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"I have to say, even knowing zip about the filing of flocks of woolly little critters, the interface is GREAT! Easy to understand where to click, what to enter, etc."
Paul Feist
Eureka, CA

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(View fullsize.) Basic Form. Most of the sheep's information is entered on this screen. Gray items are computed automatically from the white entries. For example, the breed is calculated automatically from the breeds of the dam and sire (when provided).

• Image Home Screen. This is the first screen displayed when you start up FlockFiler Lite.
• Image Basic Form. Most of the sheep's information is entered on this screen. Gray items are computed automatically from the white entries. For example, the breed is calculated automatically from the breeds of the dam and sire (when provided).
• Image Advanced Form. Less frequently needed information is entered on this form.
• Image Measuring Form. Enter all your evaluations and measurements here. The 60-, 90-, and 120-day weights are automatically estimated from your weight measurements.
• Image Genealogy Form. Use the buttons to navigate easily to any sheep displayed. Then use the "Previous Record" feature to navigate back easily. This form is also searchable so you can, for example, find all sheep with Bruno as the grandsire.
• Image Siblings and Offspring Form. At a glance you can see all of the direct offspring of a ram or ewe. Quickly add new single or multiple lambs with the on-screen buttons.
• Image Log Entries Form. Scroll among the history of notes for the sheep. You can create a note for a specific sheep or place notes into the records of many sheep at the same time. The number of notes is unlimited. The most recent notes are shown first. And, like everything else, these notes are fully searchable.
• Image Form for detailing your Log Entry.
• Image Admin. Area Form. Customize FlockFiler Lite's behavior here.
• Image Calculations Form. These tools are available to assist in your sheep management.
• Image Reports Screen. Find common lists of sheep or display your sheep records in different ways.
• Image List screen. Your search results are displayed in this list. Quickly navigate to any sheep on this list using the green magnifying glass button.
• Image Import Field Mapping Dialog example when importing the lineage. The import function of FlockFiler Lite lets you automatically read in records in from a spreadsheet or other file and place that information into any data entry field. This makes quick and easy work of reading in all of your old sheep records.
• Image Specify the Fields and the Field Order for the Export Dialog. The export function of FlockFiler Lite lets you save any or all of FlockFiler Lite's fields to a file. Everything you type into FlockFiler Lite can be exported. This allows you to make graphs and charts using a spreadsheet. Or you might create a custom report by merging records into a form letter in a word processor.
• Image Replace dialog. The powerful "Replace..." feature lets you change information in many records at once.
• Image The Specify Calculation dialog when you choose "Replace with calculated result" on the Replace dialog. You can even have the contents of the field altered according to the logic of a calculation that you specify. Advanced users will find all the power they need in FlockFiler Lite.
• Image Genealogy Form with Show More Info. Select what information appears under each sheep using the menu. For example you might want to examine the Birth Type or maybe the Wool Color for every sheep in the pedigree.
• Image Enter the weight measurements for many sheep at once in this list. This is useful if you have been recording the birthweights on paper in the barn.
• Image Enter the weaning weight measurements for many sheep at once in this list. Print out this list as a worksheet. Fill in the values on the sheet as you measure them. Then enter the measurements back onto the screen. The "Apply Same Date" button lets you automatically fill in the same weaning date on every record.