Installation of Internet Reports

Introduction
DHI Internet Reports have been designed to decrease the time between the visit from your CSR/Field Technician and the receipt of your valuable herd management information. This User Manual is designed to help you complete the required setup (only done once), and guide you through the steps to viewing and perhaps also printing your reports from your computer.

The process of receiving your reports over the Internet has been designed to be very simple and user-friendly provided you have the necessary software installed. Once you have installed the software on your computer and have received your reports once or twice you may not need to refer to this manual again.

This manual has two main sections. The first section consists of the steps to install the software required on your computer, which only needs to be completed once.  The second section explains how to receive your reports from the DHI website, view and perhaps print those reports.

If you have any questions as you proceed through this manual please call our Customer Service Desk at 1-800-549 4373.

It is not recommended to proceed without the above minimum hardware/software requirements.

Standards and Definitions

Standards
To aid in the explanation of the procedures in this manual, the following standards were adopted:

Items that appear on the screen will be written in italics

    Example: web address

Items to be typed or items to click on will be written in bold

    Example: 12345

The special keys to be used will be written in CAPS and in square brackets  [ ]

    Example:  [ENTER]

Definitions
Download: The process of obtaining electronic files (computer files & programs) from an external source on the Internet. You will be required to download free software from the Internet to be able to receive DHI Internet reports. 

Adobe Acrobat Reader Software: Computer software that enables you to view and print documents exactly as the writer/creator wanted you to see them (similar to a fax machine). This software is provided free of charge and can be downloaded via the Internet. DHI Internet reports can only be viewed with this software.

PDF (Portable Document Format): A file format used by Adobe Acrobat for sending and viewing documents on the Internet. DHI Internet reports are produced in this format.

PowerArchiver Software: Computer software that compresses electronic files to make them smaller so they can be sent over the Internet more quickly. This software is provided free of charge and can be downloaded via the Internet.  DHI reports are compressed and will need to be decompressed to be viewed.

Win Zip Software: Computer software that compresses electronic files to make them smaller so they can be sent over the Internet more quickly. DHI reports are compressed and will need to be decompressed to be viewed.

Download and install required software
To access your DHI Internet Reports the following software must be installed on your computer:

The following steps in this manual will guide you through the downloading and installation of the PowerArchiver and Adobe Acrobat Reader software. 

You are required to complete this process ONCE ONLY!

Note: Instructions and screen demonstrations in this manual have been done with the Internet browser "Microsoft Internet Explorer". If you are using a different Internet browser, example "Netscape Navigator", the screen demonstrations may be different but the steps to follow will be similar. 

Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05c Installation (Install Once)
Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that enables you to view and print documents exactly as the writer/creator wanted you to see them. 

This installation process is required if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.05c (or greater) installed on your computer. If you are unsure of the existence of the software or the version, please follow the download and installation instructions below regardless.

After a few seconds the File Download window will appear, see below. 

(The file that will download is 5.6MB in size therefore your download time may be quite lengthy depending on your connection speed to the Internet, for example a 56K modem download will take approximately 25 minutes. Slower modems will take more time. Be patient and remember that you have to do this only once!)

Select Open, as seen below.   

You will see the file download status window, see example below.

 
When the download is complete you will see the following Security Warning window. Click on the Yes button to continue the installation process.

 You will see the window below.

ONLY if you have a previous version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will see the Warning window below, click Ok to proceed.

Click Next in the Acrobat Reader 4.05 Setup window as seen below.

 
Click Next in the Choose Destination Location window to accept the default installation location, see below.  

When the installation is complete, click OK in the window below.

Once the installation is complete, close your Internet connection, and please restart your computer. On the Windows desktop you will notice a new icon for Adobe Acrobat Reader, see below.

Please double-click to run Adobe Acrobat Reader. In the Software License Agreement window, please click on Accept. 

Please close Adobe Acrobat Reader.

PowerArchiver Installation (Install Once)
PowerArchiver is free software that allows for compressing and decompressing of electronic files. The compressing of the files makes the files smaller in size ensuring Internet download time is kept to a minimum.

This installation is required only if you do not have PowerArchiver or WinZip compression software installed on your computer. To verify whether or not WinZip is installed on your computer, click on the 'Start' button, WinZip would appear above 'Programs' at the top of the Start button menu. If you have WinZip installed on your computer, you do not need to install the software in the steps below, go to section 5 of this manual.

If you do not already have WinZip, on the www.canwestdhi.com website, select Internet Reports, then select signing up for internet herd reports, then select the PowerArchiver download now link, you will see the window below.

Click on Save.  You will see the window below.

Beside filename (see below) type the following: C:\windows\desktop\powarc61.exe

 
Then click the Save button to see the file download status window, seen below. 

The file that will download is 1.7MB in size therefore your download time may be quite lengthy depending on your connection speed to the Internet, for example a 56K modem download will take approximately 10 minutes. 

Once the download is complete, close your Internet connection, and please restart your computer. On the Windows desktop you will notice a new icon for PowerArchiver, see below.

Please double-click on the powarc61.exe icon to run the PowerArciver installation. In the Setup window, click Next, please see below.

In the Setup - Information window, click Next, as seen below.

In the Setup - Select Destination Directory window, click Next to accept the default install location, see below.

In the Setup - Select Program Group window, click Next to accept the default, seen below.

In the Setup - Ready to Install window, click Install to begin the installation, as seen below.

When the installation is complete, you will see the window below, click Finish.

A configuration window may appear, click Ok in that window, then close the PowerArchiver window.

In Windows, click on the Start button, then Programs, then MS DOS Prompt.  You will see a window similar to the following, (wording may not be exact).

Please type the following at the prompt:

md c:\dhireports

And press the [ENTER] key.

When you return to the prompt, type the following:

exit

And press the [ENTER] key.

The above setup only needs to be completed once.  Your computer is now ready to retrieve DHI reports!

After each test you only need to follow the steps outlined in section 6 below.

Using internet reports
Connect to the Internet and in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator link to the DHI website, www.canwestdhi.com. Once at the DHI website, click on Internet Reports.  

A window with the following information will appear.

Select your Contact Type and Province and type your Contact Number and PIN#. (Your access information should be listed on the back page of this document, if not it can be obtained from your CSR/Field Technician or by calling our Customer Service Desk at 1-800-549-4373.) Click on Submit. Upon successful validation, a screen similar to the one below will be displayed.

 
You will notice in the window above that a list of accessible files is displayed.  Only the most recent file for each test and up to 90 days of test information will be kept accessible from the website. 

You will also notice that the Test Date is 'underlined' indicating the link to that herd file for that test date.

Click on the test date for the corresponding reports you wish to access.  You will see a File Download window, see below.

You have the option to view the file (to print) or save it to your computer for future reference. To VIEW, click Open.  To SAVE, click Save. It is advantageous to save the file for that test date on your computer for future reference of those files. 

If you decide to Save, the Save As window appears, see below, please change the File name: to the following:

C:\dhireports\testdatereport.zip

Where testdate corresponds to the date your herd was tested.  SEE EXAMPLE BELOW.

Click the Save button.

When the download is complete you may disconnect from the Internet.  (Download time will be dependant on the herd size.)

In Windows, click on the Start button, and click Run.  In the Run window, type the following:

c:\dhireports

And click on the Ok button.  See below for reference.

A window will appear similar to the following. You may see icons listed instead of a list.

The list that is displayed in the window above will include all the herd report files you have downloaded. To open one of the files, double-click on the file. A window will appear similar the one below. (You may see icons instead of a list.)

In the window above you will see a list of your reports. (See back page of this booklet for report descriptions.) Double click on any file to open that file. The reports are in PDF format, therefore Adobe Acrobat Reader opens and displays the report, see sample below.

You will notice as in the example above, that some of the reports appear sideways. To rotate the report, click on the left-rotate button on the toolbar (button shown below).

Once rotated, the report will be displayed as below.

To view another report, close the window above and double-click on another file (report).

If you wish to print your reports, click on the print button on the tool bar (button shown below).

That's it! 

Remember that if you provide your email address to your CSR/Field Technician, after each test you will automatically receive an email notification when your reports are ready.

If you have any questions regarding the downloading and viewing of your herd reports, please contact the DHI office at 1-800-549-4373.

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