- Installation on Smartphone
With the smartphone app, everyone in the team can use the task calendar. Get mobile access to the tasks in daily and weekly view and enjoy retrieving information about your activities on site, to set times and notes and to be able to complete tasks. You can also record the harvest amount directly in the field after the harvest.
Go to https://m.micro-farm-planner.com in your smartphone browser.
Android only: After logging in, you will be prompted to set up the app on your device via a pop-up window when opening it for the first time. To access the app from your home screen, confirm the request.
Did the automatic setup not work or was rejected? No problem, in every browser there is an easy way to install it manually. Depending on the browser used, the setup on the smartphone varies a bit – here’s how to do it for Samsung/Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox browsers, it will work similarly for others:
Samsung Internet browser: Select “Add page to” home screen from the settings menu.
Google Chrome browser: Select “Add to home screen” from the menu.
Mozilla Firefox browser: Select the house icon with the + and tap “add to home screen.
iPhone: On the iPhone, go to https://m.micro-farm-planner.com in the Safari browser and click the Share icon. Then you can add the app to your home screen with the plus icon.
Voice input: To quickly make notes in the Micro Farm Planner App, you can use the voice input of your smartphone. If set up, it can be activated by the microphone icon (next to the keyboard) and you can speak the note. Select your preferred speech engine in the settings of your device under “Administration/Text to speech” or similar.
2. Status bar – connectivity and updatability
Up-to-datedness of the data: The date and time of the last data update and the connection status with the connection symbol are displayed in the status bar at the top. When the device is connected, a wireless connection icon appears in gray.
Offline mode: When the connection symbol is red, the device is offline, and no data can be retrieved from or transferred to the server. Data entered in the app in offline mode (e.g., tasks marked as completed, the time required for a task or recorded harvest quantities or notes) are only transferred, as soon as there is an internet connection.
Refresh/Sync: While connected, tap the refresh button at the top right of the date display. This will transfer all data entered in the smartphone app to the desktop version. At the same time, all changes in the Micro Farm Planner are synchronized with the app.
The navigation bar at the bottom of the screen is used to select the different app areas. Tap one of the menu items to access the function (from left to right).
- Task calendar
- weekly task list
- mobile field view
- harvest registration
- time registration
Tap the hamburger menu (top right) to view options and information about the app.
Language selection – tap to change the language.
Under Tutorial you can open the explanatory videos for operating the crop planner and under Legend symbol explanations for the task detail view. Legal information on general terms and conditions, data protection, imprint and licences used can be accessed at the bottom of the menu.
You can log out of the app using the logout button at the bottom. Under the logout option, you will find the current version number of the programme, the registered email address and the name of the user environment (repository).
4. Task Calendar
The calendar shows the weekly overview with all upcoming tasks briefly.
The task display corresponds to the weekly view in the desktop version of the Micro-Farm Planner and contains the crop and variety name and the set number for tasks assigned to a set.
Open task: By tapping on a task, you can access the task details.
Filter weekly tasks: You can filter by task type (e.g. task type “planting”) and all tasks assigned to a field (e.g. all tasks of field “Acker1”) as well as the assigned employees.
5. Task Weekly Calendar
In the weekly view, task cards for the week selected, are displayed one below the other as a chronological list.The days of the week on which the tasks occur, are shown above the cards.
Each task card contains a detail overview with the task name as well as information about the set (if the task refers to a set, like in the picture).
A legend can be called up in the menu to display the described symbols on a mobile basis.
Task time recording:
The task time recording offers an hour and minute field for input. After work is done, the required working time can be entered in the corresponding task.
Tap the stopwatch icon to enter the times or revise the existing entry. Tap on Plus after the entry to add more working hours to the existing ones. The timer can be used to document the current working time on the bed in real time. To do this, simply activate the timer and confirm with the check mark as soon as the task has been completed.
Mark task as completed: To set the task to “Done”, tap on the button and mark the task as done. This removes the task from the list. In the task calendar of the desktop version, the task is displayed as completed after synchronization.
6. Field View
In the mobile field view you can filter by field and have the bed occupancy displayed graphically. Activate the zoom at the top right to zoom into the sets on the bed with two fingers and, for example, to better display mixed crops.
7. Harvest recording
Call up the harvest recording in the hamburger menu and a list of the sets in harvest period appears. After harvesting in the field, enter the harvest quantities at the corresponding sets. Use the plus button to add more sets to the current harvest recording.
The harvest recording view shows a list of the sets that are due to be harvested in the selected week. Tap on a set to go directly to the harvest recording.
The detailed view of the set opens with the entry. In the entries above, you can display the crop and cultivation information and the harvest data for the set.
Harvest recording of a crop:
To add a record to the set, tap on the input field, enter the harvest amount, and select the appropriate unit if necessary. Then tap on the “add” button, to save the entry.
The entry is also possible without a data connection, if the data has been synchronized on a daily basis (e.g., in the office in the morning) and there is no logout from the mobile app afterwards.
In the bottom row below the harvest set you see the already recorded harvest quantities of the set and if there are more than one, a total is shown at the bottom.
Add notes related to the harvest in the input field below.
8. Time Registration
Record working time in the mobile app:
Log in to the app and select the button for recording working time. The running timer is displayed on this button so that you always know how long you have been in the field.
Tap on the “Check in” button to start the time recording. The start date and time as well as the working time already recorded are displayed.
Tap on “Check out” before you start a break. After the break, tap “Check in” again.
With the smartphone app, everyone in the team can use the task calendar. Get mobile access to the tasks in daily and weekly view and enjoy retrieving information about your activities on site, to set times and notes and to be able to complete tasks. You can also record the harvest amount directly in the field after the harvest.
7.1 Installation on the Smartphone
Go to https://mobile.micro-farm-planner.com in your smartphone browser.
Android only: After logging in, you will be prompted to set up the app on your device via a pop-up window when opening it for the first time. To access the app from your home screen, confirm the request.
Did the automatic setup not work or was rejected? No problem, in every browser there is an easy way to install it manually. Depending on the browser used, the setup on the smartphone varies a bit – here’s how to do it for Samsung/Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox browsers, it will work similarly for others:
Samsung Internet browser: Select “Add page to” home screen from the settings menu.
Google Chrome browser: Select “Add to home screen” from the menu.
Mozilla Firefox browser: Select the house icon with the + and tap “add to home screen.
iPhone: On the iPhone, go to https://m.micro-farm-planner.com in the Safari browser and click the Share icon. Then you can add the app to your home screen with the plus icon.
Voice input: To quickly make notes in the Micro Farm Planner App, you can use the voice input of your smartphone. If set up, it can be activated by the microphone icon (next to the keyboard) and you can speak the note. Select your preferred speech engine in the settings of your device under “Administration/Text to speech” or similar.
7.1.1 Status bar – connectivity and updatability
Up-to-datedness of the data: The date and time of the last data update and the connection status with the connection symbol are displayed in the status bar at the top. When the device is connected, a wireless connection icon appears in gray.
Offline mode: When the connection symbol is red, the device is offline, and no data can be retrieved from or transferred to the server. Data entered in the app in offline mode (e.g., tasks marked as completed, the time required for a task or recorded harvest quantities or notes) are only transferred, as soon as there is an internet connection.
Refresh/Sync: While connected, tap the refresh button at the top right of the date display. This will transfer all data entered in the smartphone app to the desktop version. At the same time, all changes in the Micro Farm Planner are synchronized with the app.
7.1.2 Navigation and Options menu
The navigation bar at the bottom of the screen is used to select the different app areas. Tap one of the menu items to access the function (from left to right).
- Task calendar
- weekly task list
- mobile field view
- harvest registration
- time registration
Tap the hamburger menu (top right) to view options and information about the app.
Language selection – tap to change the language.
Under Tutorial you can open the explanatory videos for operating the crop planner and under Legend symbol explanations for the task detail view. Legal information on general terms and conditions, data protection, imprint and licences used can be accessed at the bottom of the menu.
You can log out of the app using the logout button at the bottom. Under the logout option, you will find the current version number of the programme, the registered email address and the name of the user environment (repository).
7.1.3 Task Calendar
The calendar shows the weekly overview with all upcoming tasks briefly.
The task display corresponds to the weekly view in the desktop version of the Micro-Farm Planner and contains the crop and variety name and the set number for tasks assigned to a set.
Open task: By tapping on a task, you can access the task details.
Filter weekly tasks: You can filter by task type (e.g. task type “planting”) and all tasks assigned to a field (e.g. all tasks of field “Acker1”) as well as the assigned employees.
7.1.4 Weekly Calendar View
In the weekly view, task cards for the week selected, are displayed one below the other as a chronological list.The days of the week on which the tasks occur, are shown above the cards.
Each task card contains a detail overview with the task name as well as information about the set (if the task refers to a set, like in the picture).
A legend can be called up in the menu to display the described symbols on a mobile basis.
Task time recording:
The task time recording offers an hour and minute field for input. After work is done, the required working time can be entered in the corresponding task.
Tap the stopwatch icon to enter the times or revise the existing entry. Tap on Plus after the entry to add more working hours to the existing ones. The timer can be used to document the current working time on the bed in real time. To do this, simply activate the timer and confirm with the check mark as soon as the task has been completed.
Mark task as completed: To set the task to “Done”, tap on the button and mark the task as done. This removes the task from the list. In the task calendar of the desktop version, the task is displayed as completed after synchronization.
7.1.5 Field view
In the mobile field view you can filter by field and have the bed occupancy displayed graphically. Activate the zoom at the top right to zoom into the sets on the bed with two fingers and, for example, to better display mixed crops.
7.1.6 Harvest recording
Call up the harvest recording in the hamburger menu and a list of the sets in harvest period appears. After harvesting in the field, enter the harvest quantities at the corresponding sets. Use the plus button to add more sets to the current harvest recording.
The harvest recording view shows a list of the sets that are due to be harvested in the selected week. Tap on a set to go directly to the harvest recording.
The detailed view of the set opens with the entry. In the entries above, you can display the crop and cultivation information and the harvest data for the set.
Harvest recording of a crop:
To add a record to the set, tap on the input field, enter the harvest amount, and select the appropriate unit if necessary. Then tap on the “add” button, to save the entry.
The entry is also possible without a data connection, if the data has been synchronized on a daily basis (e.g., in the office in the morning) and there is no logout from the mobile app afterwards.
In the bottom row below the harvest set you see the already recorded harvest quantities of the set and if there are more than one, a total is shown at the bottom.
Add notes related to the harvest in the input field below.
7.1.7 Time registration
Record working time in the mobile app:
Log in to the app and select the button for recording working time. The running timer is displayed on this button so that you always know how long you have been in the field.
Tap on the “Check in” button to start the time recording. The start date and time as well as the working time already recorded are displayed.
Tap on “Check out” before you start a break. After the break, tap “Check in” again.