User Instructions for the Imperial Valley Water Exchange October 12, 2006 QuickStart Part 2.

User Instructions for the Imperial Valley Water Exchange

Imperial ValleyWater Exchange

October 12, 2006

QuickStart

Part 2

Topics to cover:

Water ExchangeLesson 2

Water Card management

Want Ads

Defining Fields

Getting online again

Select All Programs

Select the Start button

Then > Accessories > Communications > click on Remote Desktop Connection

In the Remote Desktop Connection window, type in:

Getting online again

uisci-optimizer.comThen, click Connect

Type in your User nameType in your Password

In the Windows Server window

Click OK

On the Security Warning select Open

Getting online again

..and Welcome Back to the Exchange

Then select the

Log in button

We’ll log in as before Account: P33323

Password: Test and click Log in

Let’s revisit the Transfers page

Then select the

Log in button

Click on the Transfers

button

We’ll check the Want Ads

Here account holders are alerting other account

holders about extra water available or water needed

Click on the Want Ads button to place your own ad.

Create a new ad

Select either Seeking or Offering

Type in your amount

Type in contact information, phone or

email

Post Want Ad button does that

Select how many days to run ad

Click Assemble Ad

Your want ad is now visible to other members, until it expires, or you click the Remove button

Clear button lets you

make changes

before you post

Let’s go <Back to the Transfers page

There is our new Want Ad

Let’s go <Back to the Welcome page

Let’s revisit View My Parcels page

Then select the

Log in button

Click on the View My Parcels

button

Let’s assign a field to this parcel

Click on ‘Assign & Edit Fields’

This parcel has no fields associated.

The parcel is the legal, tax assessor’s definition of land area.

Agriculture is produced in fields, defined by the farmer.

Here is the ‘APN to Field’ page

Let’s say this parcel contains a field we call ‘West 40’ Type in the field name

Associate it

Type in the acres

Then <Back

And our new field is now assigned to this parcel

Next, we will sign out this parcel’s Water Card to another farmer

Note that the Water Card is currently held by the

property ownerClick on ‘Assign Water Card’

Farmer Bob has agreed to rent this parcel from us

Type in Bob’s account numberAnd click ‘Review’

Click ‘Yes’to confirm

And <Back

Our new Water Card assignment shows up

The Water Card offer is ‘pending’ until Farmer Bob logs in, and Accepts or Rejects our offer

This is water Farmer Bob will see

Here is your offer. Bob may Accept or Reject it.

Back on your account…

You see that Bob has accepted your offer.

You click on ‘OK’ to confirm.And the new assignment now appears on your scorecard

Thank you for watching these lessons.

Certificate of Advanced

Achievement

Please tell us how we can improve.

The Exchange will belong to its members. You are helping create it.

Please call (760) 351-1241 and tell us what you think.

Thanks again