How do I set KPIs and alerts?

required permissions only users who are assigned to a role with herd write permissions can use this feature see edit dairy user permissions docid\ gw6zx7tfc4ihsbrtozc v and manage dairy roles docid 9yjukdzfab0kko1hw0mxj for more information note use this topic to learn more about based alerts for your dairy pulse also offers an option to set task status alerts, which are based on your dairy protocols and scheduling setup see add and manage task status alerts docid\ xt7uo8tkjxmsxpem wryy to learn more about task status alerts pulse can alert you when the following kpis fall below or exceed your designated limits conception rates for cows and heifers animal counts by reproduction status open, pregnant, dry population counts for a variety of specific animal types, including heifers, breeding heifers, departing animals, and new heifers set kpis & alerts follow these steps to set your kpi limits and enable email notifications when an alert is triggered from your account settings docid\ adcj5yzybengyc6xqqec3 page, click the alerts tab click the toggle to enable alerts set reproduction, population, and health limits a click the toggle to enable the kpi measurement b set a lower and/or upper limit value (see how do i set kpis and alerts? docid\ utbvgtdqod86jclxo9h9z for details on each available kpi ) note the current value for your herd is displayed below each kpi name to assist you in setting your threshold values if you have access to more than one pulse dairy, you can either set unique thresholds for each dairy or set the same values for all dairies a click the apply these settings to all dairies option to apply the settings across all dairies b click yes, apply and save to confirm the settings kpi descriptions reproduction cow conception rate % of positive pregnancies / total number of inseminations for cows ( > 1) heifer conception rate % of positive pregnancies / total number of inseminations for heifers (lact = 0) open animals count of animals confirmed not pregnant pregnant animals count of animals confirmed to be pregnant dry animals count of animals in their dry phase population number of heifers count of all heifers in the herd number of breeding age heifers count of breeding age heifers in the herd number of milking cows count of milking cows in the herd population without bulls count of all female animals in the herd number of departing cows count of all cows leaving the herd (sold or died) number of departing heifers count of all heifers leaving the herd (sold or died) email notifications you will receive up to one alert email per day for each dairy with reproduction and population alerts enabled in your account settings pulse evaluates your herd data against your reproduction and population kpis after midnight on a daily basis if any herd attributes fall below a lower limit or exceed an upper limit, an alert email is sent in the early morning hours to the email address you use to log in to pulse example alert email