hatching calendar

 

The Hatch Calendar determines the supply from the hatcheries that will be available to be placed in the field. The calendar has a view that displays the supply in daily, weekly or monthly views with options for customizing the view to the user’s requirements.

 

Create a Hatching Calendar

The following components are outlined related to creating a Hatch Calendar:

 

  1. In BMTS>BRPA>Planning , select Hatching Calendar.

  2. In the Hatching Calendar main index, click to create a new record.

  3. In the Profiles dialog box, select the Profile No and then click 'OK'.

 

Details

  1. In the Hatch Calendar Details tab, clickto create a new line.

 

 

  1. Record Type indicates  the type of record being created and will default to 'Manual' with no option to modify.
  2. Enter the Hatch Date of the planned chicks hatched. This field will default with today's date and can be modified as required.
  3. From the Hatchery No drop-down menu, select the hatchery where the chicks will be hatched.
  4. Hatchery Name will default based on the Hatchery No.
  5. Product No is a required field to enter the product that will be hatched on the specified date. The product is the base product that is produced such as SR. The projected processing schedule will then define the processing product based on the product groups, for example, large bird vs small bird.
  6. Product Name will default based on the Product No.
  7. In the Chicks Hatched field, enter the number of chicks that are to be hatched on the specified date for the selected product.
  8. Vendor No is used if the chicks are being sourced from an external supplier. If applicable, select the vendor from where the chicks are being purchased.
  9. The Comments field is used to enter any comments for the specified hatch date.
  10. Save and Close the record.

Calendar

The targets can be viewed in the calendar once they have all been created.

 

 

  1. By hovering over an Item, the basic information can be viewed in a bubble.

 

 

  1. Items can also be relocated by dragging and dropping the item to a new day or time.

  2. By right-clicking on the item and selecting 'Copy',  the item  can be duplicated by using the 'Recurrence' option.

 

 

 

 

  1. In the Appointment dialog box, select 'Recurrence'.

 

 

  1. In the Recurrence Pattern selection, select how the entry is to reoccur. Available options include: Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly.

  2. In the Range of Recurrence section, enter the Start Date.

  3. Select the End Date. Available options are: No end date, End after (x amount of occurrences), or the End by date.

  4. Click 'OK' and then in the Appointment dialog box, click 'OK' again.

  5. Save and close the record.

 

*Note: The hatches will be the same as the record used to create the occurrences.