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4. The Property editor dialog will now open.
5. Enter a name to be used to identify the property, such as Hybrid if you would like to enter property values for
a crop hybrid.
6. Now select a Data Type from the available list of options. For a description of the various data type options
for a property go to the help for the Property Editor.
7. Depending on the Data Type that was set you will be required to either set a Display Type, Dimension and
Display Units, or none of these in the case of a String data type.
8. The last setting is whether or not the new property should be mappable. Check the mappable box to make
the new property available to map from the Layer Window when you map a dataset or management item
that contains the property.
9. Click OK once all the settings have been made above to create the new property.
10. Click the Close button to exit the Select User Property dialog.
Note: Properties can be added in bulk to multiple management items or datasets using the Batch Command Utility.
How to create/edit a custom Operation. (ADVANCED)
Follow these steps to create/edit a custom Operation:
1. Go the Tools Menu and select Management List Editor.
2. The Edit Management List Editor will now appear. Select Operation from the list and then click the Edit
List... button.
3. The Edit Item dialog will now appear. Click the Add New button.
4. The Edit Operation dialog will now appear. Enter a name for the operation on the Operation Info tab. Choose
a name that clearly identifies your new operation, such as Weather Conditions for example.
5. Now click on the Operation Definition tab. Select an Attribute Group and then an attribute from that group
and add it to the list of selected items for your new operation. Check the Required for Import option for the
selected attribute if you want to require that the attribute be assigned to one of the import attributes when
importing data. Repeat this step for each attribute that you want assigned to this new operation. Click OK
when you are done.
6. The Operation you created will now be available to select when saving data created in editors, as one of the
default Operations that you can select when creating a new Generic dataset, or when importing data.
Note: The Operation you created can also be adjusted from the Edit Item selection, available in the
Management Tree when you have an custom operation selected.
How to define Products
Follow these steps to fully define a Product:
1. Select a product in the management tree that you would like to set or edit the properties for.
2. Click your right mouse button. The Management Tree menu should appear. Select Edit Item. The Edit
Product dialog will now appear.
3. The following tabs should have values set for the properties they contain, depending on the intended usage
and tracking of the product:
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Product Info
This tab contains general information to define the type of product being used. Enter a custom
Product Name that best describes the actual product, such as the Hybrid or variety name for a seed
product. Then set a Product Group such as Grain for a product that will be used for seed and then
harvested, this will also try the available settings for the product on the Product Description tab.
Now select a Product Usage to further define how the product will actually be used in your
operation(s), i.e. Seed/Commodity for a product that will be planted and harvested. The Crop Type
should now be set to identify the crop that the product should be associated with, mainly for filtering
purposes on reports, maps, etc, so for a product that has been named based on its variety I would
select a Crop Type of Soybeans. The Product Mix option is only available for Product Groups that
are Application Rate related such as Fertilizing or Chemical. The Description allows you to
document details about a particular product. Lastly, the Is Active option defines whether or not the
product will be available for selection as a product in the Select Management dialog when new data
is being archived or data is being reprocessed.
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Product Mix
This tab is only available when Product Mix is checked on the Product Info tab. A Product Mix must
be built from products that have already been created or already existed in the system; you can not
add new products from this dialog. Also it is recommended that your mixes add up to 100%, if
defining your mix by percentages to ensure resulting calculation based on the percentage of each
product in the mix add up to the totals and averages for the mix. Product Mixes can also be defined
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