--- title: Technicians and Breeding Codes slug: help/en-us/dairycomp/technicians-and-breeding-codes docTags: createdAt: 2026-03-24T15:19:04.540Z --- ## πŸŽ“In This Guide, You Will Learn: - How to add a new technician. - How to add a new breeding code. - How to disable technicians. - How to adjust the technician prompting order with the BRED event. ## Technicians Technicians are individuals who breed cows and DairyComp requires a technician entry with each **BRED** event. **BREDSUM** can then be used to evaluate each technician's conception rate, services per conception (SPC), etc. :::hint{type="success"} πŸ—’οΈ **NOTE:** Technicians can also be assigned to other teams, such as a hospital team or a maternity team to link the technician to a treatment or calving. ::: ### Add a New Technician Follow these steps to add a new technician: 1. Enter **ALTER** on the command line to open the **Alter** window. 2. Select the **Breeding and Technicians** option to open the **Technicians and breeding codes** window. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/TGFkWaQ8zji2_HR7JVGD1_alter-breed-techs.png" size="24" width="687" height="249" darkWidth="687" darkHeight="249" position="flex-start" caption="Double-click Breeding and Technicians" showCaption="true" indent="1"} 3. Select the**\[F8] Add Tech** tab (or use the \[F8] function key) to enter the **Name** and **Tech Number**. - In the** Name** field, enter a unique name. - In the **Tech Number** field, enter a unique number. 4. Select **OK** to finish creating the new technician. 5. The new technician displays in the green **Available Techs **box. To make the new technician available for breeding entries: - Confirm the Breeding team is selected. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/MBoiijPaU-lvSBaKAGlhF_breeding-team.png" size="40" isUploading="false" width="513" height="199" darkWidth="513" darkHeight="199" position="center" showCaption="false"} :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" indent="2"} Click on the new technician in the green **Available Techs **box. ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="2" indent="2"} Click on the arrow pointing **left** to move the technician into the blue box. ::: :::hint{type="success"} πŸ’‘**TIPS:** Adjust the **technician prompting order** associated with the BRED event entry by clicking on a technician name in the blue box and using the up or down arrows to reorganize the prompting order. ::: ### Disable a Technician Disabling technicians no longer breeding cows helps keep data entry cleaner and easier. Follow these steps to disable a technician: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" indent="2"} Confirm the Breeding team is selected as shown above. ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="2" indent="2"} Click on the technician in the blue box. ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="3" indent="2"} Use the **right** arrow key to move the technician back to the green **Available Techs** box. ::: :::hint{type="info"} :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/pxdWjxJYUxGfx3TSUUxBY-20260316-192420.png" alt caption width="70" height="70"} Follow this link to learn more about [Assigning Technicians Teams to Events](docId\:eYUAaemBkq_r8yQurQ2bG) ::: ## Breeding Codes Breeding codes are used to record the different types of breeding "reasons" and a breeding code is required with the **BRED** event entry. Breeding codes are used with **BREDSUM** to help farms evaluate different breeding programs. Breeding codes can also be customized for your dairy. Below are some common examples: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" indent="2"} S: Standing Heat ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="2" indent="2"} A: Activity system ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="3" indent="2"} D: Double Ovsynch ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="4" indent="2"} R: Resync ::: :::Paragraph{listStyleType="disc" listStart="5" indent="2"} P: Presync/Ovsynch ::: ### Adding a New Breeding Code 1. Enter **ALTER** in the command line to open the **Alter** window. 2. Select the **Breeding and Technicians** option to open the **Technicians and breeding codes** window. 3. Select the **Breeding Codes** tab. 4. Double-click on **\** to add a new breeding code. 5. Add a unique, one digit letter A-Z, then click **OK** to continue. ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/t9ANzclhX_-MisEgSR2qK-20260326-132946.png" size="24" width="970" height="755" darkWidth="970" darkHeight="755" position="flex-start" caption="Enter a 1 digit letter" showCaption="true" indent="1"} 6. Enter a **description** for the new breeding code. Click **OK** to add the new breeding code to DairyComp. The new breeding code is now available with the BRED event entry. 7. Click **OK** in the bottom right corner to exit when done. :::hint{type="info"} :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/pxdWjxJYUxGfx3TSUUxBY-20260316-192420.png" alt caption width="70" height="70"} Follow this link to learn more technicians and breeding codes for analysis: [BREDSUM Reports](docId\:xYINQirJaVG7x2_1RPYab) ::: ## Video: Adding a New Technician :::hint{type="success"} πŸ—’οΈ **NOTE:** Use the Expand icon in the bottom right corner to see this video full screen. ::: ::embed[]{url="https://vimeo.com/1178253584?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci"} :::hint{type="info"} :inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/3h8pSJcGUXEi4HGCCYPTA/pxdWjxJYUxGfx3TSUUxBY-20260316-192420.png" alt caption width="70" height="70"} Follow this link to continue with the next guide: [Matings](docId\:ffTkbQ0A9VRPO82iApaKh) :::