Downloading from the NLIS database to StockMate

Downloading from the NLIS database to StockMate

This article outlines the steps to be performed to download detail from the NLIS database to StockMate.
Some businesses will choose to download regularly as part of periodic processes, while others may choose not to use this function at all.

NLIS - Downloading Arrivals

Download NLIS Arrivals can be used to import the NLIS Arrival information against existing StockMate arrival sessions, or to create a Pre-Arrival if the animals do not yet exist in StockMate.
Fields available for import to StockMate: EID, NLIS ID, Origin PIC, NVD, LT
The NLIS report being downloaded is: View Devices on My Property > Livestock Moved Onto PIC.
  1. Select NLIS, Download, Arrivals. Select NLIS Search Criteria, Load.

  2. Select/deselect required sessions, Next Step: Import into StockMate.

    Animals that have been downloaded from NLIS, but do not yet exist in StockMate, will have a Code of (new). Importing the NLIS data for these animals will create a Pre-Arrival Session within StockMate.
    An error summary is available for export for any animals with NLIS/StockMate data conflicts.
  3. Select Fields to Import, select/deselect required animals, Save xx Selected Animals to StockMate.

    Yellow shading indicates the StockMate fields that will be updated upon Save. Blue shading indicates the NLIS downloaded information.
If StockMate and NLIS data match, animal details will be hidden by default. To see matching records, tick show animals where StockMate and NLIS match.

NLIS - Downloading Animals in PIC/Paddock/Session

Animals in PIC, Animals in Paddock and Animals in Session can be used to select animals and import their EU/LT amongst other fields.
Fields available for import to StockMate: EU, LT, LT Loss Code (Animals in PIC only), EID, NLIS ID.
Animals in PIC downloads data from the NLIS report: View Devices on my Property > Active Devices on PIC.
Animals in Paddock/Session downloads data from the NLIS report: Beast Enquiries.
  1. Select NLIS, Download, Animals in PIC/Paddock/Session.

  2. Select NLIS Search Criteria, Load.

  3. Select required lines, Next Step: Import into StockMate.

  4. Select Fields to Import, select animals to import, Save data for x selected animals to StockMate.

    Yellow shading indicates the StockMate fields that will be updated upon Save. Blue shading indicates the NLIS downloaded information.
If StockMate and NLIS data match, animal details will be hidden by default. To see matching records, tick see animals where StockMate and NLIS match.

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