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SMS Basic and Advanced Manual
The following steps outline a general procedure for using the Preview Window:
1. Start the software.
2. Make a selection(s) in the Management Tree.
3. If the Preview Window is not visible by default, it is located below the Management Tree, then select View
from the main menu then click Preview Window. The Preview Window should now be displayed.
4. If spatial data is available for the selection(s), then a map of the data should be visible in the Preview
Window. The map that is displayed will depend on the level at which you have made your selection in the
Management Tree. If you selected any level above Crop/Product then you will see a boundary map for the
selection(s), if you have selected the Crop/Product level or a lower level then you will see a default data map
for the selection(s).
5. If you would like to create or add to a map then click on the appropriate button at the top of the Preview
Window or click on the appropriate icon in the main toolbar.
Note: The Preview Window can not be zoomed, unless you have a wheel-type mouse, or edited. It can however be
undocked from its default location, resized, or turned off.
Using the Calendar View. (ADVANCED)
Follow these steps to use the Calendar View:
1. Click the Calendar View Tab in the Main Window. The Tab should switch and you will now see a calendar
displayed where the Management Tree was previously.
2. The area above the calendar displays the available tools for working with the calendar. The current date
should be displayed in a selection in the upper right corner of the window.
3. Adjust the date to a time when you know you have logged data, such as the month and year that you have
harvested with a yield monitor and GPS receiver. The date can be changed by selecting the number you
want to edit and either typing in a number or using the arrow keys on the keyboard to increment the values.
Additionally, you can select the down arrow beside the date values and a small calendar will appear that you
can use to select a new date.
4. Once you find a date range with spatial data in it, you will see a gray bar(s) with a Year/Product/Operation
based name. These bars are called Calendar Events and are based on a grouping filter that can be set to
group data into events of your choosing.
5. Left click on one of the gray boxes; it should then turn blue to indicate it is selected. The Summary Window
should now update with a summary of the selected calendar event. This summary view is different than
other summaries in that it lists different management items together and provides a sum of the entries at the
bottom. The summary can also be printed.
6. In addition to the Summary, displaying the Preview Map should display all the data for the selected calendar
event, which can then be mapped. This is an excellent way to make a quick map of all your Soybean or Corn
harvest data, for example, with one button press.
7. You can also change the resolution of the calendar between a Month, Week, and Day View for better
resolution of the calendar view. On the Day View, Daily Stats/Info is also available that summarizes the data
that was collected on that day, but no map will be displayed.
8. Two filter and grouping buttons are available above the calendar view:
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The first filter is a standard Data Filter that limits the data that can be viewed in the calendar, such
as only displaying data from a certain Grower or an Operation.
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The second button is for selecting the calendar event grouping. This allows you to organize how
the calendar will group the data it displays. For example, you could set the grouping to display
events by Operator, Field, and Product or Vehicle, Field, and Operation. You are only limited by
the management items that are in the system and the properties associated with those
management items.
9. A print button is also provided in the Calendar View that will print the current calendar that is displayed, and
in the format that it is displayed.
10. Notes can also be added to a date on the calendar by selecting a day in the calendar, which should then
highlight at the top in blue, click the right mouse button, and select the Add Event... function. This will allow
you to add text notes that will only be available in the calendar, but provides yet another way for you to
document your operational activities.
11. Lastly, you can select to view more detailed information on a calendar event by double-clicking with the left
mouse button on a calendar event bar or by clicking your right mouse button with a bar selected and
selecting View/Edit Event... from the menu that appears. This will bring up the View Event dialog which will
display a tree of all the management items and datasets that make up the selected event. Most
management items can even be edited from this view, except for Farm and Field.
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