Assigning a new EID to Existing Animal

How to change an existing animals EID from the unallocated tag list.

Before you can do this, you will need to have your unallocated tags saved in Stockbook.

For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, click on the link: Importing Tag Bucket Files.

Notes:

1. Changing the animal's EID will also change the NLIS ID. It will use the NLIS ID associated with the new EID.
2. It is assumed that in your Live Entry Session Defaults (Setup | Session Defaults) you have "On new EID" set to "Ask me what to do".

Step 1

In Live Entry scan the tag you will put in the animal to replace the old one. 

Step 2

The following message will appear. Click Assign to Existing Animal.

Step 3

You need to find the animal you want to assign the tag to. Start typing in the animal's ID into box 1 ans then select the actual ID from box 2.

Once you have selected the correct animal in box 2, press the Assign Tag button.

NOTE: You can force the EID to automatically be assigned to an existing animal by changing the setting in the session defaults. Doing so will eliminate steps 2.

• Click on Setup > Session Defaults menu option
• Select Link EID to existing animal from the On new EID drop down list

Step 4

The following message will then appear. Click on the Yes button to confirm the EID change.