Routines: save and reuse a task

A routine is a saved task you can reuse. Go to Settings → Routine care to see them. AlpacaKeep gives you 12 ready-made routines, and you can add your own.

Why routines#

Some jobs come up again and again, like a yearly vaccination or a monthly nail trim. Instead of typing the same task each time, save it once as a routine. Then turn it into real tasks in one click whenever you need it.

Steps#

1. Settings → Routine care (or Tasks → ⋯ → Routines). You see the 12 ready-made routines plus any you have saved. Your own routines carry a Farm badge so they are easy to spot.
2. New routine (optional). Give it a Routine name, choose who it Applies to and, if you like, how often it Repeats. The 12 ready-made ones stay read-only, so you cannot edit them.
3. Activate. Press Activate on a routine. What it asks for depends on who the routine applies to:
   • Per animal makes one task for each animal you pick.
   • Per paddock makes one task and snapshots the animals in that paddock right now, so later moves do not change it.
   • Whole herd makes one task for the farm.
4. Done. The new tasks show up on your Tasks list, ready to work.

Good to know. When you activate a routine for a paddock, the paddock name is added to the task title, so two paddocks read differently.