Step-by-Step Instructions
View Sample
Suitable Seed/Vegetative Lot Search Screen |
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Enter the mandatory fields (with the asterisk beside them)
Active/Expired, Species, Elevation, Latitude, Longitude, and SPZ B
so SPAR can locate accurate site-specific information. |
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Enter any additional filters you want to include in your
search using the drop down lists and text fields. (See How
to Enter Data in the Search
Basics part of this tutorial if you are unsure how to
use these types of fields.) |
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Click Go. |
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Review the results displayed at the bottom of the screen.
If you would like to adust your search at this point, add
or change the information in the search fields and click Go again. |
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Click the TG button to view Transfer Guidelines Exceptions
for that lot. |
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Click the DT button to view the Detail screen for
that lot. |
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Click the Back button in SPAR (not on your
browser) to return to the Suitable Seed/Vegetative Lot Search
form to refine your search or select a new task from the main
menu. |
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Default SPZ Button
Click the Default SPZ button to let SPAR automatically determine the Seed Planning Zones which correspond with the planting location information you have already entered. SPAR will automatically fill the SPZ, BGC Zone, Subzone and Variant fields with the correct values.
If you enter data in the SPZ and BGC fields without using the Default SPZ button and if this data does not match the spatial SPZ and BGC then you will receive a warning message at the top of the screen in SPAR.
Note that on the Suitable Seed/Vegetative Lot screen you are able to enter latitude and longitude values for degrees and minutes but not seconds; therefore, the BGC Zone, Subzone, and Variant displayed on the spatial layer in SeedMap may not correspond with the parameters entered.
SeedMap Button
Click the SeedMap button to open the SeedMap Application in a new broswer window. SeedMap opens to display the geographic location of the planting site for which you are seeking a suitable Seedlot or Vegetative Lot.
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Now that you know how search filters work, we'll take a look
at ways you can use them. |
Adjusting Your Search
The more information you include in your search the shorter
the list of results. If you add too many filters in your search
you may receive the message "No records found".
Remember, the skill to searching is finding the balance between
just enough information to get your results, but not so much
information the system cannot locate matching records.
Example of Adjusting Your Search.
One example of broadening your search would be to include
the BGC zone. SPAR will use the BGC zone to locate a broader
number of results for Class B lots. |
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So far you've been learning
about how to begin a search, use the search filters and adjust
your search.
Click Forward to find out about viewing your search
results! |
