USER GUIDE

Farm Works Software® Solutions

Farm Works™ View Software
 Reference Guide

Farm Works Software® Solutions

Farm Works™ View Software

Version 2013 and Later

Revision A
December 2012
Farm Works Information Management
A division of Trimble
PO Box 250
Hamilton, IN 46742
USA

USA +1 800-282-4103
Canada +1 888-309-4990
Other countries +1 260-488-3492

Europe +44 1786-465100

Australia +61 (3) 8680-7222
New Zealand

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Copyright and Trademarks
© 2011-2012, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved.
Trimble, Farm Works Software, AgGPS, EZ-Guide, FmX,
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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Release Notice
This is the December 2012 release (Version 2013, Revision A) of
the Farm Works View Software Reference Guide.
Product Limited Warranty Information
For applicable product Limited Warranty information, please refer
to Legal Notices in the License Agreement for this product, or
consult your local Farm Works authorized dealer.

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Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Run as an administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disable user accounts on the computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Registering the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Online registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other registration options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Running the software for the first time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting a measurement system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Backing up projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Restoring project backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing user information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding Clients, Farms and Fields, Supplies, Equipment, People,
and Commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting up clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting up farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting up fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adding a new Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting up equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting up people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adding/Editing commodities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adding/Editing job types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Importing and Viewing Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reading job data from a USB or other drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Importing CNH vault data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Viewing jobs on the Map tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Map toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Viewing guidance lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Modifying and Managing Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Finding an existing job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Modifying a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Jobs tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Creating polygon variety maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adding polygon variety maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Writing Job Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Writing job data to an external device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Writing Variety maps to a supported device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Printing Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Printing a Job Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Overview
This manual describes how to set up and use the Farm Works™ View software.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system setup

The software works with the Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 operating systems. To
configure it, do one of the following:

Run as an administrator
1. Right-click the software icon and then select Properties.
2. In the Compatibility tab, select Ru this program as an administrator and then click OK:

3. When you start the software, the system prompts you for permission to run it.

Disable user accounts on the computer

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel / User Accounts.
2. Select Turn User Control On/Off and then click OK.
3. Restart the computer.
Note – Microsoft recommends that you keep this new security feature turned on. Be aware that
you are removing a level of protection by disabling User Account Control alerts, and you are also
disabling the Internet Explorer® protected mode.

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Registering the software

To use this software, you must register using the owner’s name and contact details.
Registration takes just a few moments to complete.

Online registration
1. When you see the registration dialog, select Get Registered Immediately....
2. Make sure that the computer is connected to the Internet and then click Next.
3. Enter all of the requested information and then click Next. A message indicates
successful registration.

Other registration options

If you prefer, use one of the other registration options:
• Complete the online form: Select Obtain registration number using an online form to
obtain registration numbers using the online form. Once you complete the form, you
will receive the registration numbers by email. You can then select the option to enter
the registration numbers from the email.
To register online go to www.farmworks.com/register.
• Enter numbers you previously received: Select the final option if you obtained
registration numbers from another source (such as a dealer, by contacting technical
support, or when you have completed the online form). Click Next and then enter the
registration numbers in the appropriate fields for each of the applications that you
own.
• Registering the software by phone:
– North America: +1 800-282-4103
– Europe: +44 1786-465100
– Australia: + 61 386807222
– Other countries: +1 260-488-3492

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Running the software for the first time

Selecting a measurement system

The first time you open the program, you are prompted to select a measurement system:

Select the required option and then click OK. The options are:
• US-English
• Metric
• Show All Units. This shows US and Metric units—the software uses the first selection
(US-English or Metrics) for area and distance measurements, but gives both US-English
and Metrics for any volume measurements.
Note – The Show All Units option is suitable for users in Canada who want US distance and area
measurements and metric volume and quantity measurements.

Backing up projects
To safeguard your data, it is recommended that you make regular and frequent backups of
your project to a medium other than your hard drive (USB, CD, hard disk, and so on) in case
of failure, loss, or damage. This enables you to restore the backup of your project and
recover lost data. Without a backup, there is no way to recover the records and maps for
your farm.
1. Select File / Backup Project.

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2. Enter a name for the backup in the Backup To field, or replace an earlier backup by
selecting it from the drop-down list:

By default, the program saves project backups in the backup folder on the computer hard
drive (c:\farmproj\backup). To save the backup to a different folder or to a removable drive:
1. In the Backup Project dialog, click the Browse button.
2. In the Save As dialog, select the required folder or removable drive.
3. Enter a name for the backup file in the File Name field.
4. Do one of the following:
– Click Save to return to the Backup Project dialog.
– Click Cancel to close the dialog without saving the backup.
5. In the Options section of the Backup Project dialog, select a value from the
Compression drop-down list to change the size of the backup file and the amount of
time it will take to create the backup. The options are Maximum (slowest), Normal
(default), Fast, Super Fast, or None:
– If you select Maximum, the program will take longer to create the backup but the
file will be smaller.
– If you select None, the program will take a shorter time to create the backup, but
the file will be much larger.

C CAUTION – Before you select Wipe Disk, verify there are no files you want to keep.

6. If you are saving the backup to a USB drive or a disk, you can select Wipe Disk from the
Disk Prep drop-down list to erase all files on the USB drive or floppy disk before
making the backup.
7. Click OK. The backup is created.

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Restoring project backups

If your data is corrupted or if you lose your data through a hardware failure, you can
attempt to recover data by restoring a backup you created earlier with the backup option
(as described above).
Note – The program will not restore backups made with other software, such as the Windows XP
backup utility.
Restoring a project backup replaces the information in the current project with the
information that you had at the time you made the backup. For example, if you created a
backup on Monday, and then needed to restore it on Friday of the same week, you will lose
any information entered Tuesday through Thursday of that week.
1. Select File / Restore Backup:

2. From the Backup Project drop-down list, select the backup file you created previously.
If the backup does not appear on the list, browse to locate it:
a. Click the Browse button to open a second Restore Backup dialog.
b. Browse to the folder or drive where you previously saved the backup.
3. Select the backup file— it moves to the File Name field—and then click Open:
4. In the Restore Backup dialog, the backup file now appears in the Restore From field:
5. Do one of the following:
– Click OK to restore the file.
– Click Cancel to close the dialog without restoring the backup.
6. If you click OK, you are prompted to confirm the restore operation:
7. Click OK. A progress screen appears.
Click Cancel to close the dialog without restoring a backup.
During the restoration of the backup, the program replaces the current data in your project
with the data in the backup file. When the restoration is complete, you can begin working
with the restored data.

Changing user information

The contact information that is printed on many reports is sourced from the user
information entered in the program. To change this:

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1. Select File / User Info.

2. In the User Information dialog, select the tabs in turn to enter the details that you
want to appear on printed reports and then click OK:

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Adding Clients, Farms and Fields,

Supplies, Equipment, People, and
Commodities
The software allows you to keep track of Clients, Farms, and Fields. Additionally, you can
set up inputs, including supplies / materials, equipment, and people. The information you
set up can be written to many popular precision farming displays.

Using the toolbar

Click this icon ... To ...
Add new clients to the program.

New Client
Add new farms to the program.

New Farm
Add new fields to the program.

New Field
Add supplies, such as seed, chemicals, and fertilizer.

New Supplies
Add equipment, such as tractors, combines, and implements.

New Equipment
Add laborers, employees, and other workers.

New Person
Import data collected with a precision agriculture hardware device, such as a Pro
700 display, EZ-Guide® 500 lightbar or a Trimble® FmX® integrated display.
Read Job Data
Export setup information (for example, Clients, Farms, and Fields) for use with a
precision agriculture hardware device, such as a Pro 700 display, EZ-Guide 500
Write Job Data lightbar, or a Trimble FmX integrated display.

Setting up clients
You can use clients to represent customers for whom you are collecting map and field
record data.

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If you are a grower, you can set up a single client for yourself. Clients will have farms and
fields listed under them.
To add a client:
1. Do one of the following:
– In the Farm tab, right-click <User Info> and then select New Client.
– Click the New Client icon :

2. In the Client Properties dialog, enter the required information in the General, Address,
and Contact information tabs:

3. Click OK. The new client appears as a new folder:

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You can now do any of the following:

• Create farm(s) and field(s) under the new client.
• View and/or modify a client's information. To do this, right-click the name and then
select Properties.
• Delete a client. To do this, right-click the name, select Delete and then click Yes in the
warning message that appears. The client and all their associated records and maps
are deleted. Once a client is deleted, the only way to recover the information is to
restore a project backup file.

Setting up farms
The program allows you to create farms in which to group your fields. Multiple farms are
generally created with different landlords, so you can organize your fields by farm name.
Once you have added farms to the Farm tab, you can begin adding your fields. You can also
move fields that you previously added to the program to a farm.
To add a new farm:
1. Do one of the following:
– Select Resources / New Farm.
– In the Farm tab, right-click the <Client name> and then select New Farm.

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– Click the New Farm icon :

2. Enter a name for the farm in the Description field.

Note – The area fields are not available—the Mapped, Legal and Tillable areas are filled in based
of the values that are entered for each field that is set up under the farm.
3. If required, you can enter any miscellaneous information for the farm (up to 255
characters) in Notes.
You can now do any of the following:
• Add fields under each farm.
• View and/or modify a farm’s information. To do this, right-click the name and then
select Properties.
• Delete a farm. To do this, right-click the name, select Delete and then click Yes in the
warning message that appears. The farm and all its associated records and maps are
deleted.
You cannot delete farms for which you have recorded farming operations. However,
you can then retire the farm—this will also retire all of the fields under it.
If you delete all of the jobs associated with a farm, you will then be able to delete the
farm.

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• Retire a farm. To do this, right-click the name, select Retire and then click Yes in the
warning message that appears. The program adds an asterisk to the farm's name or
removes the field from the Farm field. The software keeps the retired farm's farming
history in case you need to see it in the future. To display/hide retired farms in the
Farm field, select View / Show Retired Land Areas.

Setting up fields
Fields can be created under the Clients and Farms that have been set up. You only need to
enter the field names, tillable and legal acres for your fields, and indicate whether you own,
cash rent or share crop the fields.
Optional information (as identified) can be entered and is used for field records if you
upgrade your software to a paid version that includes field record keeping.
To add a new field:
1. Do one of the following:
– Select Resources / New Field.
– In the Farm tab, right-click the farm to which you are adding the field and then
select New Field.
– Click the New Field icon :

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2. In the General tab:

a. Enter a name for the field in the Description field.
b. In Area, enter the Legal and Tillable acres. Tillable acres (required) are used in
field records; mapped acres are calculated automatically from mapped
boundaries.
c. In Owner/Landlord, select the Client and Farm the field belongs to. You may
select <Unknown Farm> if you do not want to keep track of the farm, or select
<Add> to add a farm that is not in the list.
d. Select whether the field is Owned, Cash Rented, or Share Cropped.
3. Optional. In the Info tab, if you are located in the United States of America:
a. Select the appropriate State and County where the field resides.
b. In the FSA area, enter the FSA Farm #, Field #, Track #, and Land Class.
c. In the Legal area, enter the Section #, Township #, and Range # and enter a
Description (if required).
If you are located outside the United States, you may enter any other desired
information for the field.
4. Optional. In the Photo tab, you can add photographs of your field(s) taken with a
digital camera or scanned. Click Change, browse to the required photo on your
system, and then click Open. You can Change, Remove, or Print photos as required.
Images may be a BMP, JPG, TIF, or PCX file. The photos are used for reference purposes
only, they will not appear on maps or in other areas.
Removing a photograph will not delete the image file from your computer's hard drive
or removable drive.
5. Click OK.
You can now do any of the following:
• Add more fields under each farm.
• View and/or modify a field’s information. To do this, right-click the name and then
select Properties. This includes moving a field from the <Unknown> farm to a different
farm by selecting the name of a farm you added in the Farm list.
• Delete a field. To do this, right-click the name, select Delete and then click Yes in the
warning message that appears. The field and all its associated records and maps are
deleted.
You cannot delete fields that have data such as yield or planting maps. However, you
can retire the field.
If you delete all of the jobs associated with a field, you will then be able to delete the
field.

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• Retire a field. To do this, right-click the name, select Retire and then click Yes in the
warning message that appears. The program adds an asterisk to the field’s name. The
software keeps the retired field’s farming history in case you need to see it in the
future. To display/hide retired fields, select View / Show Retired Land Areas.

Setting up supplies
Supplies such as Seeds, Chemicals, and Fertilizers can be set up in the software. These
items can then be written out for use with many popular precision farming supplies.

Adding a new Supply

1. Click the New Supply icon .

2. Enter information into the tabs.

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Note – Information such as Cost, Chemical, and Fertilizer details will be used in reports if you
purchase the paid version of the software.

Tab Group/Field Action

General Description • Enter a name for the supply.
• If relevant, enter the Part # number.
Type Select the type of supply.
Units Enter the Purchased Units, Unit Cost, Distributed Unit, and the Default
Application Rate.
Chemical • Select the Keep Detailed Chemical Records check box.
• Enter the following information from the product label:
– Chemical Name
– EPA #
– Manufacturer
– Formulation
– Mode of operation
– Default carrier
Carrier 1. Click Add/Edit.
2. Enter the Carrier name.
3. Select a Unit value from the list and then click OK.
Default Carrier Rate Enter a value.
Target Problems 1. Click Add/Edit Problem List.
(max. 5) 2. Click Add/Edit.
3. Click Add and then enter the pest name. Repeat this to add more pests.

Tip – To include more pests in the selection of five names, use a wider term
such as Broadleaves or Grasses.

4. When finished, click OK.

5. From the Pests list, select up to five pests to move to the Selected Pests
list. To select multiple items, press and hold [Ctrl] as you click the names.
6. To add the names, click >>--->.
7. To remove a pest from the Selected Pests list, select the name and then
click <---<<. To remove all pests, click <<---<<.
8. To add a new pest, repeat from Step 2.

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Tab Group/Field Action

Fertilizer Fertilizer Nutrients 1. Click the blank field in the Nutrient column.
2. From the drop-down list, select the first nutrient, and the percentage of
the analysis that nutrient makes up in the Percent % column.

3. To add more nutrients, click Add Nutrient, select the name from the
list and then enter the percentage. Repeat this step as required.
4. If the nutrient you want is not in the list, select Add/Edit from the list
and then click Add in the dialog that appears. Enter a nutrient name
and abbreviation and then click OK.
5. To remove a nutrient from the list, click - next to its name.
Product Weight This conversion factor is automatically entered.

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Tab Group/Field Action

Restrictions Re-entry Enter restrictions as they appear on the product label.
restrictions 1. Select the Re-entry Restrictions check box and then enter the required
number of hours in Restricted-Entry Interval (REI).
2. In PPE Required for Handlers and Early Entry PPE Required for Workers,
enter the required protective equipment for those handling the supply.
3. In Other Label Requirements, enter the other requirements for those
handling the supply.
4. If applicable, select Treat Area Posting and Oral Notification Required.
For example.

PHI Pre-Harvest Interval If this applies to the chemical:

1. From the Crop drop-down list, select the crop name or select <Add/Edit>
to add the crop.
2. Enter a value in the Pre-Harvest Interval (Days) column.
3. If there are restrictions for more than one crop, click Add Crop and
then repeat steps 1 and 2.

Setting up equipment
Machines can be organized by categories of application, baling/forage, farm maintenance,
harvesting, hauling/transport, land preparation, other, planting/seeding, and tractors.
To set up new equipment:

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1. Click the New Machine icon .

2. Enter information into the tabs.

Note – Information such as the Costing Rate, Service, and other details will be used in reports if
you purchase the paid version of the software.

Tab Group/Field Action

General Machine • Enter the Machine name.
• From the Category drop-down list, select the type of machine:
application, baling/forage, farm maintenance, harvesting,
hauling/transport, land preparation, other, planting/seeding, or
tractors.
Model Enter the make, model, year, and serial number.
Operation • From the Costing Unit drop-down list, select how the machine is to be
charged: by the acre or by the hour.
• Under Charge Rate, enter the rate per acre or hour.

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Tab Group/Field Action

Service Service • From the Service Interval Unit drop-down list, select the required value.
• In Current Meter, enter the current acres or hours on the machine.
• In Last Serviced, enter the acres or hours at the time of the last service.
• In Last Service Date, enter the date of the last service, or select the
calendar icon and choose the date in the calendar.
• In Service Interval, enter the number of acres or hours to elapse
between each service. This automatically calculates and shows in Next
Service the number of hours or acres until the next service is due.
Service Notes Enter any notes; up to 255 characters.
Options Options • Select the Fuelable check box if you want to track fuel usage.
• Select the Harvester check box if you will use the machine to perform
harvesting operations, for example, combines or balers.
Fuel • If the machine uses fuel, select the correct fuel type from the Supply
Fuel list. If required, select <Add> to add a new fuel supply.
• Enter the Default Burn Rate, and select Gal/Acre or Gal/Hr.
Photo Note – The image file can be in bitmap (.bmp), Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg), Tagged
Image File Format (.tif), or PC Paintbrush (.pcx) format.
(Optional)
Change Photo 1. Click Change Photo.
2. Select the folder where you previously saved a digital photograph of
the field, such as My Pictures.
3. Select the required file and then click Open. The photograph appears
in the Field Properties dialog.
4. To choose a different photograph, click Change Photo again.
Print Photo Print the selected photograph.
Remove Photo Remove the selected photograph from the Field Properties dialog: This
does not delete the file from the computer hard drive or removable
drive.

5. Once you finish entering information for the Machine, click OK. The machine appears
in the appropriate machine category of the Inputs tab under the Machines icon.

Setting up people
Employees, owners, and other workers can be set up in the software. These items can then
be written out for use with many popular precision farming displays.
To add a new worker:
1. Do one of the following:
– Select Resources / New Person.

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– Click the New Person icon :

Note – Optional information will be used in reports if you purchase the paid version of the
software.
2. In the General tab, you must enter a First and Last name—all other information is
optional.
The Full Name and Sorted Name default but may be changed if required. The Sorted
Name shows in all the lists within the program.
3. Optional. In the General tab:
a. Select the Business check box to add a name of a business as a contact.
b. Select the person's Title.
c. Complete the required Name fields.
d. Enter the Business name, Job Title, and Tax ID.
4. Optional. In the Address tab, complete the fields to provide a mailing address and /or
street address for the person.
5. Optional. In the Contact tab, enter relative contact information by completing the
Phone and Internet areas.
6. Optional. In the Employee tab:

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a. Enter a license number if the employee has a pesticide applicator’s license. This
number appears on the Job Report.
b. Enter the charge Rate in dollars per hour that the employee gets paid. This
information is used for costing purposes on the Job Report.
7. Optional. In the Photo tab, you can add photographs of the person. Click Change,
browse to the required photo on your system, and then click Open. You can Change,
Remove, or Print photos as required.

8. Click OK.

Adding/Editing commodities
Commodities that are used in the program have properties associated with them that you
can edit. The program has a long list of pre-entered commodities from which you can
choose. Once you have chosen them, they appear in lists as active.
To edit commodity properties:
1. Select Resources / Commodities:

Any commodities that are currently used, appear in the list.

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2. To add a commodity, click Add:

3. Select the required commodity from the list or select <New> to add your own
commodity and then click OK:

4. Make sure that the information in the Commodity Properties dialog is accurate (if not,
make the required changes), enter a Value and then click OK:
– Units are the harvested units of the commodity.

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– Density and Standard Moisture are used to calculate dry quantities when
harvesting. Moisture should be the moisture that dry weight is calculated from.
This information can be received from your local elevator or wherever you deliver
your grain.
These values are used for yield mapping and detailed harvest records (including
scale tickets) if you upgrade to a full crop recording and mapping program (such as
the Farm Trac and Farm Site modules in the rom Farm Works software).
– Value of the commodity is used on reports.
– Color is shown on the map where that commodity is being grown.

Adding/Editing job types

Job types are simply a way to sort through the many operations that take place throughout
the year and can be queried for reports and editing. The software has a predefined set of
job types that you can edit or you can add other job types as required.
To add/edit job types:
1. Select Resources / Job Types:

The Operation Types dialog appears. This lists the job types that are currently used.
2. To add a job type:

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a. Click Add:

b. Enter a Description.
c. Select the Operation Type your description falls under and select the pattern to
be associated with the operation type.
d. Click OK.
3. To delete a job type, select it and then click Delete.

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Importing and Viewing Jobs

You can import jobs from a wide range of precision agriculture devices that record job and
map data. The software enables you to view and print the jobs and maps.
When reading job data, the program reads (and creates maps and field records) for any
data that is available. This can include a job coverage map, field boundaries, and guidance
paths.

Importing data
You can bring data in from a wide range of precision agriculture devices. This may be called
importing or reading data.

Reading job data from a USB or other drive

1. Have the job data available on a removable device, such as a USB drive or data card.
2. Insert the device into the computer.
3. Copy the data to your hard drive as a backup. You can then read the data from either
the device or the hard drive.
To read (import) job data:
1. Do one of the following:
– Select File / Read Job Data.

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– From the Job / Resource Tools toolbar, click the Read Job Data icon :

The Read Job Data field lists the precision agriculture devices that you selected when
you first installed the View software. If a device is missing from the list, select Help /
Check for Updates. In the Check for Updates field, select the Show all available
components check box—the program lists all the supported precision agriculture
devices. To add a device to the program (so that it will appear in the Read Job Data
and Write Job Data fields), select it and then click OK button:

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2. Select the type of data to read. When required to do so, click Browse and then
navigate to the drive / directory where the data is saved.
3. Select the job(s) to import and then click OK.
4. If the job being imported includes a job type that does not exactly match a job type
that you have set up, the Linker : job types dialog appears. Use this dialog to link the
job type from the file being imported (shown in the Operation Resources list) to a job
type that is already set up in the View software (shown in the Desktop Resources list).
To create a new job type for the Operation Resource, click Create:

5. When you read job data, the program recognizes the Clients, Farms, and Fields that
were used on the device in the field. If these names exactly match the names in the
software, the program automatically assigns the jobs to the appropriate field. If the
device has Clients, Farms, or Fields that were not set up in the desktop software (or if,
for example, the name is spelled differently on the device), you can link them to an
existing Client, Farm, or Field , or you can add them as a new Client, Farm, or Field. If
you selected Skip confirming farm/field information, the software automatically
creates new Clients, Farms, and Fields for any information that does not exactly match
what was set up in the software.
If the job being imported is in a field that has not been created or if the spelling is
different, and you did not select Skip confirming farm/field information, the Linker
dialog also appears. Here, you can create a new Field or link the new Field with one
already created. Once linked, all subsequent jobs with that Field name will be linked to
the selected Field. To link a Field:

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a. Select the name of the field (as it was created on the field device) from Operation
Resources.
b. Select the field you created in the software from Desktop Resources.
c. Click Link. The data is linked to the appropriate field.
6. If you select Create, you must enter Client, Farm, and Field properties if they are new.
Notice that the program automatically fills in the names based on the folder structure
and what was collected on the unit. Add any additional information as necessary.
Additionally, if the data includes a boundary for the field, the program will fill in the
size of the field:

7. When you have finished linking all new fields, press OK.
8. The job(s) has been imported into the program and will display on the Farm tab as well
as on the Job tab.

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9. If the job being imported is an application or planting job that has a supply and this
supply does not exactly match a supply that you have set up, the Linker: supplies
dialog appears. Use this dialog to link the supplies from the file being imported (shown
in the Operation Resources list) to supplies that are already set up in the View
software (shown in the Desktop Resources list). To create a new supply, click Create:

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10. Alternatively, if you leave the supply linked to <New> and then click OK, the program
prompts you to set up a new supply. Use the Supply Properties dialog to enter
information about the supply, including the Units of Measure and other information:

Importing CNH vault data

The program allows you to import CNH data from AFS or PLM software using the Data
Repository option (from the Read Job Data screen).
Note – Depending on how much data there was previously this process may take a few minutes to
several hours.
1. Select File / Read Job Data, or click the Read Job Data icon on the Job/Resource Tools
toolbar.

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2. On the left of the Read Job Data dialog, click + to expand the AFS CaseIH or New
Holland option and then select AFS Data Vault (if you have AFS CaseIH data) or PLM
Data Vault (if you have New Holland PLM Data). This filters the files so that only the
selected files appear in the right-hand side of the dialog.

3. Click Browse to locate the data:

If you are running the Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating system, this data will
most likely be at:
C:\ProgramData\CaseIH AFS\AFS\Data\, or
C:\ProgramData\Ag Leader\SMS\Data\
If you are running the Windows XP operating system, this data will most likely be at:
C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Case IH /AFS/Data, or
C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/ Ag Leader/SMS /Data
4. In the Open dialog, select the Data folder and then click OK.
Depending on the location selected, the program will find all the *.CN1 folders
underneath it. This process can take from several minutes to several hours.

Viewing jobs on the Map tab

Once you have imported jobs into the program, you can view coverage data, yield maps,
guidance lines, field boundaries, and other maps in the Map tab. You can also view the
information tied to those maps on the Information tab at the bottom of the map screen.

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Using the Map toolbar

Use the icons on the Map toolbar to change the views of maps of your fields.

Click this icon ... To ...

Select objects in the Map field. Use this to select items by clicking and dragging or by
single-clicking an object.
Select
Click and drag the map to view objects not on the screen.

Pan
Zoom in or out—left click to zoom in and right click to zoom out. The map centers
where you click. You can also click and drag to zoom into a specifically sized area.
Zoom
Zooms closer without re-centering the map.

Zoom in
Zooms out without re-centering the map.

Zoom out
Zooms the active layer into view.

Zoom layer
Zooms to the extent of all displayed layers on the map.

Zoom all
Filter harvest data that is being displayed.

Filter
Prints the currently displayed map.

Print
Display a map in the order that it was created/driven.
When you select the animation tool, the program starts to repaint the
Animation map on the screen. Click the Stop animation icon to stop this process at
any time.
Stop animation Click the down arrow to select an option to speed up or slow down the
replay of the map.

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If a field has a boundary that has been mapped, select the Client, Farm, or Field in the tree
menu to the left to show all of the boundaries mapped during jobs. The size of the field
boundary appears below the legend:

You can do the following in the Map tab:

• To view a job map, do one of the following:
– Locate the job in the Farm tab and then double-click it to
display the job in the Map tab.
– In the Job or Map tab, select the View column.
• In the Layers tab under View, select the attribute and the view
to analyze. Attributes can include application rates, elevation and other details logged
by the display. Different displays will record different attributes:
– Some displays on some equipment (including select models made by CNH and
Trimble) will log advanced planting data that will be listed in this area.

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– Some displays on some equipment (including select models of CNH displays) will
log engine details that will also be listed in this area:

• For point-based data such as yield maps, the Views area enables you to choose
between the Base Data and Grid 50 ft Average views. The Base Data is the raw point
data; the Grid 50 ft Average data displays the data in 50 foot grids, where the data is
averaged across each grid.

• To remove the job from the Map screen, clear the check box next to the field in the
View column of the Job tab.

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• To view data associated with the map, select an item(s) on the map and then go to the
Information tab. If multiple items are selected, this tab shows the average, minimum,
and maximum values:

• To view guidance lines or point, line, and area features that were created with the job,
select the appropriate option from the drop-down list:

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• To see information on a guidance line, select an individual line on the map and then
view it in the Information tab:

Viewing guidance lines

Guidance lines can be read in from, and written to displays such as the Trimble FmX
integrated display, the Trimble CFX-750 display, the CNH Pro 700 display, the New Holland
IntelliView II display, and Ag Leader Integra and Versa displays. For specific guidance line
types and their supported monitors, see the following chart.

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Note – You can create guidance lines on a Trimble display and send them a New Holland or AFS
display and the other way around.

Guidance line type Supported monitors

Curved Line Trimble EZ-Guide ® 250 & 500
Straight Line Trimble FmX integrated display
Trimble CFX-750 display
FM-1000™ integrated display
FM-750™ display
AFS 200 display
AFS Pro 300 display
AFS Pro 600 display
AFS Pro 700 display
IntelliView II display
IntelliView Plus II display
Intelliview III display
Intelliview IV display
Ag Leader Integra display (*.agdata file format)
Ag Leader Versa display (*.agdata file format)
A+ Line Trimble EZ-Guide 250 & 500 display
Trimble FmX integrated display
Trimble CFX 750 display
FM-1000 integrated display
FM-750 display

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Modifying and Managing Jobs

Finding an existing job
• In the Farm tab, click + to open the client tree and navigate to the recorded job.
• In the Jobs tab, use the sorting and filtering options to display only the jobs that meet
the criteria of the job for which you are searching.

Modifying a job
1. Once you have found a job, do one of the following:
– In the Farm tab, right-click the job and then select Properties.
– In the Jobs tab, click Properties:

2. In the Job Properties dialog, delete or change the required properties.

To delete an entire job, right-click it in the Farm or Job tab and then select Delete.

Using the Jobs tab

When you select the Jobs tab, all the jobs you have imported into the program are listed;
there is a separate row for each job. The columns (including, the Job Name, Date, Client,
and other columns) show specific information for each job.

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You can do the following in the Jobs tab:

• Sort the listed jobs. To do this, select the appropriate column header, for example,
click Field to sort the jobs by field name.
To reverse the order of the jobs, select a column header a second time, for example, if
you click the Date column once, the newest jobs are at the top; if you click it the
second time, the oldest jobs are at the top.
• To widen or narrow a column, move your cursor over the space between the column
header until it changes to a cursor with two arrows and then hold the left mouse
button down as you drag your mouse to the left or right.
• Use the filter to display only certain jobs. To view the jobs for only one client, farm, or
field:
a. In the Farm tab, click the + next to the client or farm icon for the jobs you want to
display.
b. Select the Filter Jobs by Farm check box at the top of the Farm field to display only
the jobs for that farm in the Jobs tab.
c. If you select a specific field icon in the Farm tab, only the operations for that field
appear in the Jobs tab.
d. To remove the filter, clear the Filter Jobs by Farm check box. The program displays
all of the jobs for all of the fields in the Jobs tab.
• To filter jobs by a date range, or by other criteria, click Edit Filter in the Jobs tab to
open the Job Filter dialog. Select the check boxes for each property you want to add to
the filter. You can filter jobs by different criteria and then click OK to display only those
jobs that meet the criteria:
– To filter jobs by a particular date range, select the Date Range check box and then
enter the required dates in the From and To fields.
– To filter jobs by any of the other criteria, select the check boxes beside the
property and enter or select the values to filter.
To remove criteria from the job filter, clear the check boxes.
• To edit filtered items, click Edit Filter and then make the required changes.
• To remove a filter, click Clear Filter.
Note – It is possible to apply a filter that does not show any jobs in the list. If the job list is blank,
click Clear Filter to show all of the jobs again.
• To merge two or more different jobs, of the same type and crop and in the same Field,
highlight all the jobs in the Jobs tab by holding down the Ctrl key and then clicking
Merge. The multiple entries in the jobs list are now only listed as one. If you right-click
the new job, it shows a separate column for each job that was merged, as well as a
Total column.
• To delete a job, click Delete. Once a job has been removed, it cannot be recovered
• To view or edit the details of a job, click Properties.

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Using the View menu

Use the View menu to set your viewing preferences for the Farm and Input tabs—you can
show or hide items such as retired land areas, retired machines, people, or supplies.
To show items, select the required item from the View menu—a checkmark appears next
to the menu item, and an asterisk appears next to the item in the Farm tab:

To hide items, select the required item again—the checkmark disappears.

Creating polygon variety maps

The program can automatically create a polygon variety map based on a planting job
associated with a crop enterprise imported into the software using the Read Job Data
option. These polygon variety maps can then be used for the variety locator on specific
devices that are capable of variety locator features. The maps are included when you select
a supported device (such as the FmX integrated display or the CNH Pro 700 display) in the
Write Job Data field.
In addition, if you have yield maps, the program compares the varieties on this map to your
yield maps and creates a yield by variety that is included on the Yield Variety Report.

Adding polygon variety maps

1. In the Farm tab, right-click the enterprise containing the field for which you want to
create a variety map (for example, 2012 Corn), and then select Add Layer/ Add Variety
Layer.
The variety layer is listed under the enterprise.

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2. Double click the Variety Map polygon layer to display it in the Map tab. It is displayed
as a polygon/area map with the different varieties displayed in one map.

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Writing Job Data

The program allows you to write (export) job data for use with different precision
agriculture devices, for example, when setting up a device for the first time or when using
multiple devices. Clients, Farms, and Fields are created on the device from the structure
you have in the software. The software also exports any guidance lines and People that
were imported so that you can share them with another unit. When you write job data, you
can choose which items to export.

Writing job data to an external device

1. Click the Write Job Data icon :

2. Select the type of precision farming device you are writing job data to.
3. Insert a USB drive or other external storage device that you want to export the data to.
4. Click Browse and then choose the export location.
5. Click Resource List to limit the items that will be written.
6. Select each item to export: A check mark appears next to it in the list. This will create
the Client, Farm, and Field structure on the device.
7. Click OK. The program creates the necessary files and folders that are required by the
selected precision agriculture device. You can then import that data into a company
device.

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Writing Variety maps to a supported device

To write the variety maps to a supported device (such as the FmX integrated display or the
CNH Pro 700 display), use the program’s Write Job Data option.
1. From the Write Job Data screen, select the correct device and format.
2. If applicable, select Advanced Setup.
3. Make sure that Export Varieties is marked as True or Yes.
4. Click OK.

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Printing Maps
In the Map tab, click the Map Report icon to preview the map as it appears. The Map
Report includes basic summary information for any job that is displayed (including the
Client, Farm, Field, and so on). In addition, the Map Report includes the legend that was
used in the Map tab:

Click the print icon in the report preview to print the map.

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Printing a Job Report

In the Job tab, right-click a job and then select Print to display a Job Report.
The Job Report displays all the job details that were collected, including information on the
field, supplies, people, and equipment. It also includes a map.

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A setting up 13
field
adding
deleting 16
commodity 24
retiring 17
job type 26
setting up 15
photo 16, 24
filter jobs 42
administrator 5
finding an existing job 41
animation tool 35

G
B
guidance lines, viewing 39
backing up projects 7
backups, restoring 9
I
C import, CNH vault data 33
importing
changing user information 9 data 28
CHN vault data, importing 33 jobs 28
clients, setting up 11
commodities
adding 24
editing 24
J
job data, writing 45
job types
D adding 26
editing 26
data, importing 28
jobs
deleting
filter 42
farm 14
finding existing 41
field 16
importing 28
disable user accounts 5
managing 41
display range 39
merge 42
modifying 41
sort 42
E viewing 28
editing Jobs tab 41
commodity 24
job type 26
existing job, finding 41 M
managing jobs 41
Map tab 34
F Map toolbar 35
farm maps, printing 47, 48
deleting 14 measurement system 7
retiring 14 merge jobs 42
modifying a job 41

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O U
online registration 6 user accounts, disable 5
operating system user information, changing 9
Windows 7 5
Windows Vista 5
V
v ariety maps, polygon 43
P View menu 43
person view, guidance lines 39
setting up 22 viewing jobs 28
photo 24
photo, adding 16
polygon variety maps 43 W
polygon variety maps, adding 43
printing 47 Windows 7 5
printing maps 47, 48 Windows Vista 5
project backups, restoring 9 writing job data 45
projects, backing up 7 writing job data, to external device 45

R
registering the software 6
registration
online 6
other options 6
restoring, backups 9
retiring
farm 14
field 17

S
setting up
clients 11
equipment 20
farms 13
fields 15
person 22
supplies 17
Show All Units 7
software
registration 6
sort jobs 42

T
toobar, Map tab 35
toolbar 11

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