Angus: Exporting Herd Data

Export Data: Step-by-step guide

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Step 1: Create an Animal Set

If you already have a set, go to Step 2: Create Custom Animal Report

1. Click on the “My Herd” tab

2. Click on the “Animal Groups > Animal Set” link

3. Click on the “Create New Set” link on the right

4. Enter the “Animal Set Name”

5. Select a folder or Create a new one (we recommend a folder called VH to keep things organized)

6. Complete the form by filling in the criteria needed to build an animal set with all the animals you want in Virtual Herd
   TIP: If you have a spreadsheet of registration numbers, you can import them as long as the registration numbers are in the 1st column.

7. Click the “Find Animals” button, or if you uploaded a file, Click the “Submit File” button

Step 2: Create Custom Animal Report

If you have not yet created an Animal Set for the animals you want to export go to Step 1: Create an Animal Set

1. Click on the “Reports” tab

2. Click on “Interactive” > “Create Custom Animal Report”

3. Click the “Animal Set” radio button and Select your “Animal Set” from the drop down menu

4. Check the “Excel Spreadsheet” checkbox

5. Check the “Select All Columns” checkbox

6. Check the “Show Interim Indicators” checkbox

7. Check the “Show Accuracies” checkbox

8. Check the “Show EPD/$Value Percentile Ranks” checkbox

9. Click the “Search” button at the bottom on the page (an Excel file will be downloaded)

NOTE: Files are usually saved to your Downloads folder, though this may vary from user to user

Virtual Herd Import Source

Choose “AAA ONLINE CUSTOM REPORT IMPORT” when importing into Virtual Herd

Importing Errors

Associations may modify the data they export from time to time. Virtual Herd expects the import file to match the import template exactly.

If you get an importing error, please open a ticket. Please attach the file to the ticket

Next: Import Herd Data into Virtual Herd

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