Click on the task name below for a detailed description of the steps needed to perform a specific task.

• Step 1 - Log on to CattleTrax using an Administrative ID and Password. If you don't have an administrative ID and password contact the CattleTrax Database Administrator.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Administrative Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Administrative Main Menu choose Add New Producer. You are taken to the Producer Registration screen.
• Step 4 - Enter the necessary information and follow the steps outlined on this screen.
• Step 5 - When you press the Submit Tag Order and Register Producer button a confirmation screen will display so you can verify the tag order, producer profile, password information, and tag shipping information.
• Step 6 - If everything is correct press the Order button and  the producer user will be added to the system and a tag order will be sent to the EID manufacturer of choice. If something is incorrect, press the browser Back button and correct the mistake and then press the Submit Tag Order and Register Producer button. Confirm the information and then press the Order button and  the producer user will be added to the system and a tag order will be sent to the EID manufacturer of choice. The system will automatically generate the user id and then display a screen that lists the user name, id, password, and tag order. Copy this information down or print out this screen and store in a safe location.

• Step 1 - Log on to CattleTrax using an Administrative ID and Password. If you don't have an administrative ID and password contact the CattleTrax Database Administrator.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Administrative Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Administrative Main Menu choose Order More EID Tags. You are taken to the Order Additional tags screen.
• Step 4 - Enter the necessary information and follow the steps outlined on this screen.
• Step 5 - When you press the Submit Tag Order button a confirmation screen will display so you can verify the tag order, producer name, and tag shipping information.
• Step 6 - If everything is correct press the Order button and  the tag order will be sent to the EID manufacturer of choice. If something is incorrect, press the browser Back button and correct the mistake and then press the Submit Tag Order button. Confirm the information and then press the Order button and a tag order will be sent to the EID manufacturer of choice. The system will then display a screen that lists the user name and tag order. Print out this screen for your records.

• Step 1 - Log on to CattleTrax using an Administrative ID and Password. If you don't have an administrative ID and password contact the CattleTrax Database Administrator.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Administrative Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Administrative Main Menu choose View Enrolled Producers. You will then be taken to a screen view of the producers you have enrolled in the system. If you have no enrolled then the system will show a screen that indicates no producers have been enrolled by you.

• Step 1 - Logon to CattleTrax using a Administrative ID and Password. If you don't have an administrative ID and password contact the CattleTrax Database Administrator.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Administrative Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Administrative Main Menu choose Update User Profile. You are taken to the Update Your Account screen.
• Step 4 - Change any data necessary and press the Update Your Account button. Your updated user profile should be entered into the database.

Note: An administrator can only update his user profile. To update a producer profile you must login with a producer ID.

• Step 1 - Logon to CattleTrax using a Producer User ID and Password. If you don't have a producer user ID and password see Add a Producer User above.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Producer Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Producer Main Menu choose Print Chute-side Data Entry Form. You are taken to the Print Chute-side Data Forms screen.
• Step 4 - You can print out data entry forms by EID Lot # or by Visual ID. Choose either Print Chute-side Forms By EID Lot # or Print Chute-side Forms By Visual ID by pressing the appropriate button. You will be taken to the appropriate screen.
• Step 5 - From the Print Chute-side Forms By EID Lot # screen select the correct EID Lot # or from the Print Chute-side Forms By Visual ID screen choose the Visual ID numbers you want to print from the list and press the Print Form button. You will be taken to Select the Data Form to Print screen to select the type of data form to print.

Note: You can only choose one EID Lot # (25 tags) but you can select up to 25 Visual IDs (use SHIFT-CLICK and/or CTRL-CLICK to select multiple IDs) to print on one form.

• Step 6 - At the Select the Data Form to Print screen you have a number of choices including:
  • Standard1 (Dam ID, Sire ID, Milestone, Treatment)
  • Standard2 (Dam ID, Sire ID, Milestone, Procedure, Treatment)
  • Foundation (Dam ID, Sire ID, Group, DOB, Tattoo, Tattoo Location, P/H/S)
  • Birth (Dam ID, Sire ID, Calving Ease, Treatment)
  • Weaning (Dam ID, Group, Tattoo, Treatment)
  • Physical Characteristics (Tattoo, Pelvic Area, Frame Score, Condition Score)
  • Health (Group, Temperature, Treatment)

Select the one of your choice and press the Submit button. Note: All forms contain the fields: EID, Visual ID, Breed, Sex, Date, and Weight.

• Step 7 - Your form should display on the screen. Be sure to have your printer online and set to landscape mode and then press the browser's Print button. Your form should print out. If it didn't print out correctly then check your printer settings and confirm that it is set to landscape mode and online.

• Step 1 - Logon to CattleTrax using a Producer User ID and Password. If you don't have a user ID and password see Add a Producer User above.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Producer Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Producer Main Menu choose Enter Data. You are taken to the Data Entry Main Menu screen.
• Step 4 - Select one of the data entry choices: Add/Edit Herd Records, Add Health Records, Add Breeding Records, Add Carcass Records, or Transfer Animals to New Owner and you will be taken to the appropriate data entry screen.
• Step 5 - Enter the appropriate data and press the add data button. Your data should be entered into the database.

Information for any additional data entry or other cattle can be entered in a similar fashion. See the Data Entry Tutorial for a hands-on example of entering data into CattleTrax.

 

• Step 1 - Logon to CattleTrax using a Producer User ID and Password. If you don't have a user ID and password see Add a Producer User above.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Producer Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Producer Main Menu choose View Data. You are taken to the Database View Menu screen.
• Step 4 - At the Database View Menu screen select one of the view menu choices: View Herd Records, View Herd Averages, Find The Owner of EID, Find Animal, View Health Records, View Breeding Records, View Carcass records, View Sale Records, or View Transfer Information. You will then be taken to a screen view of the appropriate data.

Note: A Producer can only view data for which he has prior rights to view. This would be data that he has entered into the system or other data that he has been given the right to view.

 

• Step 1 - Logon to CattleTrax using a Producer User ID and Password. If you don't have a user ID and password see Add a Producer User above.
• Step 2 - When you press the Login to CattleTrax button you are taken directly to the Producer Main Menu.
• Step 3 - At the Producer Main Menu choose Update User Profile. You are taken to the Update Your Account screen.
• Step 4 - Change any data necessary and press the Update Your Account button. Your updated user profile should be entered into the database.