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SMS Basic and Advanced Manual
serial number of your monitor(s). This folder will contain all the YLD files that you have read into Precision
Map 2000 or Instant Yield Map for that monitor. Select all the files that you would like to read in and then
click the Open button.
5. You will now return to the Select Files dialog. The files to be loaded into the system will now be listed in the
dialog. If all the selected files are from the same year, Grower, Farm, and are of the same Operation Type
and you would like to read the files in quicker, you can select the Batch Process Files item. If you are ready
to continue and load these files, click the Next> button and follow the rest of the directions for reading files
into the system.
Note:
The same procedure as above should be used to transfer data from other mapping software programs that you have
been using that kept an archived YLD file. Locate the YLD files within the program and follow the steps detailed above.
How to import Greenstar data.
Greenstar data can be imported either directly from the GSY files that are logged or via an ASCII text file that can be
exported from JDMap or JDOffice and then imported into the software using a template. Reading directly from the
original GSY files is recommended.
Follow these steps to import Greenstar data into the system:
1. See How to read logged data files into the system.
OR
1. Go to the File menu and select Import, then Using a Template.
2. The Select Template dialog will now appear. Click the Browse button for Template File and then select the
Greenstar.imt file in the Open dialog and click Open.
3. Click the Browse button for Import File and select the Greenstar ASCII text data file that was exported from
your software. Click Open.
4. Select a Data Type and a Management Type for the imported data. Select Grain Harvest for the Data Type if
the data being imported in yield data. Select Add to Management Hierarchy for the management type. Click
Next> once you make these selections.
5. The attribute columns should all be set and ready to continue. Make sure that there is data for all the
columns that are set and that they match properly. Click Next> when done.
6. Select the management information for the imported data then click Next>.
7. Click Finish.
How to reprocess data.
Follow these steps to reprocess load data that has already been read into the system:
1. Select the load(s) that you would like to reprocess from the Management Tree, either by selecting the
Operation Instance to select all the loads below it or selecting an individual load(s).
2. Click the right mouse button and select Reprocess Data…from the menu that pops up.
3. A dialog with a settings tab(s) will now appear, depending on what settings can be reprocessed for the
selected data. Make the settings changes that you would like applied to the selected data and then click OK.
4. If more than one file contains data for the selected loads then the settings dialog will reappear for each file.
Repeat Step 3) for each of these dialogs.
5. Once all the files have been set, the software will begin reprocessing the load data based on your edited
settings.
6. Reselect the reprocessed data from the Management Tree to see the effects of the changes that were
made.
Note: Currently only YLD files support reprocessing of data. All other formats can only be reprocessed through the
Reprocess File(s) functionality.
How to set your map projection.
Follow these steps to set the default map projection for all maps that made:
1. To create a more accurate map of your data you need to select a special projection that is specific to the
area you farm, click on a Grower in the Management Tree.
2. Click the right mouse button and select Edit Item.
3. Click on the Projection Tab.
4. Click the down arrow in the box under Datum and select NAD83 for example for the United States.
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