Check the DairyComp and PULSE Connection

\<font color="#67854e"> question \</font> how do i check the connection status between dairycomp and vas pulse platform in dairycomp? \<font color="#67854e"> answer \</font> in dairycomp, click the alert button to check the connection status between dairycomp and pulse note dairycomp only displays the alert button when the system has new information for you if the alert button isn't visible in dairycomp, your connection status has not changed and dairycomp and pulse are still communicating expand the guidelines below to learn more about troubleshooting connection errors between dairycomp and pulse in dairycomp troubleshoot connection errors follow the steps below if dairycomp and pulse are not connecting \<font color="#67854e"> make sure that dairycomp is up to date \</font> in dairycomp, select help > check for updates from the menu bar to check if dairycomp needs software updates to update your dairycomp software, follow the steps in update dairycomp to the latest release docid\ ebeqsmccwmoq 6dbm5x7v in the dairycomp online help \<font color="#67854e"> when you open dairycomp, make sure that dc squirrel and plclient also open \</font> if the programs don't start running automatically when you open dairycomp, restart dairycomp to quickly identify whether dc squirrel and plclient have opened, click the show hidden icons button on your windows taskbar and make sure the program icons are displayed \<font color="#67854e"> enter new data into dairycomp \</font> sometimes, dairycomp and pulse will not communicate if you don't enter new data on a daily basis if the connection errors continue, contact vas support docid\ erznbnh1ww36p9q6rnppv note to troubleshoot connection errors using pulse, see integration status docid\ eujbf2vwzjsk8i2plr7ba in the vas pulse platform online help