Frequently Asked Questions 1. Backup/Restore Are you able to backup to CD from PAM QA Plus ? How do I back up data? How do I restore data? I have restored mapping to a new computer and there are no images ? PAM : Restoring PAM Backup shows error message "Error File Not Found" 2. Configuration Can I change a Paddock Name ? How do I merge 2 paddocks into 1 ? How do I set up fertiliser for liquid application ? How do I split 1 paddock into 2 ? Our lists need tidying up… over the years we have doubled up on entries and miss-spelled some. How do we tidy them up? Unable to edit a pdk - error "This Farm/Pdk combination exists, please try..." 3. Cropping Can you please explain how PAM deals with Water Use Efficiency issues? How can I enter paddock recommendations so I can use "Import Paddock Recommendations" or "Show Paddock Recommendations"? How do I enter insurance costs for a crop? How do I enter staff details for operations? How do I get the Break Even yield figure in the Season Summary Screen? How do I record the planting of more than one crop in a paddock in PAM? Is it possible to export the fixed costs from the machinery cost calculator as well as the variable costs? Job Cost Allocation Techniques : How Can I Allocate the Cost of a Job to a Paddock and not any Crops? Summer & Winter Cropping ... "Area Code" What are management groups and what do they do? Why don't we display an area on a Harvest Delivery record? Why is there no pick list when adding a chemical in the configuration screen? 4. Data Display My drop down lists don't have any text in them ? Season Summary Screen will only show a couple of years worth of my data ? Some of the dialog titles (text) in PAM QA Plus are not completely visible ? 5. Data Entry Entering a Hay Production record splits my paddock in two ? How do I add Harvested produce to the Inventory of Consumables for Supplimentary Feeding ? How do I enter two crops into the same paddock ? How do I handle Chicken Manure bought and applied by the Cubic Metre How do I organise Lucerne (perennial) as a crop in PAM ? How do I use a liquid fert that is invoiced to me by the ton ? I entered an operation against a paddock that has a crop in it and the costs show on the Gross Margin report for that crop ? I have assigned an activity to a paddock and should have been the crop ? I want to 'Manually Aportion Job Costs', but the menu selection is not there ? Some Paddocks/Crops don't show up for a Harvest Delivery operation ? What is the difference between Arable, Grazable, Workable and Irrigated Areas when setting up a Paddock ? 6. Data Merging "File Not Found" when doing logout... Is Data merging available for the Livestock data in PAM? What are my options for keeping the same data on more than one dataset ? What is Merged using the PAM DataMerging System? 7. Database Process DDF error DAO error - Unrecognised databse format 'Pam Queries mdb' 8. DES Do I need a particular version of PAM to run with the DES system ? Is there a cost associated with the DES system ? 9. Emailing PAM Data Getting large files to Fairport via the internet... 10. GPS GARMIN - Downloading waypoints GARMIN - Upload Capability 11. Grape Forecaster Installing Graper Forecaster to run over Terminal Services Remote Desktop RDP or Citrix 12. Harvest Import How do I import split loads from LoadNet data to one paddock ? 13. Individual Animal Records Can I define my own visual ID's ? To get started with IAR you must do the following... What scales are to be supported by PAM IAR 14. Livestock Confusion when reading the "Offspring Percentages" report How do I get rid of a mob and all of its records ? How do I retrieve what my livestock tallies were at a particular date? (i.e. End of Year) I changed the Common Name of a mob, but the new name does not show up in pick lists, Why ? Is there a table that show's each class of animal such as growing steer, bull, pregnant cow, dry cow etc, and then their respective weights (LSU)? My mobs don't seem to be in the right place on my map? My trail feeding times for mobs... will not show up ? One of my mobs has gone missing 15. Mapping After sliding the Quick View and Quick Layer Selectors all the way to the left of the screen, I can't get it back ! Can I change the background colour of all objects on a layer at the same time ? Class not registered error importing an ECW Error Message "service not registered" when trying to import ECW photos How do I ... Slice up Farm Maps and Calculate co-ordinates for resulting images How do I assign map symbols to existing mobs for use in the PAM Mapping system How do I convert from Decimal degrees to Degrees Minutes and Seconds How do I create paddock names? How do I edit Waypoint Names How do I import and geolocate a bitmap image ? How do I make my image backgrounds transparent …? I'm having trouble getting the corners of two paddocks at the top of a laneway to stop snapping together. Any ideas? Images and Cross Zone troubles... Import a bitmap with attached .gpm, .ers, .gbm co-ord files Is there any way I can create an object onto two layers. Or another way..... Copy an object from one layer onto another…? Maps missing after installing gpMapper with PAM already installed (and visa versa) My GeoTiff file won't import into mapping My map is slightly distorted. Can I correct this? PAM Mapping vs. gpMapper Should I delete the demo farm and other maps when I install? The paddocks were in straight lines while they were being drawn in, however, when I started to zoom out, lines rotated on 5 degree angle To assist confusion about Norths in mapping What coordinate types (datums) can I use to geo-reference an image? What datum type do Fairport SHP files contain ? What format do I supply maps in for printing by a print bureau? What format does my aerial photo need to be in for Fairport software ? What is the file format for Generic list of points What is the format of the .gpm format used for images by gpMapper & PAM? What order do Image definition files get processed when importing a bitmap file? Why have my Symbols & Styles gone missing?! 16. PocketPAM Utilities I can't select my Farms for transfer with Livestock information ? Where is my Recommendations data transfer option ? 17. PocketPam/CE My PocketPAM for PocketPC won't Sync ? 18. PocketPam/Palm I get an error message "Unable to delete from read only table" My PocketPAM won't sync Things to check if no data is being syncronised ! Why doesn't my name show up in the PocketPAM Palm OS utilities user menu ? 19. Precision Mapping I've got an image from my supplier, but I can't choose it for my VRT project! What format should I request my Yield data in? Why aren't all the columns of data in my Comma-Tab Delimited files accessible? 20. Pricing What are the advantages of being a Fairport Club Member? 21. Printing I get an error when trying to print from PAM 22. Program Installation Errors Access violations, PAM has caused an illegal .... After downloading and installing an upgrade or fulll install from the Fairport internet site I run PAM and get a "Corrupt Instalation Detected" message. I've changed the installation location of PAM and now upgrades won't work! Short Date Format Problem 23. Program Installation Questions 3 farms ... One of which is run by the owner ... 2 remotes ...How to set this up. Changing my trading name in PAM ... How Does reinstalling PAM overwrite the data? How do I install an additional PAM module eg: Mapping, IAR How do I unlock my program? How to ... Move PAM to a new computer How to install networked Max on a Peer to Peer Network How to upgrade via web site Installing different versions of PAM on one computer ?? Installing PAM on a Network PAM : Installing a Network Workstation version with the program running from the local machine What happens if I re-install a different version of PAM? Why won't the install screen pop up when I put the CD in the tray? 24. Projects Reporting Utility How do I get the Project Reporting Utility ? 25. Rainfall Potential Yield not showing ?? Or not recalculating. Why can't I see my decile ranges in the Rainfall Recording System? 26. Registration How do I change the Trading Name Details for PAM or MAX? 27. Reporting Annual Crop Summary Report : "Discrepancies" Display Annual Paddock Summary Report : "Discrepancies" display how does the grazing days histories report calculate the average stocking rate How to use a personalised logo in mapping How to use a personalised logo on reports The season selection box doesn't contain any years prior to 2003. What reports are available for Actuals, Plans, Recommendations & Budgets? When I report on soil test data, some of the test items won't show up ? 28. Screen settings Why are the Date Selector's not showing up in report generators and backdate costs screen 29. Soil Tests Soil Test Reports Issue - I am only able to display 17 soil records What format do I use to import soil test data, and where do I find it? 30. Viticulture Can I use Viticulture only if running Apples & Grapes How do I promote a standard PAM to Viticulture Only 31. Water Use Efficiency Issues My water use efficiency graph is showing wierd numbers... why? Water Use Efficiency Issues in PAM
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