The InstaCaliper allows you to capture the information you need to know when measuring. You categorize information by creating custom Tasks, Lists and List Items. See Understanding Tasks & Lists and TallyTrak & InstaCaliper: Setting Up Tasks and Lists.
Generally, in the nursery environment, one List name will be "Tree Variety" or "Variety. Once you set up a List on the Web Portal, you can easily import tree names to the List "Variety" by importing your tree names as List Items.
- First, dowload the tree variety names from your nursery inventory software.
- Using the downloaded file, ensure that you have one tree name per line.
- Save the file as a *.txt file. You can save both Word documents and Excel documents as *.txt files.
- Log in to your Web Portal (https://portal.2ndsightbio.com/login).
- Choose Manage--Lists on the navigation bar.
- Add the List you wish to create (e.g., "Variety") or select the List from the "Lists" screen (in green letters).
- If you added a List, you will be taken back to the "Lists" screen. Select the "List" you created (in green letters).
- Once you select a List, the "Edit List" screen will open.
- Choose "Import Items." This is open an "Import List Items" screen.
- On the "Import List Items" screen, you will be prompted to choose a *.txt file. Choose the file that you made from your nursery inventory software. The file name should appear next to the grey "Choose File" box.
- Hit "Upload." This will return you to the "Edit List" screen. You should see the uploaded names on the "Edit List" screen.