Overview
Before you record purchases or keep ration plans, you create your feeds as master data. Every feed, whether hay from the neighbour, concentrate from the mill or minerals from the farm store, is described once. After that, selecting it from the list is enough when recording a purchase or a ration plan.
You find the list under Master Data > Feed. A short version is also available under Feed.
Creating a feed
- Go to Master Data > Feed
- Tap New Feed
- Fill in the fields
- Tap Save
The fields
| Field | Mandatory | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Product name | yes | The name you know the feed by, for example "UFA 873 Organic Sheep" or "Hay 1st cut" |
| Category | yes | "Compound feed" is preset |
| Manufacturer / Mill | no | For example "UFA AG", "Melior", "fenaco" |
| Certification | no | "Not specified" is preset |
| GMO-free | checkbox | Preset as ticked |
| Palm oil-free | checkbox | Preset as ticked |
| Exception permit (ref.) | no | Reference of a permit, for example for a non-organic purchase |
| Default unit | no | kg is preset. It is suggested when recording a purchase or a ration plan. |
| Note | no | Free text, for example the storage location or the intended use |
Categories
Compound feed, roughage, mineral feed, supplementary feed, protein feed, energy feed, succulent feed, milk replacer, other.
Certifications
Knospe, Knospe conversion, Knospe auxiliary, EU Organic, Non-organic, Not specified.
In the list the status appears as a coloured badge: Knospe and Knospe auxiliary green, Knospe conversion orange, EU Organic light green, Non-organic and Not specified grey. That way you see straight away while scrolling where you need to take a closer look.
Units
kg, dt (decitonne, 100 kg), t (tonne, 1000 kg), units, Big-Bag and litres.
Note: The stock estimate and the plausibility check in the audit export only calculate with kg, dt and t. Feeds in units, Big-Bag or litres appear there without a figure. If you want an estimate, record the weight instead of the number of containers.
The list
Every row shows the product name, underneath the category and, if recorded, the manufacturer, on the right the certification badge. Sorting is alphabetical. A click opens the detail page with all details.
By default you only see the active feeds. The Archived link above the list switches to the full view including the archived entries, the Active link switches back.
Editing
- Open the feed in the list
- Tap Edit
- Adjust the fields and save
Purchases already recorded keep their own details, for example the supplier at the time and a differing certification. A change to the master data therefore does not affect the audit trail retroactively.
Archiving instead of deleting
A feed cannot be deleted. Set it to archived instead:
- Open the feed
- Tap Archive
The feed disappears from the default list. Existing purchases and ration plans stay unchanged, so that the history remains complete. Via the Archived link you find the entry again and put it back with Restore.
Creating a feed from the purchase form
If the matching feed is missing while you record a purchase:
- If no feed has been created at all, the purchase form shows the message "Add a feed type first" and the New Feed button instead of the fields. After saving you end up back in the purchase form.
- If feeds already exist, a small plus button sits next to the selection list. It opens the master data in a new browser tab. After saving you return to the original tab and reload the page, so that the new feed appears in the selection.
The ration plan form offers the same entry point, but only for as long as not a single feed has been created.
For the inspection
The inspection body wants to see the certification status documented for every feed used. With the master data this status sits centrally in one place, and the audit export carries it into every purchase row. If a single delivery differs, enter the deviation directly with the purchase instead of changing the master data.