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Transferring sessions from a computer to Datamars Livestock

Session files saved on your computer can be imported into Datamars Livestock

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Normally, we would recommend transferring sessions from a weigh scale indicator or EID reader to Datamars Livestock using the Datamars Pro mobile app, Data Link PC software, or directly (if you have a 5000 indicator).

However, if you have previously downloaded sessions to a computer, you may want to import these into Datamars Livestock.

Session files may be in .csv or .xlsx format but they must be formatted a special way (see below). You will need to format the file first, before importing.

To upload session files from a computer into Datamars Livestock:

  1. Click on Sessions, then Import Sessions.

  2. Click Browse and select the .csv or .xslx file which you formatted and saved earlier. Click Open.

💡 To select and upload more than one file, hold down the Ctrl or Command key then click on each file you would like to upload. If you have a lot of files to upload you can click on the first file, then hold the Shift key and click on the last file, and all the files in between will also be selected.

Formatting rules

File formatting rules:

  • The file must be in .csv format or xlsx format. No other formats can be imported.

  • The file must contain at least one column with an ID field. This column can be VID, EID or LID. The IDs used in the file will be matched to the IDs in Datamars Livestock.

  • The IDs must be formatted to exactly match the IDs in Datamars Livestock (e.g. if the EIDs in Datamars Livestock contain a space, this is how they must be formatted in the file).

  • More than one ID column can be used in the file but ID information must be in the correct column.

  • Only animal records with an ID field will be imported. Other fields are optional.

  • Include a header row with labels. See below for the labelling rules.

  • Date must be formatted ???

In the file, columns must be labelled exactly as below:

  • VID, EID or LID

  • Weight

  • Date (date when animal record was created, not today's date)

  • Time (time when animal record was created, not current time)

💡We recommend removing extra columns of data. Extra information in the file may cause importing errors.

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