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Starting the program
On the Main Menu, click the Programs tab then click:
Specimens - GA629
The initial screen GA629S01 looks like this:-
Screenshot
In this section
About the program
This program allows you to work with
Events related to specimens, showing lists of plants and their specimens to make it easy for the user to see an overview of Tasks “Todo”, to show
Events which have happened e.g. Tasks completed.
Unlike the Tasks program, you have an overview of items “Todo” for easily selected lists of
specimens e.g. by Garden Area.
Specimens in a list may be related to multiple tasks.
Example: You can create a Garden Area called “Seeds -
2024”, add seeds you have purchased and then monitor the progress as Seed is due to be Sown, record the Germination dates, the Potting dates etc.
Even
though the program ties in closely with the Tasks program, the User can record any Event not related to a Task.
If you have used the Tasks - GA647 program to add tasks for specimens then those plants with their specimens will be listed when you select the appropriate Garden Area.
Note that if a specimen is associated with a Task which has multiple dates, then the FIRST outstanding task date will be displayed.
BE VERY AWARE that if you record the first Todo task date as Done, then the NEXT task Todo date is displayed for that specimen.
The Apply this event button
This button allows the selected Event to be applied to the selected specimen.
Events can be added using the program Plant Care Classifications - GA611 found under the Setup tab on the menu.
Warning: When you click on a specimen which has an outstanding Task ToDo, the Events pop-up automatically changes to the Done event for that task. This is to avoid mistakes.
You can change this setting if you wish to record another event for the specimen.
The Undo button
This button appears ONLY after you
apply an event to a specimen.
If you apply an event by mistake, then use this button to reverse the action.
The Undo button will apply:
- for the most recent Apply action ONLY.
- Until you close the program
The Edit Plant Profile button
Click on the name of a
Plant or a Specimen to select a plant.
This screen will appear when this button is clicked
The Specimen Profile button
Click on the name of a Plant or a Specimen to select a plant.
This screen will appear when this button is clicked.
Another screenshot of GA100S23
The Specimen Events button
Click on the name of a Plant
or a Specimen to select a plant.
This screen will appear when this button is clicked.
This another page of the multipage screen GA100S23
The Add a Specimen button
Click on the name of a Plant or a Specimen to select a plant.
This screen will appear when this button is clicked
Working with Containers
To begin:
You need to:
- Add your pots and containers.
Under the Setup tab, start the program Pots and Containers - GA628
The initial screen looks like this:
Screenshot GA628S01
When you click the Add a container button, an example
profile is shown
in screenshot GA628S02
- Merge any of your existing Plant Care Classifications which are duplicates or identical to the special purpose Plant Care Classifications used by the Ideas
Genie system.
The Plant Care Classifications used by the Ideas Genie system begin with an asterisk (*)
See screenshot GA611S1-3 and screenshot GA611S01-4 and screenshot GA611S01-5
The Add to List button
Click on the This Garden Area
button to display a list of specimens in the currently selected Garden Area.
Note that ONLY plants with specimens are displayed in this mode.
In the
listing, click on the name of a Specimen for adding to a container.
Follow the instructions in Screenshot GA629S01-3
The Fill New container button
See instructions in Screenshot GA629S01-3
The Edit Container button
Use this to work with the
contents of a filled container.
instructions in Screenshot GA629S04
The Container Photos button
Click this button
to add or edit photos of a filled container
Screen GA629S03 will appear.
Click the User Guide (for this screen)
link at the bottom of that screen
Adding a specimen to a partly filled container
Follow the instructions in Screenshot GA629S04
Adding a specimen with a Task to a container
Follow the instructions in Screenshot GA629S05
After
adding the specimen with a task to a container the initial screen looks like this:
Screenshot GA629S01-6
Other screens in this program (which have screenshots)
- GA100S23 - Adding, Editing and Deleting a Specimen, Task Events etc
- GA629S03 - Container Photos
- GA629S04 - Adding photos of filled containers
- GA629S05- Editing Container Photos - identifying plants by lasooing
- GA629S07 - Remove specimens from Multiple Pots
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