Pens

required setup important when using this feature, certain column headers and data will only display if your dairy has feedcomp or integrated with pulse required permissions only users who are assigned a role with herd write permissions can edit data or customize settings see the topics below to learn more know your vas pulse version docid 5i7xv63wgmrxmsotyjaaa edit dairy user permissions docid\ gw6zx7tfc4ihsbrtozc v manage dairy roles docid 9yjukdzfab0kko1hw0mxj you can manage pulse pens and zones on the pens page you can find this feature under the dairy menu docid\ ezfejzdkbcfov b69aupr at the top left of the page, click the pens tab to view all available pens in pulse or, click the zones tab to view all available zones pens expand the sections below to learn more search and filter the pens list options to search and filter the pens list are available at the top of the page follow the guidelines below when working with the pens list click filters at the top left of the page to limit the data that is displayed the filters side panel opens select types to limit the list to a specific type of pen multiple types can be selected select a zone to limit the list to a specific multiple zones can be selected active pens are displayed by default check the show inactive box to view all available pens in the list click the clear filters option to clear all of the filters currently applied select an option in view rows per page to change how many records are displayed on the page, and click the navigation options to jump to a specific page create new pen click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select new pen the pen details side panel opens follow the guidelines below when adding pens click the active pen toggle to activate or deactivate the pen in pen number , you can enter a number up to 999, as long as the number hasn't already been assigned to another pen if you attempt to enter an existing pen number, the system will display an error message the pen name entered must be unique and cannot match the name of existing pens select pen types to limit the list to a specific type of pen multiple types can be selected you must select a pen zone from the drop down list view pens in table or cards view you can view pen information in table view or cards view follow the guidelines below when viewing the pens list pen the pen number to view pen details in table view, click a pen number in the table or, click details at the top right of a pen card in cards view see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more pen name the pen name set by your dairy type the pen type pen types are color coded for quick identification click here to learn more about pen types! when more than 2 pen types are assigned to a pen, a number is displayed that indicates how many additional types are assigned to the pen hover over the number to see the additional types assigned the default colors for pen types are as follows ai bull calf dry hosp milk user animal count/capacity the current number of animals in the pen and the capacity of the pen a colored bar shows the status of the pen click here to learn more about pen capacity! you can hover over the status bar to view the animals/pen capacity value as a percentage 0 75% full 76 90% full 91 100% full exceeds capacity zone the name of the zone to which the pen is currently assigned active icons indicate whether the pen is active or inactive see deactivate or reactivate pens docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more view pen details you can open the pen details page from table view view docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi or cards view view docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi in table view click the of a pen to open the pen details page in cards view click the details link at the top right of a pen card to view the pen's details the pen details page opens follow the guidelines below when viewing pen details pen details details about the pen are displayed at the top of the page click here to learn more about pen details! pen number the pen number set by your dairy pen name the pen name set by your dairy type the pen type pen types are color coded for quick identification click here to learn more about pen types! docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi zone the name of the zone to which the pen is currently assigned click the zone name to view its details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi active/inactive icons indicate whether the pen is active or inactive see deactivate or reactivate pens docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to deactivate or reactivate pens pen options click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select an option from the menu click the following links to learn more about the options available edit pen docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi add animal docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi add new zone docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi animal list a list of animals that have been added to the pen are displayed in the animal list table click on an animal's id in the table to open a side panel and view its details tell me more! clicking the animal's id in the column opens a side panel that displays details about the animal see view animal details docid\ bkzjohrarqd2luz41i4oh to learn more about the information displayed in the side panel in the side panel, you can use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to step through side panels for the next/previous animals in the list to close the side panel, click the x button in the top right corner or press the esc key to view a full list of animals in the dairy, see the animals docid\ dq xniriqjrck7k7xrjiq topic check the box in the id column add an event for the animal tell me more! when a box is checked in the id column for one or more animals, pulse displays a message indicating the total number of animals that have been selected click add event to open a side panel and enter information for the new event see add events docid\ ybkt2kztr5izivgv0jz2t for instructions edit pen, add animal, or add zone edit pen open the pen details page see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi for more information click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select edit pen the pen details side panel opens from here, you can change the pen details, and deactivate pen docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi reactivate pen docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi tip don't see the pen? click filters at the top left of the page and then check the show inactive box to view all available pens in the list add animal open the pen details page see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi for more information click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select animal the animal wizard opens the animal details in the wizard see add a single animal docid\ nnagpjyyn55imimzwgqvk to learn more about the animal wizard add zone open the pen details page see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi for more information click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select new zone the add new zone window opens the zone details see create new zone docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more about adding zones deactivate or reactivate pens deactivate pen note if you deactivate a pen, the pen will be removed from all scheduled feedings open the pen details page see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi for more information click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select edit pen the pen details side panel opens click the active pen toggle to inactivate the pen click save at the bottom right of the side panel reactivate pen click filters at the top left of the page check the show inactive box to view all available pens in the list open the pen details page see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi for more information click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select edit pen the pen details side panel opens click the active pen toggle to activate the pen click save at the bottom right of the side panel zones expand the sections below to learn more search and filter the zones list options to search and filter the zones list are available at the top of the page follow the guidelines below when working with the zones list type text in the name field to search the list of zones by name click the clear filter option to clear the filter currently applied create new pen click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select new pen follow the guidelines in pens docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to create a new pen create new zone click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select new zone the add new zone window opens follow the guidelines below when adding zones the name entered must be unique and cannot match the name of existing zones multiple pens can be selected in pens view zone cards follow the guidelines below when viewing zone cards \<font color="#67854e"> zone number \</font> the zone number set by your dairy \<font color="#67854e"> zone name \</font> the zone name set by your dairy details click the details link at the top right of a zone card to view zone details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi the name of the location where the zone is currently located \<font color="#67854e"> type \</font> the zone type in a color coded label \<font color="#67854e"> premise id \</font> the identifier for the pen's assigned zone see add pens to a zone docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more \<font color="#67854e"> animal count \</font> the current number of animals in the zone \<font color="#67854e"> pens \</font> the current number of pens in the zone view zone details click the details link at the top right of a zone card to view the zone's details the zone details page opens follow the guidelines below when viewing zone details zone details details about the zone are displayed at the top of the page click here to learn more about zone details! \<font color="#67854e"> zone name \</font> the zone name set by your dairy the zone type is displayed below the zone name in a color coded label the name of the location where the zone is currently located \<font color="#67854e"> premise id \</font> the identifier for the pen's assigned zone see add pens to a zone docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more \<font color="#67854e"> animal count \</font> the current number of animals in the zone \<font color="#67854e"> pens \</font> the current number of pens in the zone zone options click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select an option from the menu click the following links to learn more about the options available assign pens docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi edit zone docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi pen list a list of pens that are currently assigned to the zone are displayed in the pens table click here to learn more about the pens table! follow the guidelines below when viewing the pens list \<font color="#67854e"> filter the list \</font> click filters at the top left of the page to limit the data that is displayed the filters side panel opens select pen types to limit the list to a specific type of pen multiple types can be selected active pens are displayed by default check the show inactive box to view all available pens in the list icons indicate whether the pen is active or inactive click the clear filter option to clear all of the filters currently applied \<font color="#67854e"> pen \</font> the pen number you can click the number of a pen to open the pen details page and view more information see view pen details docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more \<font color="#67854e"> pen name \</font> the pen name set by your dairy \<font color="#67854e"> type \</font> the pen type in a color coded label click here to learn more about pen types! when more than 2 pen types are assigned to a pen, a number is displayed that indicates how many additional types are assigned to the pen hover over the number to see the additional types assigned the default colors for pen types are as follows ai bull calf dry hosp milk user \<font color="#67854e"> animal count/capacity \</font> the current number of animals in the pen and the capacity of the pen a colored bar shows the status of the pen click here to learn more about pen capacity! you can hover over the status bar to view the animals/pen capacity value as a percentage 0 75% full 76 90% full 91 100% full exceeds capacity \<font color="#67854e"> active \</font> icons indicate whether the pen is active or inactive see deactivate or reactivate pens docid 4wsqrynox5gamemz1bppi to learn more add pens or edit zone add pens to a zone click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select assign pens the assign pens window opens select one or more pens to assign for the zone in pens multiple pens can be selected edit zone click the options button at the top right of the page, and then select edit zone the edit zone window opens follow the guidelines below when editing zones the name entered must be unique and cannot match the name of existing zones the premise id is an optional identifier for the pen's assigned zone the code is a required identifier for the zone's herd if you have more than one zone type , the type can be set to primary or secondary