Ag Leader SMS Basic and Advanced Manual - Manual (Page 99)

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5. Click the down arrow in the box under Projection and select the state and region description that best fits the
area you farm.
6. Click OK. Any new maps you make will now reflect this change.
Note: Reference maps showing UTM zones for the entire world and State Plane regions for the United States are
available by clicking the Help button on the Projection tab.
Using the Management Tree
The Management Tree allows you to quickly and easily find information that you would like to view.
The following steps describe how to use the Management Tree to find information that you are looking for:
1. Click on a Grower name. A map of all the farm boundaries (If defined) and fields associated with the Farm
and Grower should appear in the Preview Window (if it is active). Summary information should also appear
in the summary window showing all the Farms and Fields that are associated with the Grower. A map can
now be created/added to the Map Window as a boundary layer.
2. To proceed down in the tree, double-click the left mouse button on the Grower name. The tree will expand to
show all the Farms associated with the Grower. The Management Tree will automatically expand to the next
level that has multiple entries, so if all the following levels down to the Load level only have one entry then
the tree will expand all the way down to that level. The Summary Window will now display a list of Fields
associated with the Farm and the Years that data is available. Click on a specific Farm to see a boundary
map of the Farm (if defined) and all the Fields associated with the Grower and Farm in the Preview Window,
if it is active. Double-click on a Farm to expand it and see a list of the fields associated with it. A map can
now be created/added to the Map Window as a boundary layer.
3. Now double-click the left mouse button on a Farm and/or click on a Field. A boundary map for the field
should now be displayed in the Preview Window (if there is spatial data for that field). The Summary Window
should now display the Years and Operation Types that data is available for the selected field. A map can
now be created/added to the Map Window as a boundary layer.
4. Next, double-click the left mouse button on a Field name and/or click on a Year. The tree will now expand to
show a list of all the Years that data is available for the field, or expand to the next level with multiple entries.
The same boundary map as above should still be visible in the Preview Window (if active). The Summary
Window will now display the Operation Types that data has been collected for in that Year and the
Crop/Products that were used. A map can now be created/added to the Map Window as a boundary layer.
5. Now double-click the left mouse button on a Year and/or click on an Operation Type. The tree will now
expand to show a list of all the Operation Types that data is available for that Year or expand to the next
level with multiple entries. The same boundary map as above should still be visible in the Preview Window (if
active). The Summary Window will now display the Crops/Products and the Operational Instances that data
is available for. A map can now be created/added to the Map Window as a boundary layer.
6. Next, double-click the left mouse button on the Operation Type and/or click on a Crop/Product. The tree will
now expand to show a list of all the Crops/Products that data is available for or expand to the next level with
multiple entries. A default data map should now be displayed if spatial data is available in the Preview
Window, if active. The Summary Window should now display field summary information for the selection if
available. A data map can now be created/added to the Map Window.
7. Now double-click the left mouse button on the Crop/Product and/or click on an Operational Instance. A
default data map should now be displayed if spatial data is available in the Preview Window (if active). The
Summary Window will now display load summary information for all the loads that data is available for. A
data map can now be created/added to the Map Window.
8. Lastly, double click the left mouse button on the Operational Instance and/or click on a Load. A default data
map should now be displayed for the selected Load in the Preview Window, if active. The Summary Window
will display the summary information for the selected load. A data map of the selected load can now be
created/added to the Map Window. You have now reached the bottom level of the Management Tree
hierarchy.
Note: All levels in the Management Tree that have a (+) or (-) next to then can be expanded or compressed. Double-
click on the item with the left mouse button to do this.
Hint: If you are having trouble finding information you want because there is to much information shown in your
Management Tree then you should try using the Management Tree Filter option to reduce the items that are displayed
in your Management Tree. Click the Filter icon in the Management Tree Toolbar or right click your mouse in the
Management Tree window and select the Management Tree Filter option. A filter dialog should now appear that lets
you pick specific management items to include data from in your Management Tree. In addition or on its own you can
also set a date range to include data from. Once you have selected your filter items, select OK and your Management
Tree should not be updated to only show the items that match the filter items that you set. A common example would
be to set the filter to a specific Year you want to see data for or a specific Operation or Product.
Using the Preview Window
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