Setting up Location Preferences

Overview

Use this job aid to setup the location preferences.

To setup location Preferences:

1. From the Toolbar, select AGY for AgroGuide.

2. From the AgroGuide Menu, select Formulation Setup, then select Location Preferences.

3. In the Location box, click Lookup, type in the location code, or click the ellipse to search for the location code. If the system is set to use only one location, the default location will display and the Lookup button is disabled.

4. In the Inventory Location box, click the ellipse to search for the location to pull Inventory from for Dry and/or Liquid Blends. If the system is set to use only one location, the default location will display and the Lookup button is disabled.

5. In the Blender Name box, click the arrow to select your default blender for Dry and/or Liquid Blends.

6. In the Loadout Name box, click the arrow to select your default loadout for Dry and/or Liquid Blends.

7. In the Custom Blend Item box, click the ellipse to search for the default blend item for Dry and/or Liquid blends.  This item is setup in Inventory as a formulated item.  This item allows AgroGuide blending to know if the formulation is a composite or itemized blend.

8. Mark the Use Full Batches check box to use full batches when blending Dry/ Liquid blends.

9. Unmark the Use Full Batches check box to not require full batches when blending Dry /Liquid blends.

10. For Liquid blends, The Use Liquid Stops check boxes designate whether or not blending uses liquid scale stops for non-dry blends. These check boxes apply specifically to the blending process.  Mark the Use Liquid Stops check box to use liquid scale stops for liquid blends.  Un-mark the Use Liquid Stops check box to not use liquid scale stops for liquid blends.

11. Mark the Copy Comments from Formulation to Blending check box to have comments from the Formulation window appear on the Comments tab on the Blending window.

12. Mark the Use Blend Release Process to allow the ability to manually release a blend by quantity or acres during the active sales order creation.

13. Set the Release is set to complete if within <blank> %, to specific what % the blend is complete using the Blend Release Process.

14. Select the Default Blend Names to either Analysis, Ordered, or Delivered.  The Default will be Analysis.

15. Click Apply.

16. Click the Standard Comments tab.

17. Type the default comments that are available for print on formulation tickets, blend tickets, and field tickets.

18. Click Apply.

19. Click the State & County tab.

20. In the Regulatory State box, click the arrow and select the default state to pull regulatory information from.

21. In the Regulatory County box, click the arrow and select the default county to pull regulatory information from.

22. Click Apply.

23. Click the Surcharges tab.

24. In the Surcharge Code box, type a unique identifier for the surcharge.  The surcharge code can be up to 4 characters long.

25. In the Surcharge Name box, type a descriptive name for the surcharge.  The surcharge name can be up to 30 characters long.

26. In the Surcharge Type box, click the arrow and select the type of surcharge.

27. In the Apply to Surcharge box, click the arrow and select the type of item to apply the surcharge to.  This box will not be available if you choose flat amount as the surcharge type.

28. In the Value box, type the value for the surcharge.

29. In the Unit of Measure box, click the arrow to select the unit of measure to apply the surcharge to.  This box is only available if you choose rate as the surcharge type.

30. Click OK.

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