You can import session files from a computer into Datamars Livestock. This is useful if you have previously downloaded sessions.
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.
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.
In the file, columns must be labelled exactly as below:
EID, IDE, RFID, Electronic Tag, Electronic ID or Electronic Identification
VID, IDV, Animal Number, Tag Number or Animal Tag
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.
To upload session files from a computer into Datamars Livestock:
Click on Sessions, then Import Sessions.
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.