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Alpaca Manager Changelog

What's new in Alpaca Manager 9.1.1

Feb 23, 2024
  • Revise the animal reports to ensure all 16 characters of the Registry No. and Ear Tag are visible.
  • In the IAR and AAI Versions, add Microchip No. to the list of options when changing the Ear Tag using the Animal Wizard.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • – Correct an error when using the Fix Photo Locations Ribbon item.
  • – Correct a problem with the Breeding Performance by Sire Report when the selected sort order is either Herd Prefix or Animal Name.

New in Alpaca Manager 9.1.0 (Aug 28, 2023)

  • Change the Ear Tag and Registry No. fields to allow a maximum of 16 characters.
  • Add Unknown as an additional option for the Animal Status field.
  • Change the Find Body Scores and Find Weights selection criteria option for Observation Date to allow selection of the Latest value..

New in Alpaca Manager 9.0.3 (Aug 13, 2022)

  • Revise the BAS Registry Colour Codes.
  • Update the BAS Get Registry Data routine to recognise the new format of the Web Pages.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Calendar Events Report when printed from the Find Animal Events Summary form.
  • After changing the Internal? flag for a Location, change the On Farm setting for all animals in that Location to the relevant value.
  • After changing the On Farm? flag for an Animal, clear the Location.
  • Correct a problem with the Find Animals Criteria form when selecting Latest Created When Record Info.

New in Alpaca Manager 9.0.2 (May 31, 2022)

  • Add the Range option to the Created When and Updated When dates on the Record Info Find Criteria tabs.

New in Alpaca Manager 9.0.1 (Nov 28, 2021)

  • Update the Get Registry Data processing for the revised BAS web-page layout..

New in Alpaca Manager 9.0.0 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Upgrade to Access 2016 and modify for 64-Bit Access compatibility.
  • Add the Alpaca Association of Ireland (AAI) as a Registry option.
  • Add the Select Registry drop-down list to the Get Registry Data form.
  • This allows a user to copy data from one of the other Registry Databases (if they have access to the relevant web-site).
  • Add the Locate Document button to the Add Calendar and Add Diary Contact Wizard forms.
  • Add the Locate Document button to the Add Shearing, Add Mating, Add Calendar, Add Diary and Add Medication Animal Wizard forms.
  • Add the Bcc Yourself? option to the Application/Options/eMail Ribbon item.
  • If set, any email messages (other than eCampaign messages) will have the Bcc field set to the registered user's Contact eMail Address.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.5.2 (Nov 29, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Only Freshen the Work Sheet Animal page if it is visible.
  • Dynamically adding a new Diary or Medication Event, with existing Work Sheet data, resulted in Error 3077:
  • "Syntax error (missing operator) in expression."
  • Clear any existing Work Sheet Animal data for that item when a Work Sheet Item is changed.
  • Correct a problem where CreatedBy=Some was being ignored on the Find Animal Criteria form.
  • Correct a problem where the Created Userstamp was not being set when adding a new Calendar Template Event.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.5.1 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Add the Send Calendar Events Due eMail button to the Calendar Events Due form.
  • This sends an eMail to your Registered User eMail address with details of the Calendar Events shown.
  • The eMail can also be sent on a regular basis using a Windows Scheduled Task to run the new Calendar Events Due Email Application.
  • Add the Calendar tab to the Application/Options Ribbon item.
  • This specifies the options for the Calendar Events Due eMail.
  • Add the Analyse Diary Events and Analyse Medication Events buttons to the Find Animal Events Summary form.
  • These export details of the found Diary or Medication Events to a Comma-Separated (CSV) file.
  • This file can then be analysed using Microsoft Excel or a similar program.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Animal Reports on the Find Animal Events Summary form incorrectly prompting for FlagValue.
  • Correct a problem with the Shearing Reports on the Find Shearings Summary form incorrectly prompting for FlagValue.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.5.0 (May 13, 2020)

  • Add the Record Info item to the Details and Summary ribbons.
  • Add the Record Info tab to the Find Contact Criteria and Find Animal Criteria forms.
  • Add the Flag field to the Animal Details form to highlight the animal with a Red, Green or Yellow flag.
  • If a Flag is selected, an optional Flag Reason can be entered.
  • Add the Change Flag option to the Animal Wizard to allow setting or clearing the Flag and associated Reason for the selected animals.
  • Highlight the Ear Tag field with the selected Flag colour on all summary forms and reports.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct an error on the Location Movements report when any option other than All is selected.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.8 (Apr 17, 2020)

  • Add the Check For Updates Ribbon item to the Application Ribbon.
  • Delete the Progeny Group and Animal ABV features.
  • These were for the AGE Project and this is no longer used by the IAR – AAA and IAR – AANZ Registries..

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.7 (Feb 10, 2020)

  • Add the Work Sheet/Animal Identifier fields to the Options form to allow the user to select which field(s) to show on the Work Sheet report to identify the animal.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct an error on the Work Sheet report when Body Score is selected and there are more than 5 items.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.6 (Sep 8, 2019)

  • Rename report Contact Diary Summary to Contact Diary Details.
  • Rename report Animal Diary Summary to Animal Diary Details.
  • Add the Animal Medication Details report.
  • Add Age at Last Shearing to the Animal Show Entry report.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Display currency values on the Animal Diary Details report using the relevant currency symbol rather than the unit 'Currency'.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.5 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • Add the WCI Only? option to the Possible Common Ancestors report. Selecting this option will limit the report to the Wright's Coefficient of Inbreeding for each Dam rather than showing the full list of common ancestors.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem for users where comma is the decimal separator when viewing the Weight Graph for an animal if either the Birth Weight or Weaned Weight are not whole numbers.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.4 (Nov 23, 2018)

  • Add Find Body Scores to the Main Menu.
  • Add Find Weights to the Main Menu.
  • Split the Find Animal Criteria Details tab into two new tabs: Identification and Breeding.
  • The Identification tab has criteria for Ear Tag, Microchip No. and Registry No.
  • The Breeding tab has criteria for Birth Date, Bred by ET, Sire, Dam, Recipient and WCI.
  • Add the Export/Output Query to Excel item to the Report Preview Ribbon.
  • Make the eCampaign Subject a required field..
  • Bug Fixes:
  • – Replace Placeholders in the eCampaign Subject.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.3 (Apr 24, 2018)

  • Change the Body Score tab on the Find Animal Criteria form to select based on 'Any' value rather than 'Latest' value.
  • Add the Comparative Body Score Graph report to allow the Body Scores of the listed animals to be compared.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.2 (Jan 6, 2018)

  • Add the Norwegian Alpaca Registry (NAR) as a Registry option.
  • In the IAR – AAA Version, change the Get Registry Data button to recognise the new eAlpaca web-page layout.
  • Add the JobTitle and Department Placeholders to the eCampaign editors.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • – Correct a problem with the eCampaign Wizard on the Find Contacts Summary form if the list is sorted by Related Count.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.1 (Nov 6, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Correct a problem when entering a new Herd Code on the Animal Details form.
  • The user was not being prompted to add the new value.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.4.0 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • Move the Herd Code and Herd Prefix fields from the Contact Table to the new Herd Code Reference Table.
  • A Herd Code has an optional Owner field which identifies the Contact which owns the Herd Code. A Contact can own more than one Herd Code record.
  • Show the animal's age in italics on the Animal Summary report if the animal is dead.
  • The Age is the age at which it died.
  • Include progeny for ET Recipients on the Progeny tab of the Animal Details form and the Progeny sub-report of the Animal Details report in italics.
  • Include progeny for ET Recipients on the Progeny Summary report in italics.
  • In this case, both Sire and Dam will also be shown.
  • Show the progeny's Death Date on the Progeny Summary report if the animal is dead and show the number of dead progeny in the total.
  • Add the Shows Tab to the Find Animal Criteria form to allow finding animals based on Show Class placings.
  • Add Organisation Name, Job Title and Department to the Contact details.
  • Contact Name is no longer required to be unique within the database but must be unique within any Organisation or those with no Organisation set.
  • Keep track of the Contact records opened when drilling down from one Contact to another and restore the previous Contact when closing the Contact Details form.
  • Include the list of Attachments in the Summary Email message sent by the eCampaign Wizard.
  • Rename Post Code Line to Post Code Position in the Country Table.
  • This is used to indicate where the Post Code appears in a formatted address relative to the last line: Prefix, Suffix or New Line.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when Importing using a new Address Type.
  • Correct a problem when Importing a common Contact Type.
  • The common Contact Type does not need to be a column in the CSV file.
  • When finding animals by Body Score or Weight using a specific value, only check the latest observation within the selected date range.
  • Correct a problem with the Calendar Events report prompting for Latest Body Score details.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.3.1 Build 2 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Add the Registered? (BAS Version) and Breeder? (ARI and Generic Versions) field to the Animal Details form for male animals. This is used to indicate that the animal is used for breeding.
  • Add the option to limit the list to Registered males only (BAS Version) or Breeder males only (ARI and Generic Versions) when selecting the sire on the Select Sire form.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Animal Details report displaying an error message when the option to Print Picture 1, 2 or 3 is selected.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.3.0 Build 10 (May 15, 2017)

  • Add the Show Impact? option to the Mating Events tab of the Find Animal Criteria form.
  • This allows finding Mating Records based on the either the specified Mating Event Types or the Mating Event Impact on the Mating.
  • Add a prompt to warn when a cria is not visible in the Cria Ear Tag drop-down list on the Mating Details form because it no longer satisfies the query conditions for the list.
  • In this case, populate the Cria Full Name field with the cria's full name and allow the user to click-through to its details.
  • Add the Cria Name, Birth Date and Days Gestation to the Analyse Matings query output.
  • Add the Mating Summary report.
  • This report is available on the Find Matings Summary form.
  • When Testing an eMail Campaign using the A Group of Contacts option on the eCampaign Details form, if a Group with the same name as the eCampaign exists, automatically select it.
  • Add the Sequence field to an eCampaign attachment.
  • This will be used to set the order of the attachments attached to the email the recipient receives.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when using the Insert Unsubscribe Link on some Windows versions.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.2.2 (Apr 9, 2017)

  • In the IAR – AANZ Version, increase the maximum size of the Herd Code to 5 characters.
  • Add a new option to the System tab of the Application/Options form to indicate whether the user wants to show the Plus GST/VAT/Tax? indicator alongside any Sale or Purchase prices.
  • Show the last recorded Body Score observation on the WorkSheet Details report when a Body Score item is included.
  • Show the last recorded Body Score observation on the Calendar Events Due report.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.2.1 Build 1 (Jan 30, 2017)

  • Add the Getting Started form to assist new users starting the application for the first time to decide where to store their Backend data file
  • When previewing or testing an eCampaign, add specific messages to prompt the user to enter the Test email address and the contact (or group of contacts) to be used for the test
  • Bug fixes:
  • Correct a problem when testing an eCampaign to a group of contacts. The recipient email address was being incorrectly added to the "To" field multiple times (once for each message sent).
  • Correct a problem with the Mating Details report showing no Common Ancestors when adding a new Mating record which would produce a cria with WCI > 0.
  • Correct a problem with the eCampaign button reporting an error when used on the Group Details form

New in Alpaca Manager 8.2.0 (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Add the Info button to the Restore form to display Information about the selected Backup Zip file.
  • Show the Campaign ID field on the eCampaign Summary form.
  • Set the MailMessage.MessageID property to the eCampaign name in all eMail messages sent relating to a specific eCampaign.
  • Add the Copy and Paste buttons to the CSS, HTML and Plain Text Editors.
  • Add the option to mark an eCampaign attachment as optional in which case no error will be reported if the file does not exist.
  • Add the option to set an alias for an eCampaign attachment.
  • This will be the name of the file the recipient receives.
  • Add the option to mark an eCampaign attachment as optional in which case no error will be reported if the file does not exist.
  • Add CampaignID and Campaign to the list of Placeholders which can be used in an eCampaign message.
  • On the eCampaign Details form, add the option to send a Test message using either a specific Contact or a Group of Contacts.
  • When opening the eMail Campaign Wizard from the Group Details form, if an eMail Campaign with the same name as the Group already exists, automatically select it.
  • Add the Only show unsent eCampaigns? check-box to the eMail Campaign Wizard.
  • This is set by default and will limit the list of Email Campaigns to those which have never been sent.
  • Show the Start Time, Percent Complete and estimated End Time on the eMail Campaign Wizard when sending messages.
  • When replacing Placeholders with the relevant field value, if the Placeholder name is prefixed by the '%' character, use URL encoding for any special characters (space, ampersand, etc.).
  • When copying another eMail Campaign don't copy the Description or the Footer (unless the current eMail Campaign does not have one).
  • Add the Clear button to both the Body and Footer tabs of the eMail Campaign Details form and eMail Campaign Wizard to clear the Body and Footer fields.
  • Add the eCampaign Details report.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Animal Summary Report Recipient option not being saved correctly.
  • Correct a problem where animals deleted from the Animal Summary or Find Animals Summary forms were not cleared as the Sire, Dam or Cria-At-Foot from any related animals.
  • Correct a problem with the HTML Editor incorrectly prefixing internal Links with "http:///".

New in Alpaca Manager 8.1.2 Build 5 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • Include the HTML Editor User Manual.
  • Add the animal's Age and the Sales Text fields for Fibre, Current Mating/Stud Services and Cria-at-Foot to the Sales Sheet Summary report.
  • Allow selection of a Zip file when choosing the Import data file for the Import Animals feature.
  • The selected file must contain a Transfer file with the same name as the Zip file but with an 'accde' extension.
  • When importing a CSV file, allow for either comma or semi-colon as the list separator.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Standardise the eCampaign Unsubscribe link to use '?subject' rather than '?Subject' and use the 'From' email address as-is to ensure the generated mailto URI is as generic as possible..

New in Alpaca Manager 8.1.1 Build 1 (Nov 22, 2015)

  • Remove the word 'List' from the Main Menu buttons.
  • Show both Ear Tag and Animal Name on the Work Sheet report.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem in the ARI/BAS Versions where the words 'Microchip No.:' were not visible on the Animal Details form.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.1.0 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • Add support for Windows 10 and Office 2016.
  • Add Contact Groups (for groups of contacts).
  • The existing groups (of animals) have been renamed Animal Groups.
  • In the IAR - AAA Version, increase the maximum size of the Herd Code to 5 characters.
  • When Weaned Date is entered for an animal, if no Weaned Weight is recorded, update the Weaned Weight field to any weight observation found for that date.
  • Add the Recipient Registry No. to the Misc. tab of the Animal Details form to record the recipient dam if the animal was bred using ET.
  • A new condition on the Details tab of the Find Animals criteria form allows finding animals Bred by ET.
  • On the Animal Details report, include the colour of the progeny on the Progeny sub-report.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.5 (Aug 14, 2015)

  • Add Generic as an option when selecting which Registry the animals are registered with.
  • In the BAS Version, revise the list of Registry Colour Codes.
  • In the IAR - AANZ Version, add the Colour Pattern field to allow specifying whether a multi-coloured animal is: Appaloosa, Fancy, Pinto or Tuxedo.
  • Display weight observations to 2 decimal places.
  • Add the Sales Sheet Summary Report.
  • Add the Maximum number of messages per session field to the SMTP Server settings.
  • This is used to specify the maximum number of messages your SMTP Server will accept in one session. Set this to zero if there is no limit.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.4 Build 3 (Jul 16, 2014)

  • In the BAS Version, display the 'Solid' prefix for solid-coloured animals.
  • In theIAR - AAA Version, add the Colour Pattern field to allow specifying whether a multi-coloured animal is: Appaloosa, Fancy or Tuxedo.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Don't show mating details on the Projected Birth Dates report if the Mating record has no Mating Date.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.3 Build 8 (Jul 16, 2014)

  • Add the option to use a set of selection conditions as a default set of conditions when finding Animals, Contacts etc.
  • Change the animal graphs to identify the animal using their Ear Tag value rather than their Animal Name.
  • Show the Drop No. (IAR Versions only) as four digits with leading zeroes.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Translate each animal's colour code into the nearest AlpacaSeller colour to ensure the AlpacaSeller Import does not reject the Import file.
  • Correct a problem when adding Body Score observations via a Work Sheet.
  • The entered value was being rounded to the nearest integer.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.2 Build 7 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Add the Application/Send Data Ribbon item to the main screen.
  • This will create an email to [email protected] with the user's Back-End data file attached.
  • Add the Paste button to the Registration form to simplify pasting a Registration Key from the clipboard.
  • Change the Backup/Restore options to support compressed (zip) files.
  • Add filter fields to the following forms:
  • All Reference Tables
  • List eCampaigns
  • List Groups
  • List Progeny Groups
  • List Locations
  • List Work Sheets
  • List Shows
  • List Templates
  • Add the following Import options:
  • CSV Diary Details
  • CSV Medication Details
  • After creating an Export data file, ask the user if they want to send the file to a recipient as an email attachment.
  • Keep track of the animal records opened when drilling down from one animal to a related animal and restore the previous animal when closing the Animal Details form.
  • Add the Paddock Mating? option to the Mating Details tab of the Find Animals Criteria form.
  • Add the Animals button to the Find Matings Summary form.
  • This prompts the user to select the animals to show on the Find Animals Summary form using the details from the found Mating records.
  • Allow all photos for an animal to be viewed when the Zoom Photo form is opened by double-clicking on a thumbnail image.
  • Scroll between photos using the navigation buttons at the bottom of the form or use the Mouse Wheel.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.1 Build 5 (Jul 20, 2013)

  • Provide two different IAR Registry options:
  • IAR - AAA, for the Australian Alpaca Association
  • IAR - AANZ, for the New Zealand Alpaca Association
  • This change is to cater for the different Colour Codes used by the two
  • Registries:
  • AAA has changed the BLK ('Black') Colour Code to TB ('True Black') and added the new BB ('Bay Black') Colour Code.
  • AANZ does not use RN ('Roan') and this has been removed and the name of the RG Colour Code changed back to 'Rose Grey/Roan'.
  • Add an option to the Comparative Growth Graph report to allow selecting the number of months to show on the graph.

New in Alpaca Manager 8.0.0 Build 6 (Jun 12, 2013)

  • Upgrade the Back-End data file to Access 2007 and change the default name to Paca-Man_Data.accde.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • After changing a Group Code, update any Mating Event Names using the Group Code.
  • After deleting a Group, clear any Mating Event Names using the deleted Group.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.7 (Mar 5, 2013)

  • Add support for Office 2013.
  • When adding a Mating-Related Diary Event, if there is only a single Mating Event associated with the Diary Event, add it to the latest Mating Record for the Dam automatically (without prompting the user).
  • Add the Contact ID option to the Find Contact Criteria form.
  • List the Contact ID of each Contact on the Sent To tab of theeCampaign Details form.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Display the When Sent value for eCampaign Sent records with hours, minutes and seconds.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.6 (Oct 25, 2012)

  • For the ARI and BAS Versions, show DNA Case No. on the Animal Details form and report.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Sales Sheet report for the ARI and BAS Versions.
  • Error 'Object doesn't support this property or method' was being reported.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.5 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • For New Zealand addresses, add the Postcode Finder button to the Contact Address form.
  • This will open the NZ Post Address and Postcode Finder web page passing the address details.
  • Add the Fibre Authority option to the Shearing tab of the Find Animal Criteria form to allow finding animals or shearing records based on the Fibre Authority used to test the shearing sample.
  • Add the Shearing Weights tab to the Find Animal Criteria form to allow finding animals or shearing records based on various Shearing Weight conditions.
  • Add the ET Donor details to the Projected Birth Dates report for ET Matings.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem in the BAS version when using the Get Registry Data button.
  • The animal name was not being set correctly.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.4 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Add the Maximum Message Size field to the eMail tab of the Options form.
  • This allows a limiting size to be set for eCampaign messages. A warning message is displayed if an eCampaign message is saved which exceeds this size.
  • Add the option to include the following Sales Text fields with the Sales Sheet Description when creating an AlpacaSeller data file:
  • Fibre
  • Current Mating (or Stud Services)
  • Cria-At-Foot
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem with the Calendar Events Due report.
  • The sort order is not being set correctly based on the selected order of the form from which the report is produced.
  • Correct a problem when deleting an Animal Calendar event from the Calendar Events Due form.
  • Correct a problem when finding Contact Calendar Events.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.3 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Add Beige (Code=BG) as a Registry colour code for the BAS Registry version.
  • Add Roan (Code=RN) as a Registry colour code for the IAR Registry version.
  • Add the Get Registry Data button to the Contact Details form for the IAR and BAS Registry versions.
  • Add the recipient details (if applicable) and the projected birth dates to the analysis file created when analysing Mating Records.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when adding an animal to a Mating Group on the Groups tab of the Animal Details form.
  • The animal was incorrectly removed from all other Groups, not just Mating Groups.
  • Correct a problem when selecting the Address Type for the Farm Owner after selecting the Owner on the Options form.
  • Correct a problem with Analyse Mating Records when an Address Type is selected; no address details were being created in the analysis file.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.2 (May 8, 2012)

  • Only show the Tools/Spelling Ribbon item if the user's PC has the Microsoft Office Proofing Tools installed.
  • Add the Animal Show Results report.
  • Add the option to find Mating records which do not have the selected Mating Event Types when finding Mating records.
  • Add Latest as an option when finding Shearing records. This will limit the search to the latest Shearing record (taking into account the option selected for the 'Sample?' condition).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when Finding Contacts using either the Address Type or Contact Type selection criteria options.
  • Change various Status Bar references to Breeder to use the correct termContact.
  • Correct a problem with the format of the user's eMail address in the mailto Unsubscribe link.
  • Correct a problem with the sort order of the Shearing Work Sheet report when the Find Shearings Summary form is sorted by Colour.
  • In addition, sort the report by Shearing Date (ascending or descending) if the Find Shearings Summary form is sorted by any of the shearing details.|
  • i.e. The data entry fields: Grades, Weights and Sample Statistics.
  • Correct a problem when selecting a Location Diary Unit for a Location Diary Event Name.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.1 (May 8, 2012)

  • Add an option to suppress the Farm Owner Contact Details in the footer of theSales Sheet report.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when deleting Location and Animal Diary Event Names from the Summary list.

New in Alpaca Manager 7.0.0 (May 8, 2012)

  • Convert Alpaca Manager to Access 2007.
  • Add the optional Contact Diary Unit to the definition of a Contact Diary Event Name and, if specified, require entry of an Amount when adding a Contact Diary Event.
  • Contact Diary Units include the pre-defined unit 'Currency' and others defined by the user.
  • Add the Contact Financial Summary and the Contact Diary Financial Summary reports to summarise 'Currency' Diary Events for a Contact or a set of found Contact Diary Events.
  • Add the pre-defined unit 'Currency' for the optional Animal and Location Diary Units.
  • Add the Animal and Location Financial Summary reports to summarise 'Currency' Diary Events for Animals and Locations.
  • Add the Animal Diary Financial Summary report to summarise 'Currency' Diary Events for a set of found Animal Diary Events.
  • Add the Coarse Edge Micron (CEM) shearing statistic to the Shearing record.
  • Add the Spinning Fineness (SF) sample statistic to the Shearing Summary reports.
  • Include the animal's Weaned Weight (if both Weaned Date and Weaned Weight are recorded) when graphing weight observations or showing the last recorded weight for an animal.
  • Add a new option (Work Sheet/Create Notes?) to the Options form to indicate whether to create the standard Notes value in the records created by a Work Sheet.
  • When Entering a Diary, Medication or Reminder Calendar Event where the Due Date has passed, prompt the user to determine which date to use when rescheduling the Calendar Event.
  • Previously, Reminder Events were always rescheduled using the original Due Date.
  • Return Return You will be prompted to Open/Run or Save the file.
  • Select the Save option.
  • In the prompt that follows, select a folder on your computer in which to store the file.
  • The download will take around 30 minutes on a 32k dial-up connection.
  • On completion, open the folder and double-click on the downloaded file.
  • Follow the instructions to install Alpaca Manager.
  • Existing users, click the Help/About menu in Alpaca Manager to check your current version.
  • If you have V4.2.3 (or earlier), you must read the important upgrade information here.
  • To download the installation file, click on the following link:

New in Alpaca Manager 6.2.6 (May 8, 2012)

  • When printing the Work Sheet Details report, show any Diary or Medication Dose amounts that have already been entered on the Work Sheet.
  • Don't automatically clear the Work Sheet data when changing the status from '4: Complete' to '3: Enter Data'.
  • This allows the data values to be preserved when a Work Sheet is re-used.
  • The new Clear Data button can be used to clear all data values prior to entering the new data.
  • Add the Body Score and Weight tabs to the Find Animal Criteria form to allow finding animals based on Body Score and Weight observations.
  • Allow the TagID ('Ear Tag') field to be used to identify animals when importing Body Score, Shearing and Weight record details.
  • Only animals with unique TagID values can be used for such imports.
  • Add the File/Update Document Location menu option to allow updating all document references in Description or Notes fields from one folder name to another.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct a problem when sending an eCampaign with the option to send a single eMail message.
  • Correct a problem when prompting to load Group selection criteria.
  • Correct a problem with the eCampaign Summary form.