Tru-Test XRS2 Stick Reader Setup Manual page 2

Preparing a file containing animal lifetime
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information
Using a tag supplier's bucket file
You can transfer a tag supplier's bucket file to the stick reader. A bucket file may need modifying in order to be
transferred successfully to the stick reader. See the technical information on the following page for advice on formatting.
Here are two examples:
New Zealand
Bucket file as supplied.
Column A = EID with prefix
Column B = NAIT number as printed on tag.
Column C = Year as printed on tag.
Column D = Animal number as printed on tag.
Australia
Bucket file as supplied.
Column 1 = NLIS numbers
Column 2 = EID numbers.
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Bucket file modified, ready for transferring to the stick
reader.
A header row has been added in row 1. Field names
used match the defaults used on the stick reader (EID,
LID).
EID column – prefix removed.
LID column – columns B, C and D combined.
Bucket file modified, ready for transferring to the stick
reader.
A header row has been added.
Field names used match the defaults used on the stick
reader (EID, LID).