Ag Leader SMS Basic and Advanced Manual - Manual (Page 97)

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How to read logged data files into the system.
Follow these steps to read files into the system:
1. Start the program.
2. Now go to the FILE menu or the main toolbar and select READ FILE(S)...
3. A dialog will now appear with four options on it for reading files into the software. To read files logged
or created by a supported field display there are two options. The first option is READ FILE(S) FROM A
SUPPORTED FIELD DISPLAY OR MONITOR. The option is selected if there is a green check mark over
the top right corner of the display icon. Once the option is selected, click the START READING FIELD
DISPLAY FILES... button. The second option is DOWNLOAD AND READ FILES FROM AGFINITI CLOUD
SERVICES but this option is only for Ag Leader AGDATA and AGSETUP files currently.
° The AgFiniti option is only available if you have an AgFiniti account and a File
Transfer license.
4. A dialog will now appear that lists all the companies that the software can read files directly from as
well as the options for searching for or selecting files. Click one of the company names to select it, then in
the list to the right of the buttons a list of supported displays/file formats will be displayed. By default the
SEARCH FOR ALL FILE FORMATS BELOW option should be selected and it is recommended that
generally you leave the selection set to this option. Lastly you can select the search or selection option. By
default the option will be set to search a folder or a directory. You can also manually select files or search
an entire card/drive. Once you have selected your options click the START AUTOMATIC FILE SEARCH...
button.
5. Depending on which search option you selected you will now either be prompted with either a file
selection dialog, a folder/directory dialog, or the drive/card you selected to search will be searched for files
that match your selection.
6. Once the search or selection is completed you will now see a dialog that lists the results or the
search or selection as well as the current settings that will be used to read the selected files. At this point
you can edit the selected files to either add more files or remove files by clicking the EDIT... button to the
right of the list of files. File processing options are provided and if you want to edit them select the
EDIT...button to the right of the listed options. Lastly, there is an ON/OFF button that controls how
management information will be created for the data being read in as well as whether you will see the data
processing settings. it is HIGHLY recommended that you leave this option set to ON.
7. Once you are happy with the selected files to be read in and the various processing settings click the
START PROCESSING SELECTED FILES... button.
8. Now depending on what type of file(s) you selected to read and the options selected, you may be
prompted to enter/set management information or set format specific information that is missing.
° The following are examples of some formats that will require you enter/select
management information. The CNH Voyager format requires the entry/selection of a
Grower. The Case IH’s and New Holland’s ENS file format contains only Farm and Field
names and requires the creation/selection of a Grower for data from a new monitor. If the
file being read in is an Ag Leader BDY, TGT, or PFN file you will have to enter/select
Grower, Farm, and Field names.
° The following are examples of formats you have to enter settings for. You must select
an archive data type for all Harvest or Site Verification files from Ag Leader’s YM2000’s and
early firmware versions of the PF3000 as well as all Case IH AFS yield mapping systems.
Newer Ag Leader PF3000 YLD’s provide the information to auto-detect the type when read
in. Another example is for the CNH Voyager 2 file format you will be asked to select whether
or not you want to also read in addition files such as field boundaries, guidance files, etc
when the logged data is read in.
9. The file(s) will now be read into the software. When processing is finished, the data will be selectable
in the Management Tree.
How to migrate your data from Precision Map 2000 or Instant Yield Map Software
Follow these steps to transfer data from Precision Map 2000 or Instant Yield Map Software:
1. Start the software.
2. Go to the File Menu and then select Open or select the Open icon from the main toolbar.
3. The Select Files dialog will now appear on the screen. Click on the Add File(s) button.
4. The Open dialog will now appear. Now click on the down arrow to the right of the Look In: box. Now select
the location where you installed Precision Map or Instant Yield Map and find the folder that contains the
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