Creating Import Templates - Agvance SKY Mapping

Add data to Agvance SKY Mapping Premium by creating import templates.

  1. Select Template Manager from the Setup menu.
  2. Choose the + icon to add a new template.
  3. Select a File Type from the drop-down.
    Note: This page will display differently depending on the File Type selected.
    • Field Boundary – Select Add Boundary (if the file is a new Field boundary) or Update Boundary (if updating the Field Boundary) from the Import Template Type drop-down. Proceed to Step 4.
    • Management Area – Check the Manual Only option, enter a Management Area Type Name, then add Management Area Types. Proceed to Step 7.
    • Application, EC Data, Harvest, Planting, Tillage, Zone – Proceed to Step 4.
    • Sampling (Nematode, Soil, Tissue, Water) – Select an Import Sample Templates Type, selecting +Add Vendor as necessary. Proceed to Step 4.
      • Spatial (with results) – Choose if the file has geometry and Sampling results.
      • Spatial (no results) – Choose if the file has geometry and no Sampling results.
      • Results Only – Choose if the file only contains results.
  4. Choose Select File, navigate to the file location, choose the file (typically a .dbf file), and select Open.
  5. Enter a Template Name.
  6. The Field Mapping table displays Attributes from the selected file in the middle column with Sample values immediately to the right. For each Attribute, select the matching Field value from the drop-down in the left column. Leave non-matching fields empty.
  7. Choose Save. An error message displays if required fields are not completed.