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title: DairyComp Update - February 2026
slug: help/en-us/dairycomp/dairycomp-update-february-2026
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createdAt: 2026-05-20T20:38:54.882Z
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## DairyComp - Version 26.1    

**Release Date:** February 4, 2026

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### Base Program

- DairyComp now uses the secure URL [https://curtis.vas.com](https://curtis.vas.com) for license validation. To ensure uninterrupted access, please update your firewall, antivirus, or other network security tools to allow this new HTTPS address.
- DairyComp now includes an option to share your feedback. Click the **Help Us Improve** button in the top-right corner of the main screen to share your thoughts with VAS:

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Please continue to contact VAS support for help requests.
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- You can now disable the pop-up window for pending HELD commands:

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Access this window using the `SERVER\H` command, or click the **HELD** button when addressing HELD commands. See [Resolve HELD Commands](docId\:P-uvVKUwCs7u3x4F-Cfi8) to learn more.
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- Corrected the parlor performance report flow rate calculations for Beco parlors.
- Pending [HELD commands](docId\:P-uvVKUwCs7u3x4F-Cfi8) no longer prevent pen inventory capture.
- Birth announcements are no longer sent to Germany’s HIT/LKV/VIT systems (livestock and milk‑recording agencies) when lactation begins due to an abort.
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### New Help Topic: ALTER10: CowCard Definition

We added a new help topic, [ALTER10: CowCard Definition](docId\:MX-W0_rojbf_tkitdbPql), that explains how to customize the CowCard test‑day display, visuals, alerts, and printing options in DairyComp.
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### New Help Topic: ALTER12: FRESH Event Items

We added a new help topic, [ALTER12: FRESH Event Items](docId\:f_ySuwf3SW9onSGlGy-dH), which describes how DairyComp updates key items during a FRESH event and how you can customize those actions.
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### New Help Topic: ALTER13: Premise Table

We added a new help topic, [ALTER13: Premise Table](docId\:Y7XipE5JNnyDMiDJ8C8QK), that explains how to manage premise IDs and link pens for traceability.
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