Harvest Management

the harvest management feature allows you to manage all of your dairy's harvests each new harvest is created in the weighcomp app, and data for each harvest load is captured on the app by a scale attendant the harvest can then be viewed and managed in pulse you can find this feature under the weighcomp menu docid\ ximdlqqktx5odcohm0xdq the relationship between weighcomp, feedwatch (on premise), and pulse for harvest management is shown in the following diagram see the topics below when managing your harvest data enter harvests the harvest data displayed in pulse originates in the weighcomp app the weighcomp app is used by the harvest attendant whenever a harvest is underway the attendant creates the harvest in the app and then uses the app to enter data for each harvest load attendants can switch between harvests, or can exit out of harvest completely to use the app for spot load weighcomp transactions (i e , non harvest transactions) once a harvest is done, the attendant marks it as complete in the app load data is sent to pulse in real time marking the harvest as complete in the app allows pulse user to know that no more loads will be entered for the harvest the user can then complete the review of the harvest and approve it in pulse to enter harvest management mode, click the harvest button on the main app screen the system will display the harvest screen there are four steps involved when using the app for harvest management step 1 set your farm inventory setting your farm inventory means creating the assets (i e , the trucks and trucking companies) you'll be using in all of your harvests to view your trucks, for example, click the trucks button to add a new truck, click add new note adding trucking companies in addition to adding trucks is helpful in differentiating between trucks with the same name or number from different companies step 2 create the harvest once you have set your farm assets, you can start to create harvests when you create a new harvest, you'll be asked to give it a name after you've named the harvest, you'll be prompted to choose the vendor and product for the harvest you'll then be asked to assign the assets for the harvest (i e , fields, trucks, and location) and set up the harvest's printing parameters once you've entered all of the required information, click create step 3 start the harvest harvests that you've created can be viewed in your harvest list by clicking select harvest from here you can start entering data for the loads as they arrive you'll be prompted to enter weights, field, and location information for the load remember that you can pause a harvest at any time to work on a different harvest or go back to the main weighcomp home screen you can resume the harvest at a later time from the harvest list step 4 complete the harvest to complete the harvest and send its data to pulse, click complete harvest important once a harvest is completed, you cannot return to it in the weighcomp app completed harvests can only be viewed in pulse view harvests the harvest management page displays a list of every harvest conducted within weighcomp all of the information shown in the list is provided by the weighcomp app after a harvest has been started in the app and the transactions for the harvest have begun pending/approved click the pending or approved tab to choose either type of harvests to display pending harvests are those in which the loads have been completed but have not yet been reviewed and approved approved harvests are those in which all loads have been completed, reviewed, and accepted display filters filter the list by type , vendor , product , etc name displays the name given to the harvest when it was created in the weighcomp app click on the harvest name to view its individual loads product the type of product associated with the harvest (e g , corn silage, hay, etc ) vendor the name of the vendor (from feedwatch (on premise)) associated with the harvest harvest status a color coded indicator of the harvest's present status harvest totals cannot be approved until the harvest is completed in the weighcomp app start/end date/time the date and time that the harvest began and ended net weight (tons) the current total weight of the harvest, whether it's completed or still in progress approved loads provides a quick visual indication of the total number of loads for the harvest, how many loads have been approved, and the percentage of approved loads options button click the options button at the top right of the page to print or export your transaction data for further analysis or for record keeping purposes see print and export weighcomp data docid\ njaw24lj 8q2o5vu wcan to learn more harvest details side panel click anywhere on a harvest row to view harvest details in a side panel see approve or delete harvests docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws to learn more note if you click on a harvest name, the harvest loads docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws page opens instead of the side panel view harvests with multiple locations if a harvest has multiple locations, click on the name of the harvest in the main list instead of displaying the harvest overview page, a side panel displays containing separate load information about each location each location contains an indicator with the total number of loads for that location, as well as the number/percentage of completed loads completed loads are pending loads that have all of the information required for approval, such as location, , cost, etc to view more details for the location, click the blue arrow to expand it approve or delete harvests click on any pending harvest to open its side panel, where you can approve or delete the harvest follow the guidelines below when you work with harvests to approve the harvest (and remove it from the pending harvest tab), click approve approved harvests are considered done and cannot be deleted to delete a pending harvest from the side panel, click the delete icon in the upper right corner if you delete a pending harvest, all of the associated harvest loads will also be deleted view harvest loads see a summary of your harvest, plus a list of its pending loads, by clicking on the name of the harvest in the main list the overview tab provides a snapshot yield summary for the harvest click on a sub tab to view yield data by truck, field, day, or location the pending loads and the approved loads tab also provide detailed information about each load note the harvest details page is used only for harvests with single locations for harvests with more than one location, see view harvests with multiple locations docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws pending/approved click the pending or approved tab to choose either type of harvest loads to display pending loads tab provides detailed information about each load that has not yet been approved approved loads tab provides detailed information about each approved load display filters filter the list by type , vendor , product , etc ticket # the ticket number that was generated in the weighcomp app when the load was completed or manually created in pulse the system automatically assigns a new ticket number to the transaction using the following structure 3a integration number the identifier for the weighcomp tablet that was used to create the ticket 3b ticket number the unique, sequential number that the weighcomp app generates every time you create a new ticket when a harvest ends and a new harvest begins, the weighcomp app will still assign the next sequential ticket number to the next harvest transaction for example, if the last ticket number in your last harvest was 2 h 5 , the first ticket number in your next harvest will be 2 h 6 3c harvest identifier indicates that the ticket refers to a harvest transaction, not a spot load transaction truck the name of the truck that delivered the load trucking company the company of the truck that delivered the load field the field where the load was harvested location the physical location on the farm where the load was delivered net weight the weight of the product delivered full date/time the date and time that the fully loaded truck was weighed empty date/time the date and time that the emptied truck was weighed dm% the percentage of for the load the cost of the product delete icon click the delete icon to delete the load see edit and approve loads docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws to learn more new transaction click the new transaction button at the upper right corner of the pending loads screen to add a new transaction to your records directly from pulse see add a new load docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws to learn more options button click the options button at the top right of the page to print or export your transaction data for further analysis or for record keeping purposes see print and export weighcomp data docid\ njaw24lj 8q2o5vu wcan to learn more apply to loads click apply to loads next to the average dm% or average af cost/ton value to apply the value to all the tickets in the pending loads list after you apply the new value, refresh the page to see the updated tickets add a new load you can easily add a new harvest load to your records on pulse in the pending loads tab, click the new transaction button at the upper right corner of the screen to open a side panel where you can create a new load follow the guidelines below when you add new harvest loads you can manually enter a ticket number for the transaction if you prefer, you can leave the ticket number blank the fields in this side panel are the same as those shown in the pending loads list refer to view harvest loads docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws for a description for each of these fields note that the system automatically fills in the harvest name and product fields you can manually enter information for the dm% or af cost/ton fields or you can click import dm% and cost from or to directly import the percentage of dry matter or the cost of the product from see import dry matter and cost data docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws to learn more if your transaction includes mileage costs, you can add those details when adding the load when you're finished, click save draft the system displays a message at the bottom of the page stating that your new transaction has been added the list now displays your new load, which you can now edit or approve see edit and approve loads docid\ fsegxlzs2tb4y uhss4ws to learn more edit and approve loads click on any pending load to edit its details in a side panel follow the guidelines below when you work with harvest loads to delete a pending load, click the delete icon in the upper right corner when editing a pending load, you can use the save draft button to save your changes before actually approving the load to approve the load (and remove it from the pending loads tab), click approve note pending loads cannot be approved without values for dry matter and cost data edit full and empty weights the full and empty weights originally received by the weighcomp app for pending loads can be manually edited click on a pending load to display its side panel in the side panel, click the edit icon for the full weight or empty weight enter a new full or empty weight value when you're finished editing the information, click save draft import dry matter and cost data you can import the dry matter percentage (dm%) and cost data for the product of a pending load directly from or doing so provides the most current data available for those values for the product (which can be viewed from the ingredients docid\ qgjzuw ldokho1jauxpx page) note in order to import dry matter and cost data, the product for the load must have a location defined additionally, the selected location must have data assigned to it you can view all available locations and their data in the location dm% adjustments docid 4pmxnq8svyg xla kmnmx page click on a pending load to display its side panel click import dm% and cost from or the newly imported values appear in the dm% and af cost/ton fields click save draft edit multiple loads you can edit/update multiple pending loads at the same time, provided that they all have the same product (for example, corn silage) remember, you can filter the transaction list using the product filter at the top of the list to update multiple transactions check the boxes for the loads you want to update you can check boxes for individual loads, or check the topmost box to select all loads a blue indicator bar appears near the top of the grid showing the number of transactions selected as well as an edit icon click the edit icon to open a window where you can update the pending loads information edit the applicable fields as desired, then click save a green indicator bar appears at the bottom of the screen stating how many loads have been updated, and the data for the applicable loads updates in the loads list tip amounts are displayed in pounds or kilograms based on the 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