Setting up drafting in Stockbook Live Entry

Setting up drafting in Stockbook Live Entry

Setting Up Drafting in Stockbook Live Entry

Use the Drafting function in the Live Entry Screen

Step 1. Locate the Drafting Function
  1. Open Live Entry by clicking on the green button to "Start Live Entry"
  2. Click on Setup > Drafting menu option

 

Step 2. Enable Drafting

  • Tick the Enable Drafting box

 

Step 3. Select the Type of Drafting

  • Click on the " Type of Drafting"  drop down menu
  • Choose the appropriate type for your session
Please be aware of the following when picking either of the Automatic options:
  1. AUTOMATIC: If you pick this option, the Data Entry panel will be disabled and you will not be able to record data for that animal.
    ** The draft criteria must be on existing data in Stockbook, and not on anything being recorded on the day.

  2. AUTOMATIC ON WEIGHT: You can only record new weights for animals.
    ** The draft criteria must be existing data in Stockbook, or weight.

 

Step 4. Selecting Gates

  • Tick the boxes for the Gates you wish to use
  • Click on the Set Draft Criteria  button

 

Step 5. Set the Draft Criteria

  • Enter the information for which you wish to build your filter using the drop down menus
  • Click on the Add to List  button
  • Repeat for any of your drafting criteria
  • Click OK to confirm the choices  

 

Step 6. Moving through a Specific Gate (Optional)
 If you want animals going out a specific gate to also be moved into a Mob/Group/Paddock/User List in Stockbook:
    1. Click on the " Move to... " button
    2. Choose where to send the drafted animals
    3. Click on OK to confirm choices

 

Step 7. Set Default Gate

  • Draft Set up requires a  Default Gate
  • This is the gate that gets opened for any animal that doesn't meet the criteria of any of the other gates

 

Example completed Draft Set Up:



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