Activate Integration
Only users who are assigned a Role with Integrations Management permissions can connect partner integrations. See Edit Dairy User PermissionsEdit Dairy User Permissions and Manage Dairy RolesManage Dairy Roles for more information.
Follow these steps to integrate the partner system with VAS and allow health and reproduction data and alerts to display in PULSE:
Prior to activating your integration, you must first fulfill the following requirements:
- Ensure your dairy has a company in Nedap Now.
- Ensure that your company is configured with farms and locations in Nedap Now.
- Connect your Nedap Velos device to Nedap Now.
IMPORTANT: If you have DairyComp version lower than 23.10.909, you must update DairyComp to the latest release version before you can configure Nedap — cloud items. See Update DairyComp to the Latest Release for update instructions.
To receive animal alerts in DairyComp 305 and PULSE, you must first create and configure several items:
- In DairyComp, enter PLATFORM in the command line.
- Click the PULSE Items tab and expand Nedap.
- If necessary, map or add an activity measurement alert:
- Map Existing Item: To map an activity measurement alert to an existing DairyComp item, double-click the alert. Select the existing item, then click OK to confirm your selection to map the alert to the item.
- Add New Item: To create a new item for an activity measurement alert in DC305, check the box for the alert. Click Create (1) Items, then confirm your selection to add the item to the DC305 database. Expand Nedap Now Items to learn more about each item.
IMPORTANT: Item names can be customized and may differ from those suggested by VAS. If you choose to customize your item names, be sure to use the correct names for any reports or worklists you create.
Item Description | DC305 Suggested Item | PULSE Standard Item |
|---|---|---|
Nedap first transponder | RESP1 | NDPRS1 |
Last urgent health attention date | URDAT | NDPURGD |
Last urgent health attention time | URTIM | NDPURGT |
Last health alert date | DXDAT | NDPHEALTHD |
Last health alert time | DXTIM | NDPHEALTHT |
Last heat alert date | ACDAT | NDPHEATD |
Last heat alert time | ACTIM | NDPHEATT |
Last heat alert level | HTALT | NDPHEATI |
Last health alert level | HLALT | NDPHLTHI |
Last urgent health alert level | HLUAT | NDPURHLI |
Heat alert flag | HTFLG | NDPHTFLG |
Health alert flag | HLFLG | NDPHLFLG |
Urgent health alert flag | URFLG | NDPURFLG |
NOTE: In DC305, the animal's flag value indicates if the animal requires attention. If the animal has a flag value of 0, the animal does not require attention. If the animal has a flag value of 1, the animal requires attention.
To generate partner worklists using the new items and send them to PULSE, you must configure the worklist commands in DC305. In DC305, access Command Abbreviations (ALTER\3) and create or modify the required lists. Expand Worklist Commands to learn more about each worklist command.
Abbreviation | Command | Title |
|---|---|---|
NEDAPHD | SHOW ID PEN DIM DSLH RPRO ACDAT ACTIM HTALT HTFLG FOR HTFLG=1 BY PEN | Heat Detection Alerts |
NEDAPDX | SHOW ID PEN DIM DSLH RPRO DXDAT DXTIM HLALT HLFLG FOR HLFLG=1 BY PEN | Health Attention Alerts |
NEDAPUR | SHOW ID PEN DIM DSLH RPRO EVT EDAY REM URDAT URTIM HLUAT URFLG FOR URFLG=1 BY PEN | Urgent Attention Alerts |
Follow the steps below to establish the connection to the partner system:
- In PULSE, navigate to Partners > Integrations Gallery > Nedap — cloud.
- Click See Details or See Requirements on the Nedap — cloud integration card.
- Follow the Connection Instructions on the upper right side of the page to establish the connection:
- Click Add New Alias, then complete the following fields:
- Alias: Enter your Dairy Name. If you have multiple dairies, we recommend you use different names for each alias.
- Click Select Pens to choose pens that use Nedap — cloud. Enter the pen numbers and select the correct pens from the results list, which lists the pens in ascending order.
- Click Save.
- Click the Connection Status toggle and verify the status switches to Active.
- Click Authorize integration, then complete the necessary fields on the Nedap Now website that automatically opens.
- If necessary, click Edit Integration to make any adjustments or edits and save your changes.
IMPORTANT: If your integration does not automatically connect, contact your Nedap — cloud representative to connect the integration from their system.