BP/Snake Tracking app for Android

Im lovin this. The only thing I would like that no one has said. On the desktop side, the ability to do genetics paperwork with more then one template. I know I personaly want to be able to show the sire and dame on paperwork but others may just want to have a pic of the snake

This sounds amazing!

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Originally Posted by Raverthug

Im lovin this. The only thing I would like that no one has said. On the desktop side, the ability to do genetics paperwork with more then one template. I know I personaly want to be able to show the sire and dame on paperwork but others may just want to have a pic of the snake

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Well you are in luck then ;)

We are looking to be able to track back anything in your database. If you want to show the lineage of a certain female baby from '09, we will do our best to automatically show it. If you want to show the linage of an entire clutch, ie the sire and sows lineage leading up to that clutch, this will also be possible.

The hard part comes in when people breed multiple males to one female. How do we decide who won ? I know this is a minority of the cases but in coding those minorities cause all the issues ;)

Hopefully we are able to come up with a solution to solve that issue and are able to present all the information in a way that will be readable. As it stands I am looking to have a family tree part of the application that you can either print a report on or click on the animals in the tree and go to their details. That sound like it would work for you?

can we use the phone to scan the barcodes also, and will you be able to back up the info from the website or the app on the computer on a file in the computer.

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Originally Posted by alopez700

can we use the phone to scan the barcodes also, and will you be able to back up the info from the website or the app on the computer on a file in the computer.

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The droid app will have the ability to scan the bar codes for use in that app. If you also have the desktop app you will be able to transfer data between the 2.

The desktop app will hold the DB and all your data. The web portion will read from this, it is your data you get to keep it :) We will add in some backup functions as well as restore but it will remain yours.

Any chance of a beta version coming out soon, or a semi-finished product that can be purchased and updated later?

I am sooo tired of Excel and paper/pen tracking.

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Originally Posted by jarradw

Well you are in luck then ;)

We are looking to be able to track back anything in your database. If you want to show the lineage of a certain female baby from '09, we will do our best to automatically show it. If you want to show the linage of an entire clutch, ie the sire and sows lineage leading up to that clutch, this will also be possible.

The hard part comes in when people breed multiple males to one female. How do we decide who won ? I know this is a minority of the cases but in coding those minorities cause all the issues ;)

Hopefully we are able to come up with a solution to solve that issue and are able to present all the information in a way that will be readable. As it stands I am looking to have a family tree part of the application that you can either print a report on or click on the animals in the tree and go to their details. That sound like it would work for you?

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heres how I would do it. when you chose what template to use, if you chose the one that has sire and dame, have a drop down option out of the males she was paired with

Ok everyone, here is the update I am sure you have been waiting on. We have a release schedule and Details on what the individual apps will contain.

We have a site for the application now and an associated blog we are updating.
Simple Animal Tracker

I would like to move any discussions of costs to their so that we do not infringe on the forum rules here. They have been very kind to let me rattle on about this here and I do not want to cross any lines.

The site has a roadmap on it and will have detail pages for each component either later today or tomorrow. My internet keeps dying on me at home :(

We will also have a mailing list that you may sign up for on the site and a customer portal that will require a login. This portal will be used initially for our testers to get the beta release and leave feedback.

If you are interested in becoming a tester, I will post information on the site about how to sign up. Thanks everyone. I will watch this thread and the site so ask away wherever you feel more comfortable.

Still on track for Beta on the 8th, and how are you choosing members?

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I was weighing the 2 options with that.
1. Use a web site that can be accessed from anywhere and use the app to update the DB that the site pulls from
2. Make it a local app that only you can see on your machine and phone.

What would you guys prefer?

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You should be able to save the data to a gmail spreadsheet. That gives you the best of both worlds. You can access the data from anywhere and you can easily download a backup of that data.

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Originally Posted by spitzu

Still on track for Beta on the 8th, and how are you choosing members?

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Just shoot me a PM on here with your info, best way to contact you and how many snakes you have. Just so I can get a good group together of testers.

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Originally Posted by Egapal

You should be able to save the data to a gmail spreadsheet. That gives you the best of both worlds. You can access the data from anywhere and you can easily download a backup of that data.

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Depending on what version you are looking for we have an option for something similar to that. More details to come :)

To make things a little easier on myself I made a form and added it to our site. If you are interested in applying please do so here: Beta Tester Application Thanks guys :)

How's testing going? More updates!

What's up? I've been putting off trying any other application all year in favor of waiting for this one. Any word?

I wish this app was available for Windows Mobile too :(

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Originally Posted by spitzu

What's up? I've been putting off trying any other application all year in favor of waiting for this one. Any word?

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Developing a program of this size takes TIME. I wouldn't put off trying other programs out while you wait... if you haven't tried any others when it IS finished, how will you know if it's better or not?

Sorry guys, hadn't gotten to update this thread since our last show. Still well under way and yes a application of this size takes time to do it correctly. If you would like to see the progress you can check out the screen shots here:
Simple Animal Tracker
If you want to see the report previews and some screen shots I will be uploading them to the reports page on that site.

We are in the final month of development work so if you have tried out any other software and have input on what you did or did not like about it please let us know. My email is jarrad@simpleanimaltracker.com or you can use the contact form on the website.
I do apologize for not updating this thread as often as I did, I need to make a new one soon with up to date information for everyone. Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions.

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I wish this app was available for Windows Mobile too :(

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The idea for the mobile users will be to use the web interface linking to your desktop, this way no matter where you are you will have access to it.

Closing this thread and moving it to a new thread with all the updated information here : New Thread