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From DOS to Windows.

Comparing to the former DOS-version this page describes the new facilities in the GartPlan Maxi Windows-version

Generally

 

The program applies to the Windows standard but is improved regarding navigation. The arrow keys may be used for moving from field to field, and it is possible to work with the program without using the mouse.

The program can be installed as a multi user version.

Data files

 
•  All data files are shown and edited in table form. This gives a better overview of data.
•  Phase descriptors have been introduced (shown in the batch and planning files.)
•  The possible numbers of glasshouses and departments have been increased to 9999 and 999 respectively.
•  A new department file makes it possible to mark a department as an outdoor area and to indicate whether it has facilities such as growth light, CO2, or blackout. You may also indicate whether a department is to be included in crop analyses.
•  Possibility for varying department areas.
•  A "Cut crop" has been introduced as a new crop category, e.g. cut flowers.
•  The number of crop materials has been increased to 30.
•  External/Internal cuttings purchase price.
•  The number of possible phases in a crops lifetime has been increased to 50.
•  Arbitrary number of selling phases, eventually discontinued.
•  Possibility of 4 operations per phase.
•  The Crop/Batch descriptions have been simplified by incorporating the supplemental batch information in the phase lines.
•  Norm times may be indicated as either:
•  Minutes/1000 plants (as in the DOS version)
•  Hours/1000 plants
•  Plants/hour
•  Department areas, selling prices, batch descriptions, and tables (heating, light, CO2, optimization limits) are entered as periods (from/to intervals), providing a better survey.
•  Information data in the phase and planning files.
•  Interactive graphical display of selling prices, batch sizes in plans, and table values (heating, light, CO2, optimization).
•  Interactive graphics showing crop times and batch development in the batch file.

Calculations/Reports generally

•  You may indicate on an overall level, whether calculations of key figures and areas are to be based on the net area or the gross area.
•  Possibility of several saved calculation requests with optional printer selection per request/report.
•  User defined layout in data file reports.
•  Reports may be produced in either landscape or portrait format with the font size as either 10, 12, or 17 characters per inch.
•  Data export

Plan analyses, Budgets and Control

•  Unlimited calculation/report period.
•  Optional limitation on batches.
•  Periods selected as weeks, months, or a user defined week period.
•  Scaling factors in all plan analyses.
•  Production plan and Material lists may be printed per group.
•  Operation/crop may be limited using weeks, months, or user defined week intervals (formerly only weeks).
•  Operations/period may be printed using week, month, or a user defined week interval as the period (formerly only weeks).
•  The activity plan and Operations/batch may be printed using a user defined layout. (Table layout).

Interactive graphics

•  The displayable period has been increased from 2 to 6 years.
•  Several simultaneous interactive graphics (Area, Labour and Sale) total or per department can be shown.
•  Interactive simulation graphics with key figures optionally synchronized with the crop file.

Left out files and reports

The following files/reports have been left out. The need for these was connected to the former use of GartPlan as bureau tool (planning on service basis).

•  Temperature-plan
•  Control-plan
•  Control reports in budgets
•  Table printouts