Specify filter

The Specify Filter form allows the creation of filters that can be used throughout the program to limit the animals to those with very specific characteristics.

  - the name of the currently displayed filter. Other existing filters can be displayed by selecting from the names in the drop-down box
- Close the form and apply the currently selected filter
- Close the form without applying any filter
- Edit the definition (in the lower part of the form) of the current filter
- define a new filter. The template for the new filter will be based on the current filter.
- delete the current filter. Note that the filter definition will be recoverable.

Note: Throughout the form an unchecked check box ( as opposed to ) results in the exclusion of any animal with that characteristic. As an example will exclude all animal types from the list except Fe:Br (Breeding females).
For a text box, where numbers or text are required, a blank value results in the value being ignored. Hence as an example, would mean animals must be at least 366 days old, the blank value in the to box means there is no upper limit to age.

The form defining the filter is divided in to three sections relating to different aspects.
1. Age and type of animal: In the example below the filter is limiting the list to animals aged 366 days or greater (blank indicating no limit) and only to breeding females (Fe:Br).

2. Production and fertility status: In the example below the filter is limiting the animals to only parity 0 (heifers). The milking status (dry/milking) do not apply to heifer records. In beef herds leave both these values checked so all animals are included.  The fertility status check boxes ensure that all heifers will be included except any scheduled to be culled

3. Events: The three grids enable the identification of animals records according to whether they contain actual events since a specified time, events scheduled within a specified time and animals that have not recorded an event since a specified time. Note that if you enter values in two grids then the animal record must satisfy both to be included in the filter.

After editing or creating a new filter, an appropriate name can be given in the text box in the menu bar. licking the save button stores the filter which is then available throughout the program in the filter drop-down box.