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Table of Contents John Deere Data Policy ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3

How to create a MyJohnDeere.com Account ............................................................................................................................ 4

Operations Center Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

How to add staff and partners? ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

How do I edit permissions? ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

How do I backup my APEX information to the Operations Center?.................................................................................... 12

How do I move data from the Operations Center to APEX? ................................................................................................. 18

How do I use Field Analyzer? ........................................................................................................................................................... 20

How do I edit data? ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24

How do I delete, send, or export fields? ....................................................................................................................................... 26

How do I create a prescription? .................................................................................................................................................... 27

How do I view and print a report? ................................................................................................................................................. 28

How do I print a map? ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29

How do I reprocess a file? ................................................................................................................................................................ 31

How do I share a single file? ............................................................................................................................................................ 31

How do I share all of my data with my agronomist? ................................................................................................................ 32

How do I access data from another Operations Center? ...................................................................................................... 33

How do I transfer files to a machine? ........................................................................................................................................... 34

How do I create setup data? .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

How do I use Wireless Data Transfer? ............................................................................................................................................ 41

How do I use Remote Display Access? ........................................................................................................................................ 42

What is My Jobs and how do I use it? ........................................................................................................................................... 47

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John Deere Data Policy

MyJohnDeere.com is an online toolbox hosting applications and tools that customers and

dealers can use to deliver a differentiated John Deere FarmSight™ experience. Before a

customer can access the Operations Center on MyJohnDeere.com, they must first accept

the user agreement and enable their data usage settings.

1) To access the Data Usage Settings, select ‘Organization Preferences’ from the drop

down menu by your name in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

2) Select ‘Data Usage’. This page highlights the three types of data usage.

a. Machine Data for John Deere Use

b. Production Data to Provide You Services and for Anonymized Internal John

Deere Use: In order to utilize the Operations Center this section must be left on.

c. Anonymized Machine/Production Data for External Sharing

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*To view John Deere’s complete data policy refer to http://www.deere.com/trust

How to create a MyJohnDeere.com Account

1) Go to www.myjohndeere.com and click on ‘Create New Account’.

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2) Follow the on screen prompts.

Operations Center Overview

MyJohnDeere Operations Center is the platform for products and services that improve

machine uptime, logistics management, and agronomic decision making in a centralized

location to help plan, run, and manage an operation.

1) After signing into your MyJohnDeere.com account, select the Operations Center from

the dashboard.

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2) The first page you will see within the Operations Center is the Map view page. This

page can be customized by selecting the map layers button and choosing what you

would like to view from the ‘Map Layers’ pane. Available map layers include the

following:

a. Equipment (displays JDLink Enabled Machines)

b. Location History (Monitor machines and operators remotely for current status

and prior path traveled)

c. Fields (View field boundaries)

d. Weather (View precipitation intensity overlay and Five-Day Forecast)

e. Jobs (View assigned Jobs)

How to add staff and partners?

Adding Staff

1) Select ‘My Organization’ from the main menu drop down list.

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2) Select the plus sign to add a staff member. Next enter their email address and assign

their role by sliding the bar across the screen. (Select the question mark next to ‘My

Files’ or ‘My Equipment’ to see the definition of each role.)

3) Click ‘Send Invite’.

Adding Partners

1) In the upper right-hand corner click on your organization name and select

‘Organization Preferences’ from the drop down menu.

2) Select ‘Settings’ and then ‘Edit’

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3) Under the Support Partner Organization heading choose ‘My Organization Supports

Partners’ then click ‘Save’.

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4) Next, from the ‘My Organization’ page select the ‘Partners’ tab and press the plus

sign.

5) Choose whether you would like to share data or request data. Then enter the partner’s

email address and select ‘Next’.

6) You will be prompted to answer a series of questions defining the permissions you

would like to either give your partner or request from your partner. The following

questions are included:

a. Would you like your partner to have access to your machine information?

b. Which field information (if any) would you like your partners to access?

c. What actions would you allow your partner to have?(i.e. sending files)

7) After reviewing the information click ‘Send Invite’.

*If you are a trusted advisor, you will follow the same steps using the ‘Request Information’

button.

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How do I edit permissions?

Editing Staff Roles

1) Go to ‘My Organization’ under the main menu.

2) Click on the name of the staff member whose role you would like to edit.

3) Select ‘Edit Role’

4) Make desired changes and click ‘Save’.

5) To view descriptions of the roles click the ‘?’

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Editing Partner Permissions

1) Go to ‘My Organization’ under the main menu and select the ‘Partners’ tab.

2) Click on the name of the partner whose permissions you would like to edit.

3) Select one of the three categories which you would like to edit. (Machine

Optimization, Agronomic Decision Making, Work Collaborator)

4) Select ‘Edit’.

5) Make desired changes and click ‘Save’.

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How do I backup my APEX information to the

Operations Center?

1) Verify that current Apex data is accurate to ensure a better experience once the

data has been loaded in the Operations center.

2) Verify that you as the customer have created a MyJohnDeere account and have

accepted the Deere Data Usage agreement.

3) Open Apex and click ‘File’.

4) Scroll down and click ‘Backup/Restore…’ this will open a dialog box. Select ‘Ok’

5) After hitting ‘Ok’, Apex will close and open the ‘Backup and Restore’ feature.

6) Choose ‘Backup’ and then ‘Continue’

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7) This will take you to a screen asking ‘Why are you creating a backup?’

8) You will want to choose ‘To upload my data to MyJohnDeere myself’ if you plan on

completing the process yourself.

9) You will want to choose ‘To give my data to my John Deere Dealer to upload for me’

If you want to hire Kibble Equipment to complete this process for you.

10) Next you will choose ‘Sign In’ to login to your MyJohnDeere account.

11) You will have to agree to connect your Apex to your MyJohnDeere account.

12) After signing in, you will have the opportunity to inform Kibble Equipment that you are

uploading your data. If you choose yes, you will need to enter your zip code and the

phone number you would like to be contacted at. If you choose no, you will have a

chance to enter a phone number for one of John Deere’s call center technicians to

call and give a free walk through of MyJD.

13) Open the ‘Select Organization’ dropdown. Select the organization you wish to

backup.

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14) The first time this process is done, ‘Full Backup’ will automatically be selected. ‘Update

Changes’ will come into use after the initial backup has been complete.

15) After selecting ‘Continue’ a dialog box will appear informing you that the backup

may take up to a few days before your data is viewable in MyJohnDeere.com. Select

‘Start Backup’ to begin transferring data.

16) The account administrator will receive an email once the data is available in

MyJohnDeere.com

Using MyJohnDeere.com Data manager

1) Log into your MyJohnDeere.com account and open the Operations Center.

2) Hover cursor over the main menu (…) and select ‘MyJohnDeere Data Manager’.

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3) Select ‘Download’ when the dialog box appears.

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4) Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

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5) Open the MyJohnDeere Data Manager from your desktop or program list.

6) Log into your MyJohnDeere account when prompted.

7) Choose the file location you want to transfer from. (IE: Jump Drive)

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8) Then select the files you would like to transfer.

9) Select the ‘Upload’ button and leave the Data Manager open until the screen says

‘Finished uploading’.

How do I move data from the Operations

Center to APEX?

1) Open Apex on your computer.

2) Select ‘Transfer’ button.

3) Select ‘Activate Service’ and log-in with your MyJohnDeere account.

4) Then choose whether you want to automatically transfer files or manually transfer files.

Most users will want to automatically transfer files.

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5) If you chose to manually transfer files, click the ‘Unload’ button

6) Select ‘Unload files from MyJohnDeere.com’

7) Select the Organization that you would like to select files from.

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8) Then select the files that you would like transferred into Apex.

9) Select the ‘Download’ button to transfer files.

10) After transferring files into APEX, go to the ‘Unload’ button and unload you files.

How do I use Field Analyzer?

1) In the Operation Center, click on the ‘Field’ Icon on the left side.

2) Select the field you wish to view.

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3) Click the ‘field’ icon below the field information

4) This will bring up the field analyzer screen with several dropdown menues.

5) In the upper lefthand corner, select the map you would like to view and the map

layer.

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Comparison Maps

You can compare your current map to another by selecting the ‘Compare’ button at the

top center of the page and choosing another map layer. (I.e. As applied planting and yield

map comparison

Average Maps and Difference Maps

In addition to your standard map layers, you also have the ability to view Average Maps and

Difference maps through the Field Analyzer.

1) Select the field you would like to view then choose “average” (from the dropdown

menu) or “difference” and set parameters.

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How do I edit data?

1) In the Operation Center, click on the ‘Field’ Icon on the left side.

2) Select the field you wish to view.

3) Click the icon below the field information.

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4) It will then allow you to select editing options for that field.

5) Boundary Management- Allows you to Create, Delete, or select an active boundary

for the field. This will create a boundary around the field from a previous operation.

6) Guidance Management- Lists the guidance lines available for the selected field.

7) Merge and Unmerge- Allows you to merge and unmerge the current field to another

field.

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How do I delete, send, or export fields?

1) In the Operation Center, click on the ‘Field’ Icon on the left side.

2) Select the ‘List’ icon.

3) Select the desired field(s) and choose from the following options:

a. The first icon will export the selected information as a shapefile.

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b. The second icon will send it to your selected insurance agent.

c. The third icon will delete the field and all the information associated with

it.

How do I create a prescription?

1) Select the Field you would like to create a prescription for from the field view on the

main page.

2) Select and in the upper right-hand corner of the information box select the drop

down menu.

3) Choose ‘Prescription Creator by Agrian’

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4) This button will link you to the Agrian site where you can create and edit your

prescription.

a. The site will prompt you to select a Client, Farm, Field, Boundary, and Map layer.

b. Fill in the information and choose ‘Next’.

c. Select the number of zones you want to use and click ‘Update Map’.

d. Once you are satisfied with the map click ‘Next’ and assign rates to each zone

and click ‘Save’. This will send the newly created prescription to your Operations

Center. You can find the new prescription under ‘My Files’.

How do I view and print a report?

1) Select the ‘Analyze’ button.

2) Select the type of report you would like print.

3) Filter the report to show the information you want to print. (Application, Crop year,

Date, Products, Variety)

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6) Select the ‘Print’ icon in the upper right-hand corner.

How do I print a map?

1) Select the fields button on the left side of the screen.

2) Click on the field that you would like to print.

3) Select the ‘Field Analyzer’ button.

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4) Select the map you would like to print from the available data.

5) Hit the ‘Print’ button along the top right of the map.

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6) Manipulate the image (zoom in or out) until it looks how you want your printed page

to look.

7) Select ‘Print’ in the upper right-hand corner.

How do I reprocess a file?

There are several situations in which you may need to reprocess a file. For example, if a file

was shared with you from another operations center account it may need to be

reprocessed before it appears with your other fields. Also, if the data looks inaccurate you

may need to reprocess the file.

1) Select ‘My Files’ under the main menu.

2) Place a checkmark in the box next to the file you would like to reprocess.

3) Select the ‘Reprocess’ button.

How do I share a single file?

1) Select ‘My Files’ under the main menu.

2) Place a checkmark in the box next to the file you would like to share and select the

‘Share’ button.

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3) Choose the Organization you would like to share with and select ‘Send’.

How do I share all of my data with my

agronomist?

1) Verify that you have partnerships enabled. (see ‘How to add staff and partners’ for

instructions)

2) Select ‘My Organization’ from the main menu and go to the partners tab.

3) Click the name of your agronomist and verify that they have all of the necessary

permissions. Recommended permissions:

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a. Machine Optimization; Agronomic Decision Making; Work Collaborator: Send

Files to Machine, View Prescriptions, RDA (optional)

How do I access data from another

Operations Center?

Accessing another Operation Center in which I am a

staff member

1) Verify with Operations Center Admin that you were given the correct permissions and

added as a staff member to the account that you would like to access.

2) From your Operations Center, in the upper right-hand corner click on your name.

3) In the dropdown menu, select the operations center which you would like to access

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Accessing a Partner’s Data

1) Verify that you have partnerships enabled. (Refer to ‘how to set up partnerships’ for

further instructions)

2) Verify that you have the correct permissions.

3) Go to the top of your page (above the main menu) and select ‘Change’ from the

black strip.

4) Select the organization you would like to represent.

How do I transfer files to a machine?

1) Select ‘My Files’ from the main menu.

2) Put a checkmark next to the file you’d like to transfer and select ‘Send to Equipment’.

3) Choose the machine you would like the file sent to and select ‘Send’.

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Sending prescriptions to a customer’s display

1) Verify that the producer and the agronomist are set up as partners with all of the

correct permissions enabled.

2) Verify that both accounts have partnerships enabled.

3) Go to the top of your page (above the main menu) and select ‘Change’ from the

black strip. Choose the customer’s operations center.

4) Once in the customer's organization, go to ‘My Files’ under the main menu.

5) Select the ‘Upload’ button and choose the prescriptions.

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6) After uploading the prescription, select ‘Send File to Machine’.

7) Select the machine that you want the file sent to and click send.

How do I create setup data?

1) Open Setup Builder list to manage setup files.

a. Select ••• icon (1)

b. Setup Builder link (2)

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2) To create a setup file with Setup Builder, select Product Tab.

a. Select All Drop-down (1) to choose the type of products to display from the

Operations Center

b. Select All Product (2) to select all product names or select individual Product

Checkboxes (3) to select specific products to be included in your set-up data

c. Selecting Add Products (4) will enable you to add a product not shown in your

list

d. Use the Search (5) function to find a specific name in the product list

3) Select Equipment Tab.

a. Select Drop-down (1) to choose the type of equipment to display from the

Operations Center

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b. Select All Equipment (2) to select all machine names or select individual

Equipment Checkboxes (3) to select specific equipment name

c. Select Add Equipment (4) to add a piece of equipment not shown in your list

d. Search (5) can be used to find a specific name in the equipment list

4) Select Fields Tab.

a. Select Field Name Checkbox (1) to include field in setup

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b. To remove or select all fields, select Edit Boundaries and Guidance (2) from the

above photo, to select or deselect all boundaries or guidance lines for all

selected fields. This will include/exclude ALL boundaries and guidance lines from

setup file

c. To remove or select on a single field, select a field name and Pencil Icon (3)

from the above photo, and uncheck boundary or guidance line to exclude a

specific boundary or guidance line

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The Summary box will display all Product, Equipment & Field selections you have made.

5) Check to ensure all Products (1), Equipment (2), and Fields (3) are displayed

6) Type the name of the setup file in File Name Box (4) and select Create File (5)

7) Once the file is created, it can be found in ‘My Files’ page of MyJohnDeere

Operations Center

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8) Send out the file using Wireless Data Transfer, email, or download and save to a USB

drive

How do I use Wireless Data Transfer?

1) First, verify that you have all of the necessary components. (Please contact your

Integrated Solutions Specialist)

2) Power on your display and navigate to the memory tab.

a. Main Menu>GS3>GS3>Memory

b. This will list the files on the bottom of the page should say ‘Exported’ under the

status once the file has been transferred.

c. If a file was sent to you, navigate to the page below, select the imported file

and hit ‘apply’.

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3) Select ‘Data Transfer Settings’ and select to send data automatically. This will ensure

that documentation data is sent when you change your field name.

4) View your data in the Operations Center of your MyJohnDeere.com account.

How do I use Remote Display Access?

Remote Display Access (RDA) enables JDLink users to view the operating John Deere display

from a remote location. Before utilizing RDA, please verify that you have all of the necessary

components by contacting Kibble Equipment.

For best performance, download the latest version of your browser directly from the provider

site for your desktop or laptop computer, ipad, tablet, iphone or android phones.

RDA requires cell signal strength to communicate with the MTG. Poor cell signal may cause

slow connection to the display/screen change.

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To verify your signal strength:

1) GreenStar 3 2630 Display:

a. Select Main Menu > GS3 > Diagnostics.

b. Select Network from drop-down list and go to page 2.

c. View Signal Strength.

2) Generation 4 Command Center Display:

a. Select Menu > System > Diagnostics Center.

b. Select Network from left menu.

c. View Signal Strength.

Once the connection has been made, the operator in the cab will receive a message telling

them you are asking for access to their display. The operator MUST confirm and grant access

to you in order for you to view their display remotely.

Using RDA via the JDLink App

1) To begin a RDA session, you must access either the JDLink website, the JDLink app or

the Operations Center via myjohndeere.com website.

a. JDLink App: You will use your myjohndeere.com username and password to sign

into this application once you have downloaded it to your device.

2) Login to the app from your device and select the machine you would like to RDA with.

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3) Select the ‘Remote Display Access’ link on the left.

Using RDA via the JDLink Website

1) Select the machine you would like to RDA with by highlighting the machine name and

click on ‘Update Now’.

2) The drop-down arrow the right of the name will show the RDA icon and once clicked

and give the capability to ask for access to a machines display.

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3) When the machines display is connected, you will need to confirm that you would like

to view the display using RDA. Connection time will depend on cell signal.

Using RDA via MyJohnDeere.com

1) Go to www.myjohndeere.com and log into the website using your username and

password. Select the ‘Operations Center’ icon to access your personal machine

information.

2) Click the equipment icon to the left and select the machine you would like to RDA

with.

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3) The machines location will appear on the map. Click the RDA icon (shown below) on

the map to begin the RDA session with the machine.

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4) You can end the session at any time by clicking the ‘End Session’ icon in the upper

right corner.

What is My Jobs and how do I use it?

My Jobs allows a farm manager to create a job work flow for an operator. Jobs are created

in MyJohnDeere Operations Center. To use and support jobs, the following minimum

permissions are required for the operator under the Staff tab:

• My Files: Editor

• My Equipment: Subscriber

Operator will need to download the My Jobs App from I tunes for iOS devices. They will login

to the App using their myjohndeere.com login.

How to Create a Job

1) From the myjohndeere.com website click on the my jobs icon

2) To add a job- click on the Plus icon.

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3) Use the drop down menus to select the task, products and field for the job. Add any

additional information needed that you want to tell the operator. When info is

complete click on ‘Add’ button in the upper right-hand corner.

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Determining Job Status

1) From the Myjobs menu- click on the job.

2) It will state current status… as Not Started, Started, Paused or Complete.

3) You can select the information icon for more details; the arrow icon for driving

directions; or the pencil icon to edit the job if not yet started. Once the job is started

you cannot edit.

Viewing Job from MyJobs App

1) Log in the App with myjohndeere.com log in.

2) Select all jobs or by specific machine…for example 8360RT. Your jobs will be listed on

left hand side.

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3) Select the job you are going to do to see the details. Press START to start the Job. This

will change the status to Started. You will then have the option to Press COMPLETE

when job is done.

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