From the Session Setup screen, tap Start Scanning.

Overall Session Screen

1. Tap the Cog Icon to return to the Session Setup screen.
   
   
2. Tap Note to add a note to the Session, if desired.
   
   
3. Tap Wastage, to record Treatment Item wastage associated with the Session.
   Refer to Inventory Transactions: Adding a Purchase, Sale, Wastage, Stocktake (app) for further information on this functionality.
   
   
4. Tap  to add Documents and Services to the Session (if desired) ; to Backup the Database or to hear Audible Feedback during the Scan Session.
   
   
   

Individual Animal Scan Screen

1. Scan the animal’s EID.
   
   OR for animals that exist in StockMate, enter the Visual Tag, or Society ID, tap Search.
   
   OR animals can also be search via NLIS ID, if required. The NLIS ID must be download from the NLIS Database prior.  Refer to Download NLIS Devices Purchased or Downloading from the NLIS database to StockMate for further information on how to achieve this. Tap the  button to toggle between EID and NLIS ID.
   
   
   
   The Vis Tag, Society ID and NLIS ID fields support wildcard searching. Represent a single unknown character with ? or multiple with *. Multiple ? and * are allowed.
2. If connected to a weigh scale, tap Capture to capture weight (if required).
   

   Most scale heads can be setup so weight is captured automatically - refer to relevant Hardware Device documents for settings.

   
   
3. Select values for the animal, tap Save & Close.
   
   

Other Features on the Individual Animal Scan Screen

1. To view and edit all available fields, regardless of Session Setup, tap , Show All. (Tap Show Less to return).
   
2. To include audible feedback in the Scan Session, tap  and check the Audible Feedback box.
   

   
3. Tap Note to add a note and a photo to a particular animal. Historical Notes will be visible against the animal in future scan sessions and in Animal Details.
   
   
4. Tap Flag to flag a particular animal. This will be visible in the session summary.
   
   The screen background for that animal will turn red. Sessions with flagged animals cannot be Reconciled (until the Flag is removed).
   
   When an animal is Flagged, the status of the animal shows as Pending review.
   
   
   
5. Tap Follow-ups to add a Follow-up to the animal. Select Add, enter Follow-up details.
   Refer to Follow-ups (app) for further details about adding and clearing follow-ups.
   
   

   Follow-ups are associated with a Follow-up Date. If a Follow-up is not completed by the listed date, the screen background for that animal will be yellow.

   
   
6. A blue background will display if an animal is re-scanned within a session.
   
7. To replace a Tag, tap  to edit EID or Visual Tag, then scan or enter the replacement tag number.
   

   
   
8. Tap to view the History for the relevant fields.
   
   
9. Treatments added in the Session Setup will automatically be applied to each animal (‘Apply’ button is orange).
   
   To apply a new Treatment, tap Add, enter the Treatment details. (‘Apply’ button will be orange).
   
   
   When a Treatment is applied, the Ailment being treated by each Treatment item, can be selected from the dropdown list. This is optional.
   
   
   To un-apply a Treatment to an individual animal, tap  to open the Treatments section of the Scan Screen, tap Apply (‘Apply’ button will turn grey).
   
   
10. After saving each animal, a summary of all session animals becomes visible. Tap an animal to view/edit its details.
    
    
11. After saving each animal, the 'Summary' bar becomes visible. Tap it to view Total Weight, Average Weight, ADG and head summaries per Gate.