Quick Start Guide for Dealers

Created by Info Admin, Modified on Wed, 26 Jun at 12:21 PM by Info Admin

Thank you for choosing our product, follow the steps below to get started with PCT Agcloud. If you have any questions or problems after reading this guide, you may want to refer to the full documentation on our Knowledge Base. If you have a question that is not answered by the documentation, you can ask for help via our support chat found upon logging into PCT Agcloud, or via email at [email protected].

TABLE OF CONTENTS

User roles and permissions in PCT Agcloud
Data management and privacy in PCT Agcloud
Step 1 - Setting up your team in PCT Agcloud
Step 2 - Integrations and creating growers
Step 3 - Set grower subscription level and auto-download/upload from integrations
- Set grower subscriptions
- Manage auto-download/upload from integrations
Step 4 - Importing data
Step 5 - Familiarize with PCT Agcloud tools
Step 6 - Access for growers

User roles and permissions in PCT Agcloud

PCT Agcloud has a number of user roles which restrict access to tools, functionality and data. Org Admins and Full Users can manage integrations, import/edit data, and have access to tools for data analysis, zoning, Rx and reports. Lite and Grower Users are limited to using Snapshot which does not permit data import/edit. Within Snapshot users may only view existing layers, satellite imagery and crop growth charts, create soil sampling plans and Simple Rx.

Data management and privacy in PCT Agcloud

PCT Agcloud manages data using a Dealer-Grower-Farm-Field (DGFF) tree, see graphic below. An Org Admin oversees one or more Dealers depending on how they wish to structure data management, billing and privacy. Using only one Dealer is normally sufficient and it is the most used structure. The Org Admin creates and manages accounts for Full Users and can enable access for Full Users at the Dealer or Grower level. A Grower User account can be created to give a grower read only access to data from their farm(s) in Snapshot.

PCT Agcloud's Dealer-Grower-Farm-Field (DGFF) tree

Step 1 - Setting up your team in PCT Agcloud

Only Org Admins can add and manage users in PCT Agcloud. Org Admins should add staff members and assign appropriate roles. This should be performed after setting up growers if you wish to provide access to certain growers only.

Add new user
Org Admin to communicate to team internally re: access and URL to PCT Agcloud and PCT Agcloud Knowledge Base

Step 2 - Integrations and creating growers

Step 2a. Import farm/ field boundaries from third-party integration (preferred)

If a grower’s field boundaries already exist in third-party software, it is preferable to import them directly using PCT Agcloud integrations to avoid manual handling and potential duplication issues.

The field boundaries only need to be imported once from one of the third-party applications. Data from the other integrations will still flow once the integration is established and download/upload options are turned on. Click here to view the KB articles related to integrations.

Integrate first (third-party is linked to Org Admin/Full User):

For John Deere Operations Center™, Agworld or CNH the integration is connected directly to a user’s account (Org Admin or Full User). Growers should not be created manually as the GFF (Grower-Farm-Field) information and field boundaries can be imported directly once the integration is connected. These integrations are managed in the My Settings tab and GFF information is imported through the right-click menu in View.

Connect

Import GFF and boundaries

Connect

Import GFF and boundaries

Connect

Import GFF and boundaries

Create grower first (third-party is linked to Grower):

The Climate FieldView™ integration is connected directly to a grower. This means that a grower must be created manually first and then linked with their Cimate FieldView account. Both of these steps are performed in the Setup tool.

Add Grower | Import Farm and Field info and boundaries

(for FieldView Plus users; info for FieldView Prime coming soon)

Step 2b. Set up grower and import farm/ field boundaries manually

If field boundaries are not available through one of PCT Agcloud’s third-party integrations, then growers must be created and field boundaries imported manually. Boundary file formats accepted include the PCTv, John Deere Shapefiles, Agworld KML and Shapefile, SST Shapefiles as .sst, Farmworks Shapefiles and SMS Shapefiles. Importing shapefiles from other sources may produce unstable results.

Step 2c. Integrations for data only (cannot import field boundaries)

Integrating Panorama with PCT Agcloud

Turn on auto-upload to Slingshot

Step 3 - Set grower subscription level and auto-download/upload from integrations

Setting grower subscription levels and managing auto-download and upload from integrations for growers is performed in the Setup tool.

Set grower subscriptions

Manage auto-download/upload from integrations

John Deere Operations Center™
Agworld
CNH
Climate FieldView™
Slingshot
Panorama *coming soon*

Step 4 - Importing data

Future data will be automatically downloaded, processed and uploaded to a third-party if the correct integration settings are selected (Step 3). Existing data may also be imported using the integrations or manually, both of these options are found in the right-click menu in View under Import Data:

Import from integrations

Manual upload from locally stored files or weblinks

Having issues? PCT Agcloud Support can upload data on your behalf

Step 5 - Familiarize with PCT Agcloud tools

Click on the icon to access tool-related Knowledge Base articles

Tool	This tool enables the user to:
	Manage and manually create growers; and farms and fields Manage guidance lines Configure grower subscriptions and manage data auto-download/upload from integrations.
	View, inspect and compare data layers View time-series of satellite data and compare changes Create grid or zone-based soil sampling plans, and View lab data from sampled points. The Right-Click Menu provides quick access to many of the most common tools, including data import, strip trial creation and reports.
	Merge datasets Calibrate between machines Remove outliers Manage sensor drift, and Apply latency and distance offsets Cleaned data is then processed into layers.
	Create zones from single or multiple data layers, including Smart Start Zones and Intelli Risk Zones Created zones can be compared against yield for instant feedback. Saved zones become available for use in the Rx and Analytics tools.
	Create nutrient prescriptions from data layers, points, and formulas, adjustable to available products Generate single or multiple product prescriptions across fields, inserts strip trials, and provides PDF downloads for efficient planning and ordering Prescriptions can be sent through our integrations directly to John Deere Operations CenterTM, Agworld and CNH.
	Investigate correlations between yield layers and soil points or other data layers. If multiple years of yield data are available then yield averages can be made Analyze strip trials statistically to give you confidence in any interpretations made.
	Generate various reports, including Harvest, Planting, Elevation, Soil, Field, Application, Imaging, Zones, Rx, and Processing By consolidating critical information into easy-to-understand formats, the Report tool supports informed decision-making, efficient management, and productivity for agronomists and growers.

Step 6 - Access for growers

Cleaned and surfaced data sets, Rx, satellite imagery, etc. can be sent to a grower’s John Deere Operations Center™ account for viewing. For other platforms, on Rx can be sent at this stage.

Alternatively, an Org Admin can create a Grower User account to give a grower access to Snapshot.