Mobile Web Application - Manage Census Transactions

Summary

OERCA's Mobile application gives Users the ability to record key data on their smart phone or tablet while in the field. Below are instructions showing how census transactions can be entered using OERCA's mobile web application.

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STEP-BY-STEP: How to Record Census Transactions

Applies to these Permission Groups:

• Husbandry Members
• Facility Management

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TO ENTER CENSUS TRANSACTIONS USING THE MOBILE APP, FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

1. Open the OERCA web app on your phone or tablet. For easy access, we suggest that you create a shortcut to our Progressive Web App on your mobile device.

TIP:
While most people are familiar with "native" apps that are downloaded to your mobile device; there are many notable benefits to using Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) when available. Due to these special benefits and current trends that often make PWAs preferred over native apps, OERCA utilizes PWA technology.

2. Tap on the exhibit/area GROUP to filter your list to those configured areas/exhibits.
3. Now tap on the Area/Exhibit in the list that requires an action (i.e. - recording a census transaction). Once an Area is selected, it will be highlighted in green and a row of "action icons" will show at the bottom of the screen.
4. Tap on a preferred Action icon in the bottom row of the application. Actions to manage census transactions include Transfers and Mortalities.

NOTE: The buttons at the bottom of the application will not appear until an Area is selected. You may have to scroll the icons with your finger to the left for the census actions to show.

TIP: If you need to change the time when entering a census transaction, you can tap on the time display to edit.

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RECORD MORTALITIES

1. Select the area/exhibit requiring census adjustment.
2. Click the Mortalities button.
3. Click the "Select Species" button. This will open a new screen showing a list of all available species and their current quantities within the selected area/exhibit.  See below for more detail.
4. Click the "Select Disposition" button.  This will open a new screen showing choices for how the specimen was disposed.  Choices include Decomposed, Sent to Lab and Unknown.
5. Enter a quantity of mortalities to record.
6. Enter any comments you wish to note with the record.
7. Tap the Submit button.

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SELECT SPECIES SCREEN

The select species screen will be opened when the User clicks on the Select Species button as described above in Step #3.  The numbers in the red orbs indicate the quantity of each species being housed in the selected area/exhibit.  OERCA will not allow the User to record more mortalities or transfers than the total quantity of a given species.  To select a species, simply tap on the species name.

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RECORD TRANSFERS

1. Select the area/exhibit requiring census adjustment.  For transfers, you want to select the area/exhibit you are transferring animals FROM.
2. Click the Transfer button.

   NOTE:
   When you click on the Transfers button, you will be presented with a screen asking you to select an Individual or a Collection.  Simply tap on the category you are transferring.  This will filter the species list to that category in the following step.  See below for more information on this selection screen.

3. Click the "Select Species" button. This will open a new screen showing a list of all available species and their current quantities within the selected area/exhibit. See above for more detail.
4. Click the "Select Exhibit" button. This will open a new screen showing a list of exhibits within the Facility.  Tap on the exhibit you want to transfer animals TO.
5. For collections, enter a quantity of specimens to transfer.  If you are transferring an individual, you will not be presented this option (as there can only be a single specimen). 
6. Enter any comments you wish to note with the record.
7. Tap the Submit button.

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INDIVIDUAL/COLLECTION SELECTION

The Individual/Collection selection screen you see above is presented when transferring animals from one area/exhibit to another.  This selection will filter available animals to be included in the transfer process as described above.