Integrating John Deere Operations Center™ with PCT Agcloud

This article will show how to link PCT Agcloud to John Deere Operations Center™, set the correct Organization permissions within Operations Center™, and set Auto Upload/Download. 

Linking to Operations Center™ allows seamless transfer of data to and from PCT Agcloud.

Linking to John Deere Operations Center™:

1. Navigate to the My Settings page

2. Select the 'John Deere' tab and click 'Link User'.

3. If you are not logged into Operations Center™ in a separate tab, a pop-up window will display for you to log into your account.

4. After you log in the accounts will be linked. To check the access to Operations Center™ click the button next to "Check PCT access to John Deere organizations". If a thumbs-up appears next to the Organization name, the accounts are linked. 

-Note: To have access to multiple Orgs within PCT, partnerships must be made within Operations Center™. See this article for info on that process: https://pctagcloud-support.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/51000394586-create-partnerships-within-operations-center-

After the accounts have been linked, you will need to set Organization permissions within Operations Center™.

Set Org Permissions in Operations Center™:

1. Click the button next to "Manage organizations at John Deere Operations Center".

2. You will then be taken to your Operations Center™  Account. Verify that the box next to your Organization is checked. 

3. After you have confirmed that your Organization is connected, exit the "Connect with PCT Ag" window and click 'Manage' on the PCT tile in the Connections page. 

4. Click ‘Manage' under 'Connected Organizations'. 

5. Click 'Edit' to manage permissions. 

6. Confirm that the permissions match the ones shown below. When done, click 'Save'.

Once the accounts have been linked and permissions have been set, you can decide to turn on Auto Upload or Download with Operations Center™ .

Setting Auto Upload/Download:

1. Navigate to the Setup tool.

2. Select the 'Grower Editor' dropdown, click the '...' button next to the desired grower, and click 'Edit MyJD Link'.

3a. Auto-Download

Operation data (Planting, Application, Harvest), as it arrives from the Machine to Operations Center™, can be streamed directly to PCT Agcloud. Once turned on, PCT Agcloud will check every 24 hours for any new operation files and import them automatically.

3b. Auto Upload

PCT Agcloud layers can be set to automatically upload to the connected Operations Center™ organization as a Map Layer Contribution.

Once turned on, this will automatically add any new Crop Sensing, Soil Sampling, and Soil Survey map layers to the Operations Center™ Organization.

Once you have linked your PCT Agcloud account to Operations Center™ and set the correct permissions, you can begin importing, uploading, and linking Field Boundaries, Growers, Guidance Lines, Historical Data, Layers, Sample Plans, and Imagery to and from Operations Center. See the following links for info on these processes.

Importing/Uploading/Linking Field Boundaries with Operations Center™ 

Linking Growers to Operations Center™

Importing Guidance Lines from Operations Center™

Importing Data from Operations Center™

Add and Delete Layers to and from Operations Center™

Upload Sample Plans to Operations Center™

Automatic Imagery Upload to Operations Center™