Agriculture

Overview

The Agriculture register records impacts to crops. Agriculture is a sub-item of Cases and as such items in the register are attached to or added in existing Case record(s). Once added you can manage existing Agriculture records directly in the register.

This register provides the following features:

• Track agriculture impacts from initial damage to recovery

• Access a map based view of agriculture impacts

• Record the location and extent of agriculture impacts

• Record different agriculture types (wheat, grains, peas etc), including the damage level records the extent of crop damage along with the damaged area in hectares

• Record a detailed description of the damage and estimate of damage value for financial recording purposes

• Add evidence including photos

Access

To access Agriculture

• Agriculture must be enabled for the event.

• Go on duty with an appropriate role such as Recovery Officer or Recover Manager. If you can't access it, ask your administrator to check your permissions.

Locate the Agriculture register under Recovery > Agriculture in the menu.

Finding Agriculture Items

The register includes a number of features to assist in finding Agriculture:

• Datagrid view

• Map view

• Filters including workflow, agriculture types (barley, canola etc) and tags

• Combination filters and search by most fields

Filters

Filters help make management of Agriculture easier by focusing on specific groups of items on the datagrid.

Viewing Agriculture

When viewing Agriculture, sections can be expanded to show information.

As each section is completed, new sections may show additional information.

Some features of the view mode include:

• Fetch contacts - using this button shows the relevant contact details for the property if you have access

• View Map - using this button shows a polygon or point outline of the item on the map

Agriculture Settings

Agriculture is divided into the following sections (sections may or may not appear depending on what information is entered, your permissions level, and what mode you're viewing):

Record Notes

When editing, you can record notes as you make changes which will appear in the Activity log.

Refer to: Recording Notes

General

This section includes all the details of the impact to the crop including the address, the type, damage level, description, damage value and photos.

Address

The address can be different to that of the Case for situations were the crops are not on the primary property. Use the Location field to enter an address.

Agriculture Type

This field sets the type of crop (for example Barley, Canola etc). Use the lookup list to search for the specific crop. Your Administrator configures the list of levels for your site using the Recovery: Agriculture Types lookup.

Damage area in hectares

This text field records the damaged area in hectares.

Damage Level

This field records the damage level as a percentage in 10% increments. 100% corresponds with Completely Destroyed. Use the pulldown list to select a percentage.

Description

This field is used to record a detailed

Workflow

Precise Geographical Location

The Location field is used to record map points, lines or polygons to outline the crop.

Tags

Refer to: Tagging Items

Related

Refer to: Linked items

Links to parent Cases are listed here.

Classification

Refer to: Editing Items: Classification

Status

Activity

Refer to: Viewing and Opening Register Items: Activity

Updating Agriculture

When updating Agriculture:

• Add notes on your edits in the Record Notes field

• Complete each section of the Settings as required

• Update the Status to reflect the current stage of recovery

• Update the Damage levels and damaged value based on ongoing assessment

• Record additional photos of damage as required

Adding Agriculture

Refer to: Cases - Affected Agriculture. Agriculture can only be added through their parent register - Cases. To add another Agriculture record to a Case (for example a different crop) when viewing an Agriculture item, follow the relevant Related Link to the Case, edit the Case. Make sure it hasn't already been added and add it from the Affected Agriculture section.

Bulk Actions

The following additional bulk actions can be performed via the Actions menu:

Reports

The Recovery Agriculture Report is the main report for Agriculture. The report includes a number of parameters for extracting relevant data and supports the Export to Report bulk action from the datagrid.