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titleWhere do I find it?

There are two ways to add animal journal entries.

From the Home page, go to Animals > Journal Entries and then click the Add a Journal Entry button.

From an animal's detail page, click Journal Entries. Then click the Add a Journal Entry for this Animal button.

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Animal journal entry

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fields

The following is an explanation of the fields that you see when you click Add a journal entry from the Home pageadd an animal journal:

  • Animal: This field identifies the animal for which you want to add a journal entry.  Click
    • If you added the anima from the homepage. click the down arrow at the right of the field for Animal ID # to get the drop-down list of all your active animals.  Select from the list the animal to which the new journal entry belongs.
     
    • Note if you have added the animal from the animal detail page this will be filled in for you automatically.
  • Date: Select the date of the animal journal entry. 
    • As with all RescueGroups.org data tables, the calendar icon on the left is used for selecting a date, and the calendar page on the right is for today's date.
  • Entry Type: Select the type of journal entry from the list of all of your journal entries.  
  • Cost: Type in the cost of the journal entry.  Enter $0.00 for an entry that has no cost.

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  • Comment: Enter any comment regarding the journal entry, such as
    • Examples include the name of the veterinarian to whom you took the animal for an exam, or comments about the vet visit.
  • Reminder Date (optional and used for reminders): Select the date to send a reminder if this is journal is something that will be repeated.  
    • For example, a medication is given every month you could ask for a reminder the week before to ensure you have the medication.
  • Due Date (optional and used for reminders)Select a date that the activity in this journal entry is due again. 
    • For
    instance
    • example, the date the next
    vaccination of this type is due.

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    • dose on medication is due.

Adding a journal entry from the animal detail page

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