered in Stockbook with NLIS database
The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is Australia’s scheme for the identification and tracing of livestock.
The following steps outline how to complete a reconciliation of animals in Stockbook with NLIS.
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.
1. Select NLIS
- Click on the NLIS tab on the main toolbar.

2. Setup details
- Select Setup
- Enter your NLIS User ID.
- Enter your Password.
- Enter your Email Address that is registered on the NLIS Database.
3. Pic Reconciliation
Select PIC Reconciliation
- Select Direct from the NLIS database
- 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 and 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 and 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.
- NOTE: do not tick
unless you are absolutely certain this is what you want to do.

- Click OK to the following Warning message:


This report can also be saved as a .csv file.
- Select Close
- Select Yes 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.
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