Overview
Use this job aid to setup Formulation Groups by location.
To setup formulation groups:
From the Toolbar, select AGY for AgroGuide.
From the AgroGuide Menu, select Formulation Setup, then select Formulation Groups - Edit.
drop-down text here.
Click New.
In the Location box, click Lookup , type 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.
Mark the Blend Type box Dry for Dry blends or Liquid for Liquid Blends.
In the Formulation Group Id box, type a unique identifier for the formulation group. If the system is set for only one location, only formulation groups for the default location display.
In the Formulation Group Name box, type the name of the formulation group.
In the Blender Name box, click the arrow to the right of the box, and then select the blender for this formulation group.
In the Loadout Name box, click the arrow to the right of the box, and then select the loadout for this formulation group.
Mark the Is Default check box to make this the default formulation group.
Mark the Is Inactive check box to make this formulation group inactive.
For Dry Blends, in the Filler Source box, click Lookup, and then select your filler source. In the Dryer Source box, click the Lookup , and then select your dryer source. If the system is set for only one location, only items setup for the default location will display. In the Dryer % box, type the percentage of dryer used when creating the formulation. The dryer percentage must be less than or equal to 20.
For Liquid Blends, in the Water Source box, click Lookup , and then select your water source. If the system is set for only one location, only items setup for the default location will display. In the Water % box, type the percentage of water the water percentage must be less than or equal to 100. to use when creating the formulation. Mark the Formulate to Rate if you define this option, the blend group can blend only to rate of nutrient per acre, it cannot be used to create a blend by analysis (Volume/Area) to define gallons per acre of liquid blends, and then type the volume rate or mark the Formulate to Rate (Volume/Area) check box and leave the volume rate blank to automatically calculate the rate and allow you to change the rate (if the rate is changed, the adjustment is made to water and/or clay). Click the arrow to the right of Volume UOM, and then select the unit of measure. Click the arrow to the right of Area UOM, and then select the unit of measure for area.
Click View Items.
Click New.
In the Location box, click Lookup , and then select the location the item was setup in. If the system is set to use only one location, the default location will automatically display.
In the Item box, click Lookup , and then select the item to add to the formulation. If the system is set for only one location, only items setup for the default location will display.
Mark the Include in Blend check box to include this item in formulation.
In the Lock Percent the Lock Percent box contains the percent of a specific nutrient within the item. The Lock Percent is unique to each item in the formulation group and must be greater then or equal to zero and less then or equal to 100 box, type a percentage or leave blank for no lock.
In the Lock Nutrient the Lock Nutrient box contains the nutrient associated with the Lock Percent box, click the arrow to the right to select the nutrient for the lock.
Click Apply.
Repeat steps 15-20 to add more items to the formulation group.
To specify the order the items are added to the blend, click Induction Order the Induction Order box contains the sequence in which the item is poured into a blender. .
Click All> to move all of the Items on the Formulation Group Items list to the Induction Order list.
Click >> to move one item on the Formulation Group Items list to the bottom of the Induction Order list.
Click <All to move all of the items from the Induction Order list to the Formulation Group Items list.
Click << to move one item from the Induction Order list to the Formulation Group Items list.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Click Ratios.
On the Formulation Group Ratios window, click New.
In the Ratio Type box, click the arrow, and then select the type of ratio.
Select the items and nutrients in the ratio and the ratios associated with them. The second item cannot be the same as the first item. Only items associated with the formulation group display on the drop-down lists.
If the ratio type is nutrient, select a nutrient for each item. Only nutrients associated with the item display on the drop-down list.
Click OK.
Click OK.
