Projects – Ag Leader SMS Basic and Advanced Manual User Manual
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SMS Basic and Advanced Manual
Projects
Projects are a high level way to manage and separate data from multiple users, clients, partners, etc. Projects create
unique databases and data vaults for the data processed into them. You can not access, view, map, etc data from a
different project; only the one that you currently have open.
Project control is provided for both Basic and Advanced users, but is limited in functionality for Basic users. Basic
users are limited to five total projects while Advanced users can create an unlimited number. Basic users also don't
have access to all the available tools for Projects such as Move, Check-in/Out, and using multiple Data Locations.
Projects also provide added security by allowing for the entry of passwords to restrict who can open and use/modify
data in a project. Individual projects can even be backed up and sent to another user to restore into their system. This
is especially useful when dealing with another user if you need to transfer all the data you have processed and setup
for them.
Notes: Restoring an individual project or an entire set of projects can delete your current project(s) from
your system and replace it with the one(s) in the backup if you select the option to replace your project(s)
during restore. Make sure you have backed up any data that you do not want to lose prior to replacing a
project with another one.
Files should not be removed, added, or edited in the Vault unless you are directed to do so by Technical
Support. Doing so will cause damage to your data structure in the software and lead to data corruption,
crashes, and issues when migrating to new versions.
For Advanced, multiple Data Locations can be created and managed. A Data Location is where your projects and data
are stored. You can quickly switch between different Data Locations which may be on your local machine, on your
local network, or on remote servers in different locations. You can move projects between Data Locations, create
scheduled backups across Data Locations, check out projects between Data Locations, or even run multi-project
analysis functions across multiple Data Locations.
The Transfer Utilities can also be used in regard to projects in that you can create new management items such as
products or vehicles, write equations, or custom reports and charts in one project and then select an option in the
Transfer Utilities called Set as Project Transfer Default. Then the next time you open a different project it will check to
see if it has the latest default transfer that was set and if not it will prompt you to load the default transfer, which will
then help make sure that all your projects have custom items and settings that you create, without having to reenter
them manually in each unique project.
Comparison and Correlation analysis functions can be run across multiple projects, providing an extremely powerful
tool for comparing data across projects (different growers data) thus allowing you to keep the data between the
projects private and secure but still allowing access for analysis purposes.
Project Check-In/Out is allowed to provide another level of control for Projects for Advanced users. This allows you to
Check-Out a project from one Data Location to another (say from a server to your local computer), where you can
access the project even when you aren't connected to the server. This is extremely useful when you are using a laptop
and visiting customers and you want to take their project with you. Once you have made any changes to the project or
done consulting with the customer, you can Check-In the project and replace the old version that was on the server
with your updated version of the project. History information is also maintained on the projects that can be viewed to
indicate when and why the project was checked-in/out and by whom. New projects that are created while you are
disconnected from the server can also be moved onto the server when you reconnect to it. This allows you to add new
customers/projects while disconnected and then easily/quickly add them to your server installation (Data Location) so
they can be properly managed and backed up.
Select one of the topics below on projects:
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