📘 Screen: Analyses
The Analyses screen stores in the system the results of samples collected in the crop: the field's soil analysis before planting, the leaf analysis done mid-cycle, the compaction test. Each analysis is tied to the field, the season and the variety, with the levels at each sampled point and the lab report attached.
📍 Location in the system
Menu: Crops > Analyses
🧩 Main function
To centralize the farm's analysis history. Instead of the lab report sitting in an email or a folder on the computer, it is recorded on the field it belongs to — with the levels typed in point by point and the original PDF attached. In the next season, you can open the field and see what the analysis showed.
📝 Main fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Required. Soil Analysis, Leaf Analysis, Compaction or Other. It comes set to Soil Analysis |
| Code | Analysis number. When you click "New", the system suggests the next free number |
| First Collection Date | Date sampling began. It comes filled in with today's date |
| Season | The season the analysis refers to |
| Field | Required. The field sampled |
| Variety/Cultivar | Required. The variety planted in the area |
| Notes | Free-text field — the lab that did the analysis, crop condition on the collection day, whatever is useful to record |
🗂 Additional tabs
Details (analysis points)
This is where the results go. An analysis usually has several collection points within the same field, and each point is a row on this tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Point | Number of the collection point within the field |
| Collection date | Collection date for that point. It comes filled in with today's date |
| N, P, K | Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
| Ca, Mg, S | Calcium, magnesium and sulfur |
| B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn | Micronutrients: boron, copper, iron, manganese and zinc |
| Notes | A note for that specific point |
Levels are typed in as the lab report gives them — the system doesn't convert units or recalculate anything. Each point is saved separately, with the tab's own Save button.
File
Attaches the original report to the analysis: the lab PDF, the spreadsheet with the results, the photo of the soil pit. Each attachment has a Title, Description and Notes, and the View button opens the file in another tab. PDF, images, spreadsheets, text documents, audio, video and compressed files are accepted.
🔧 List features
The list shows Number, Collection date, Type and Field, with search by column. At the top there is a quick filter by type — All, Soil Analysis, Leaf Analysis, Compaction and Other — which comes set to All.
- The report stays on the field it belongs to, not lost in an email
- You can compare the fertility of the same field across seasons
- Fertilizer and lime recommendations start from a history, not from memory
- The original report stays attached, available for checking and for audits
❓ Frequently asked questions
Where do I keep the farm's soil analysis results?
On the Analyses screen, under Crops > Analyses. You create the analysis
tied to the field, season and variety, type in the levels for each collection point on the
Details tab and attach the lab PDF on the File tab.
Can I enter several collection points in the same analysis?
Yes — that is exactly what the Details (analysis points) tab is for. Each point sampled within the field becomes a row, with its number, its collection date and the levels of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn.
Can I attach the lab report?
Yes, on the File tab, which accepts PDF, images, spreadsheets and text documents. The View button opens the attached file in another browser tab. You need to save the analysis before attaching.
What types of analysis does the system accept?
Four: Soil Analysis, Leaf Analysis, Compaction and Other. The type is required and also works as a quick filter on the list, to find only the soil analyses for a season, for example.
I can't save the analysis. What's missing?
Three fields are required: Type, Field and the date. The variety is also requested in the record. Once those are filled in, the record saves normally.