Mass registration of a group of purchased animals

Use the barcode scanner to record a variety of animals.

Bulk-recording

With the help of mass registration, you can capture a large number of animals in a short time and save them to your device. Use the barcode scanner to scan the barcodes for the ear tag number and date of birth on the cattle passports. The animal is saved automatically and you can scan the next passport straight away. To perform mass registration of animals, proceed as follows:

Connect the barcode scanner to the VitalControl using the cable.
On the main screen of your VitalControl device, select the menu item New and press the OK button.
A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item Bulk recording and confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens, which contains one field for the animal’ s ear tag number and another field for the animal’s date of birth. First scan the barcode for the ear tag number. The border of the field changes from red to green. Then scan the date of birth. The border briefly turns green before both borders appear red again. The counter beneath the passport symbol at the top of the screen is increased from 0 to 1. The first animal has been saved. Continue and scan the other cattle passports. After each passport scanned, the counter beneath on the passport symbol increases by one. The counter beneath the herd symbol also increases by one.

Hint

The counter beneath the passport symbol Animal passports shows how many passes you have scanned in one go without leaving the Bulk recording screen. The counter beneath the herd symbol New animal shows how many passports you have scanned in total. This counter does not reset to zero if you leave the Bulk recording screen. The number is equivalent to your entries in the menu item ‘Purchases’.

VitalControl: Menu ‘New - Bulk recording’

Hint

You have further setting options within the Bulk recording menu item. These are explained below. As preparatory steps, always first access the menu item Bulk recording and then proceed as in the instructions.

Hint

Error messages may appear during the scanning process. In this case, the barcode scanner emits a sound and further scanning is not possible. Acknowledge the corresponding error message on the VitalControl display and continue scanning.

Birth date mandatory

With this setting option you can determine whether the date of birth must be specified when creating the animals. If you deactivate this option, you only have to scan the barcode to save an animal. For these animals, however, the current date is then stored as the date of birth! This feature is enabled by default. To deactivate it, do the following:

Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.
Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the setting option Birth date mandatory and confirm with OK.
The yellow circle symbolizes that the function is activated. A gray circle symbolizes that the function is deactivated.
Save the settings and use the F1 key to return to the menu item Bulk recording.

Default values

Within the Default values settings menu you set standards that apply to each animal you create. The process of creating with the barcode scanner remains unchanged as described above. You have the option of setting the type of livestock, gender, breed and whereabouts. To set the Default values, proceed as follows:

Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.
Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the menu item Default values and confirm with OK.
A submenu opens with the different setting options. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting.
Save the settings and use the F1 key to return to the menu item Bulk recording .

Recorded values

Within the Recorded values settings menu, you can specify which values should be captured in addition to the ear tag number and date of birth. You can choose between Breed, Sex, Whereabouts, Current weight, Birth weight and Type of animal. As soon as you set at least one value, the process changes during scanning. First scan the ear tag number and the date of birth. Then use the direction keys △ ▽ to select the values to be set and set the values. Then save your entries with the F3 key. Only then is the animal created! To set the values to be recorded, proceed as follows:

Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.
Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the menu item Recorded values and confirm with OK.
Select the desired value to be recorded with the arrow keys △ ▽ and confirm with OK. A yellow circle appears. If you want to deactivate the value to be recorded, confirm again with OK. The yellow circle disappears.
Save the settings and use the F1 key to return to the menu item Bulk recording.
If you would like to deactivate all the values to be recorded again, select the Enable all + reset order setting option in the menu item Recorded values and confirm with OK.