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Field Trials · Tenant admin

Set up trial types, variants and seed stock

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Steps

  1. Open Manage > Records and choose Trial Type under Record types. Press Add trial type and add each with Name, Crop, Target yield (t/ha) and Protocol reference.
    Trial Type outlined in the list of record types under Manage, RecordsTrial Type outlined in the list of record types under Manage, Records
  2. Choose Trial Variant. Press Add trial variant and add each with Name, Trial type, Seed bag SKU, Bags per hectare, and optionally Seed rate (kg/ha) and Notes.
    The New trial variant form with the Name, Trial type, Seed bag SKU and Bags per hectare fields outlinedThe New trial variant form with the Name, Trial type, Seed bag SKU and Bags per hectare fields outlined
  3. Choose Stock Item. For each seed bag, press Add stock item and add a record whose SKU is the variant’s Seed bag SKU, with Category Seed and Quantity on hand.
    The SKUs of the seed bags outlined in the Stock Items list, each with the Seed categoryThe SKUs of the seed bags outlined in the Stock Items list, each with the Seed category
  4. Open Manage > Roles and make sure the agronomy lead, operations manager, QA lead and procurement roles this service asks for are defined and held.
    The Agronomy lead row outlined under What your services ask for, with the Field Trials steps that address it and the person holding itThe Agronomy lead row outlined under What your services ask for, with the Field Trials steps that address it and the person holding it

What you will see

Your types under Configured trial types and your bags under Seed stock on the Set Up stage.

Common problems

  • A trial finds no stock. The variant’s Seed bag SKU does not match a stock item’s SKU exactly.
  • Nobody is asked to assess an incident. Nobody holds the incident team roles. See Define a role and give it to people.