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LOOP The LOOP is used by Dairy One Farm Service Technicians to upload and download herd information. It is also used by Dairy Comp 305 and Scout users to download their test day update files, and by Consultants to download data for herds that they have permission to access. Dairy Producers are set up with a special LOOP sign on when they begin using their Dairy Comp or Scout Software. After test day the dairy can tell their software to receive their test day data. It will call the LOOP. If the data is ready, the DNL file is downloaded to the dairy PC and new information is then read into their cowfile. A typical dairy with a good modem will take 2-4 minutes to get their data transferred. Consultants are given a "consultant" sign-on. When they want to begin accessing a new client, they call the LOOP, and tell it they want access to herd. The LOOP prompts them for the herd code and then for that herd's RAC (Records Access Code). After they enter the RAC, they have access to the herd within 2 hours. Consultants must get the RAC number from the dairy. It is printed on the DHI 213 report just under the name and address. We can not tell a consultant a dairy's RAC number. Please do not ask. Consultants can use an "auto-download" function to receive all of their herds that have been updated since their last auto download, or they can download one specific herd at a time. There is no charge to get a LOOP sign on. The charge for using the LOOP is $5.50 per complete file download. All herds that Dairy One Technicians upload are available on the LOOP if you have the proper authorization. People
normally get their LOOP sign-on when they get their DCCON Analyzer,
Dairy Comp 305, or Scout Software. If a consultant needs a LOOP
sign-on they should call the Dairy One Center at 1-800-344-2697,
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