Define Custom Events in DairyComp

\<font color="#67854e"> question \</font> how do i add a new type of event to my dairycomp system? \<font color="#67854e"> answer \</font> dairycomp allows you to add additional, user defined event types to the system via the alter command events that you create yourself are called custom events to learn how to add them to your system, follow the steps below in the command line, enter alter to open the alter options window, and then select option 9, user defined events tip alternatively, you can select file > alter options from the dairycomp menu to open the alter options window the alter9 events window opens, showing all event types configured for dairycomp each event has a number (called an event code) and a dairycomp command associated with it you can change or delete existing events or add new events from the events window click add \[ins] to add a new event, and then enter the details for the event in the pop up window the system automatically assigns the next available event code to your new event in the example below, you can see that the event code is 50 note dairycomp event numbers 1 18 cannot be reassigned since they are reserved as"sacred" event types if you have no remaining slots for new event types, contact vas support http //dc help vas com/default htm#cshid=2000 follow the guidelines below to learn more about adding event details \<font color="#67854e"> prompt for event date \</font> check this box to require a user to enter a date when adding the event to a cowcard \<font color="#67854e"> prompt for remark \</font> check this box to require a user to enter a remark when adding the event to a cowcard \<font color="#67854e"> combination event set \</font> check this box to create an event that is a combination of existing event types once you confirm this selection, you'll be presented with a window of event types to combine \<font color="#67854e"> command content \</font> shows the text for the command associated with the event, including its event code note that checking the various boxes in this window alters the command text see command line docid\ u nbrveqbf6nzsp1bc9e0 to learn more once you've entered the information for the event, click ok to save it your new event is ready to use! the system will now display it in the event window