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Pedigree file upload and data file export

X'Aim is designed to make your job of tracking your animals easier,

and to facilitate that we have created both a pedigree file upload

facility and a data export facility.

To upload your pedigree file, it's a simple matter of navigating to

the "Import" tab from your "Animal List" page. An X'Aim hint will

guide you through the details of importing. A flexible data file

format means you can define how fields such as "sex" are read - maybe

you use "male" and "female" or maybe you have a code like "M" and "F"

or "1" and "2". Specify what fields are in which columns and what

types of identifiers are used (like M and F or 1 and 2), and upload

your pedigree, large or small! This can save considerable time if you

already have your pedigree in electronic format.

At X'Aim we don't want to tie you in to using our software product. We

also recognise the need to download data to other software for various

purposes. For this reason we've created a one-click data export so

that you can easily get at your data. The file is exported as

comma-separated, making it ready to use in spreadsheets or databases,

or your favourite text editor. You'll find the export facility on the

"Export" tab on your Animal List page.

Sign up now for your free X'Aim account: http://www.xaim.com.au

Labels: features

posted by Susan Meszaros at 11:52 AM 0 comments

Add comments to animals

Now you can keep track of observations about individual animals using

the new "comments" field on the individual animal details view on your

X'Aim animal listing page. View details about individuals by clicking

on their ident/tag. This brings up a new window showing animal details

and tabs where you can view the pedigree and the progeny of that

individual.

On the first view of the animal's details is a new field called

"Comments". When you hover your mouse over the word "Comment" an

edit-icon will appear to the left. Clicking on the edit-icon lets you

add comments to the animal. Save or cancel your edits when you're

done. It's that easy!

Keeping comments on animals can help store important information about

individuals. For example, you might find a ewe that is an

exceptionally good mother and want to make note of it for next year,

or for when you look up her lambs. Maybe they are also good mothers!

Use X'Aim to help keep track of your animals, their pedigrees, and now