Tips for Entering Events

Use the mobile app or the web version of PULSE to enter events! Tap Events in the mobile app to get started, or see Add Events to learn more about adding events from web. PULSE supports adding events that have occurred within the last year.

All available events are listed in event code (EC Event code) order in the mobile app.

• Events with lower EC numbers are at the top of the list, so if you are looking for an event with a higher number, be sure to scroll down to find it.
• Events with numbers 1–18 are system events that perform standard operations for DairyComp Unlimited and MyDC dairies. Event codes 19 and above can be used for user-defined events for DairyComp Unlimited dairies.
• MyDC dairies have a total of 46 events available, including the PULSE-only TRANSFER event.

1. Sign into the mobile app and tap the Events button.
2. Tap on any event to begin working with it.

   If you already added animals to the event but have not yet completed and/or processed them, they will still be displayed when you open the event.

3. If you are using a scanner, you can simply scan an animal to add it to the event. Android devices can use the scanner switch at the top right to connect to a paired scanner. iOS devices automatically connect to paired scanners. See Manage Mobile App Data (v1) for help when working with scanners.
4. If you are not using a scanner, you can tap the Add Animals button to search for animals to add.
5. If you are using a scanner, you can simply scan an animal to add it to the event.

   Android devices can use the scanner switch at the top right to connect to a paired scanner. iOS devices automatically connect to paired scanners. See Work with RFID Scanners (v1) to learn more.

6. If you want to leave the details for all animals undefined, you can continue adding more to the list and then define their details later when you are ready to process them. However, if you plan to use any of the same details for multiple animals in this event, we recommend that you go ahead and assign them for the first animal you add so that the app can automatically assign the same details to the rest of the animals you add to the event. See Save Time when Adding Animals in Bulk for more information.
7. When you finish adding animals to the event and have defined all of the required details in the fields marked with the * symbol, tap the Process Changes button to send your updates to PULSE and then to DC305 DairyComp 305 - VAS Dairy Management Software for DairyComp Unlimited dairies. See Processing Your Changes for more information.

Each time you add an animal to an event, it is automatically assigned the current date in the Event Date field. However, you can change the dates that animals were added to events. This offers you additional flexibility on those days when you're unable to finish processing all animal events, or if an event was missed and needs to be added at a later point.

When changing event dates, keep the following in mind:

• The new date cannot be later than the animal's birth date.
• The new date cannot be later than the animal's current Fresh date.
• The new date cannot exceed 365 days in the past.

To change an animal's event date:

1. Tap the Event Date field for the animal.
2. Select the date you want, then tap Done.

Regarding the Event Date field, keep the following in mind:

• The field is always grayed-out when it contains the current date.
• Even if you add the animal on the current date, the field will display in yellow on the next day because it no longer contains the current date.
• Changing a past date back to the current date reverts the field from displaying in yellow to once again displaying as grayed-out.

When you add the first animal to a new event, all details except for the animal's ID Identifier number are grayed-out (unassigned). If you leave the other details unassigned, they will continue to be grayed-out as you add more animals. All required fields are marked with the * (asterisk) symbol.

Once you define details for the current animal, the app automatically reuses them for the next animals you add, which makes it much quicker to add animals in bulk. Note that the last details you selected are the ones that the app will use for the next animals you add. So if you need to define different details for a set of animals in the event (for instance, maybe in a Bred event, you need to define different breeding codes for several animals), simply change the details for the first animal in that set and then continue adding the rest of the animals that use that same breeding code.

If you need to change any details for a specific animal, simply tap the field and choose a different option.

If you need to remove an animal from an event, swipe left on it until you see the red Remove option.

The app prompts you to confirm before removing the animal.

Before you can process an animal in an event, all required details (marked with an asterisk) must be defined.

As you add animals to an event, the app numbers them in the order they were added. Each number is displayed with either a blue or gray background:

• Numbers in a BLUE bar indicate that all required details are complete for that animal, and it can be processed.
• Numbers in a GRAY bar indicate that some required details are missing for that animal.

As you add animals to an event, the mobile app checks whether each animal is eligible to add to that specific event. So based on the type of event you are working with, you may receive system prompts that warn you about an animal's status or its details before adding them to the event.

For example, let's consider a Bred event...

When you add an animal to a BRED event, the app is designed specifically to add females. It will not allow you to add a female that is dry, already pregnant, younger than the minimum breeding age, recently freshened, or flagged as "do not breed".

Likewise, because the app expects you to add females that are eligible to breed, it will display a warning before allowing you to add a female that is dry, already pregnant, younger than the minimum breeding age, recently freshened, or flagged as "do not breed". The app will not restrict you from adding these animals; it simply warns you of their status so that you can determine whether to continue.

Before you can process an animal in an event, all required details (marked with an asterisk) must be defined.

As soon as you define the required details for at least one animal on the list, the Process Changes button will become active (i.e., change from gray to green). The Process Changes button also indicates how many animals are complete and ready to be processed.

The mobile app supports all events listed under Event Definitions. See the guidelines below when locating an event. If you are still not able to find a supported event in the mobile app, please contact VAS Support to make sure that the event is available for your dairy.

All available events are listed in event code (EC) order in the mobile app.

• Events with lower EC numbers are at the top of the list, so if you are looking for an event with a higher number, be sure to scroll down to find it.
• Events with numbers 1–18 are system events that perform standard operations for DairyComp Unlimited and MyDC dairies. Event codes 19 and above can be used for user-defined events for DairyComp Unlimited dairies.
• MyDC dairies have a total of 46 events available, including the PULSE-only TRANSFER event.