Edit, Delete, or Add a Comment to an Animal

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The status and information of an animal in care is constantly changing. Weight changes, status changes, and treatments are just a few of the updates which must be recorded. Luckily, editing the animal's data is simple with BARRK!


You can navigate to this section by either clicking on the ANIMALS category from the home page - or - by clicking the Animals icon Animals icon.gif on the top navigation bar.

EDIT A RECORD

  • To edit an animal's record, 1) click on the animal's name, then click the Edit button; - or - 2) click the "Edit" icon Edit.png at the right-hand side of the animal's row.
  • Enter the updated information and "Save."


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ADD A COMMENT

  • To add a comment to an animal's record, click on the animal's name.
  • Click on the "Comment" tab on the top of the details box.
  • Type in your comment and click "Add Comment."

A time stamp and record of who made the comment is added to the animal's record. You may edit or delete the comment by selecting one of the icons.

DELETE AN ANIMAL

There are 2 (two) ways to delete an animal's record.

METHOD 1: CATEGORY MAIN PAGE

  • Click the ANIMALS category from the home page - or - the Animals icon Animals icon.gif on the top navigation bar.
  • On the left-hand side of the animal's row, click the delete (trash bin) icon.
  • Click "OK" to confirm deletion.


METHOD 2: ANIMAL'S RECORD

  • Click the ANIMALS category from the home page - or - the Animals icon Animals icon.gif on the top navigation bar.
  • Click on the animal's name.
  • Select the "Delete" button under the status box (bottom left row).
  • Click "OK" to confirm deletion.



OH NO! DID YOU DELETE THE WRONG ANIMAL OR WANT THE ANIMAL BACK ON RECORD?

No worries, BARRK has a few tricks where your record can be recovered!

METHOD 1: WITHOUT LOGGING OUT of your Barrk Session

  • Use the back arrow on the top left of your screen until the record reappears.

(There will be a pink warning box "This record was marked as deleted on ... ")

  • Click on the "Edit" button.
  • Click "Save."

Your record is recovered and again listed in your BARRK database.

METHOD 2: ALREADY LOGGED OUT of your Barrk Session

  • Log back into Barrk.
  • Click the ANIMALS category from the home page - or - the Animals icon Animals icon.gif on the top navigation bar.
  • In the Search box (top right of the screen) type in "deleted" --- small letters, no quotations. Click "Search."
  • A list of deleted records will appear.
  • Now, either: 1) click on the animal's name, click the "Edit" button, then "Save"; - or - 2) click the "Edit" icon Edit.png at the right-hand side of the animal's row, then "Save."

Your record is recovered and again listed in your BARRK database.

Whew!






Guidelines to perform the main functions in the ANIMALS category