NLIS Database Quick Start Guide

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1 NLIS Database Quick Start Guide STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE (LIGHT USER)

2 This Quick Start Guide will help you become familiar with the key functions available to State departments of agriculture (SDA) Light users. Once you log in to the NLIS Database, clear instructions will guide you through each task. If you require further explanation, or encounter any difficulties, click the Help button on the screen. You can also click the Help tools button to access a tutorial. TIPS If you don t have an NLIS account, click the Create a new account button on the home page. Read the NLIS Terms of Use, fill in the account details form online and submit your details to the database. Some users access the database via other software packages. If you do this, please consult with your software vendor s guide on how to interact with the database. In the event that your software becomes unavailable, you can use the Quick Start Guide to meet your NLIS requirements. To start using the NLIS Database, go to Enter your user ID and password and click the Login button. You will then be taken to the SDA-Light home page, where you can choose what you would like to do. The database may be unavailable on Thursdays between 6.00pm 7.00pm AEST, for scheduled maintenance. 1

3 SDA-Light users can access various reports to verify information about devices or properties. There are two ways to select a report: 1. directly from the home page 2. via the iew/generate all reports option on the home page. If the report you want is listed on the home page, select it and click Go. Otherwise, select iew/generate all reports and click Go. Select the report you want and click Go. When would you do this? To find out: the PIC that an individual device is registered to the transfer history for a specified property information about a property or owner from the national PIC register All you need To request a report about a property, all you need to tell the NLIS Database is: E the name of the report you would like to view E how you want the report to be displayed, and E any other details requested, for example the relevant Property Identification Code (PIC) or date range you want to view (the details required will depend on the specific report). Reporting 2

4 Beast enquiries report This report allows you to retrieve information about an animal, such as its matching RFID or NLIS ID, EU status, and the PIC the animal is currently registered to. Select Beast enquiries from the Reports list on the home page, then click Go. TIPS Once the results are displayed, you can customise the report. To do this, click on the Column Display button, then select only the fields you want to see. You can also choose how to sort the information. Clicking on any column heading will sort the report by that field. For example, to sort the report by RFID number, click the RFID column heading. Type or paste in a list of the NLIS ID or RFID of the animals you want to enquire about, then click Go. 3

5 Get ERP status for a tag report This report allows you to check the Extended Residue Program (ERP) status of a single device. Select iew/generate all reports from the Reports list on the home page and click Go. Select Get ERP status for a tag as the report name. When would you do this? If you need to check whether an individual animal has been on a property with an ERP Status, run this report. Click Go to display the NLIS ID or RFID field. Type in the NLIS ID or RFID of the animal you want to enquire about and click Go. 4

6 ADM (administration) property in and out transfers summary report This report allows you to check the transfer history of a property, enabling you to see the number of cattle that have moved on and off a property over a specified date range. Select iew/generate all reports from the Reports list on the home page and click Go. Select ADM property in and out transfers summary report as the report name. When would you do this? If you need to provide a summary of cattle movements on a property for a producer, or to monitor cattle that have moved on and off a property, this report allows you to do this easily. Click Go to display the PIC and date fields. Type in the PIC you want to enquire about. Next, select the date range you want to view and click Go. 5

7 Search the PIC register report This report allows you to search a national PIC register to find or cross-check information about a property anywhere in Australia. Select Search the PIC register from the Reports list on the home page, and click Go. When would you do this? If you know the PIC for a property, searching the PIC register allows you to find out the corresponding name of the property owner, the trading name or location of the property. Type in the PIC, or complete one or more of the other fields shown and click Go. The system will return the remaining information for the property. 6

8 Get agent cattle over 7 days report This report allows you to retrieve a list of all devices that have been held on an Agent's PIC for more than 7 days. Select iew/generate all reports from the home page and click Go. Scroll down the list and select Get agent cattle over 7 days as the report name. When would you do this? To monitor the cattle on Agents PICs and, where required, notify agents who have had cattle on their PICs for more than 7 days that they need to move cattle to the correct destination. Click Go to display the PIC field. Type in the Agent PIC you want to enquire about and click Go. 7

9 Contact Information NLIS Database Helpdesk The NLIS Database Helpdesk is provided by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and is open 8am 6pm AEST, Monday Friday. If you are having trouble with any aspect of the database and can t solve the problem by using the Help buttons on the website, make a note of the Upload ID and your User ID then contact the Helpdesk by: Phone on nlis.support@mla.com.au NLIS State Co-ordinators For information regarding the rules governing NLIS, contact your local State Department: New South Wales Department of Primary Industries NSW Hotline: enquiries.nlis@dpi.nsw.gov.au Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines Phone: ntnlis@nt.gov.au Queensland Department of Primary Industries DPI Call centre: NLIS_admin@dpi.qld.gov.au South Australia Primary Industries & Resources of South Australia NLIS Hotline: pirsa.nlisdatabase@saugov.sa.gov.au Tasmania Department of Primary Industries, Water & Environment Phone: John.Cameron@dpiwe.tas.gov.au ictoria Department of Primary Industries Helpline: nlis.victoria@dpi.vic.gov.au Western Australia Department of Agriculture Phone: nlis@agric.wa.gov.au ND/Waybills and LPA Hotline For information on National endor Declarations, contact the ND/LPA Hotline below: Phone: Fax: lpa@mla.com.au NLIS is an initiative of SAFEMEAT, the partnership between the Australian meat and livestock industry and State and Federal governments. Meat & Livestock Australia manages the NLIS Database on behalf of SAFEMEAT. Funding partners of the NLIS Database include: Due to continued enhancements to the NLIS, information contained in this document may become out of date. To obtain the most recent version, contact the NLIS Helpdesk on or go to the NLIS website: This publication is published by Meat & Livestock Australia Limited ABN Where possible, care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this document, but MLA cannot accept responsibility for errors in the accuracy or completeness of the information. Reproduction of this material is permitted with due acknowledgement of MLA. Level 1, 165 Walker Street North Sydney, NSW ersion 1.0 First published May 2006 ISBN Meat & Livestock Australia ABN