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After identifying your parents, you may now plan the arrangement of your entries. This involves adding blocks, assigning entries to them, and managing the blocks.

Select the blocks' arrangement

There are two options available when selecting the blocks' arrangement: Add blocks and Entry order.

1. Add blocks - allows you to add selected/all entries to each block.

2. Entry order - enables your planting arrangement in entry order regardless of the number of replicates specified for each entry.

From the Select arrangement subtab, you have the option to choose whether you’re going to add blocks first or arrange the order of your entries. To choose, toggle between Add Blocks and Entry Order.

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Arrangement using Add Blocks

Choosing Add Blocks allows arranging entries by blocks and sub-blocks to different planting arrangements. To choose, toggle to Add Blocks.

Add Blocks

You may add or remove your nursery blocks and sub-blocks in the Add Blocks subtab. This is where you will assign your entries and arrange their planting arrangements later on.

1. Specify the number of blocks you wish to add.

2. Click Add.

3. Under the No. of sub-blocks column, specify the number of sub-blocks in each block as necessary. You can delete a block if needed by clicking on the beside each row.

4. Once satisfied, click Save.

You’ll be notified that you have successfully added blocks and will be redirected to the Assign entries subtab.

Assign entries

The Assign Entries subtab is where you assign entries to your blocks. It has three sections: (A) Filter entries, (B) Entries, and (C) Working List.

1. Click on Filter entries to specify your filters for your entries you wish to assign to a block. You can choose from range, entry role, germplasm name, and description.

2. Click Submit.

3. The Entries section will show the filtered results or your whole entries. You may also specify the number of the entries' replicates in No. of Reps column.

4. Tick the of the entries you wish to add and assign to your blocks.

5. Click Manage Entry Reps.

6. The Working List section will reflect the entries you’ve added. Tick the of the entries you wish to assign to a block.

7. Click Add to Block to add the entries to a block.

8. On the Assign entries to blocks modal window that appears, tick of the block/s where you wish to assign your selected entries.

9. Specify details for your selected blocks. These include the no. of rows and columns in the block, starting corner, and plot numbering order. You may refer to the drop-down below for the values.

10. Click Save.

11. Click Assign More to assign more entries to other blocks. Otherwise, click Manage Blocks.

If you choose the latter, you’ll be directed to Manage Blocks subtab.

Add more entries to a block

You may still add entries to a block with existing entries.

1. Repeat steps 1-8 of assigning entries to a block.

2. Then on the Assign entries to blocks modal window, toggle to Append.

3. Click Save.

Overwrite entries in a block

You may still change the entries in a block that has entries already.

1. Repeat steps 1-8 of assigning entries to a block.

2. Then on the Assign entries to blocks modal window, toggle to Overwrite.

3. Click Save.

Delete entries

1. Tick the of the entries you wish to remove from your working list.

2. On the upper right of your working list, click.

Manage blocks

From the Manage Blocks subtab, you’ll be able to view your planting arrangement with the entry number and plot number reflected and to make changes in your planting arrangement. You may also view the list of plots assigned to each block, and remove and reorder the plots.

1. On the left side, click on the tab of the block whose information you wish to update.

2. Update the block’s information as necessary. You may change the no. of rows in block, the no. of columns in block, the starting corner, and the plot ordering number.

3. To check how your planting arrangement will appear, click Preview Layout.

3. A preview of your planting arrangement will reflect on the right side. Once satisfied, click Save.

Remove a block

1. On the left side, click on the tab of the block whose information you wish to delete.

2. Click Remove Block.

3. Once a confirmation appears, click Confirm to proceed with the deletion.

Remove plots

1. To remove plots, click Manage Plots.

2. Tick the of the plot/s you wish to remove.

3. On the upper-right corner of the list, click Remove Plot.

Reorder plots

Drag and drop the plots to change their order. You will be notified that you have successfully reordered the plots in the block.

Overview

Once done with managing your blocks, you can click the Overview subtab to check the number of entries assigned to your blocks and to view your blocks' information. All created blocks have to have an entry, and all entries must belong to a block.

Once the assignment of blocks is successful, you may click Next on the upper-right corner of the screen.

Arrangement using Entry Order

Choosing Entry Order allows arranging entries into planting arrangements without assigning blocks and regardless of the number of replicates specified. To choose, toggle to Entry Order.

1. On the Entry Order subtab, click Define dimension to update the arrangement information parameters.

2. Change the no. of entries in block, no. of plots in block, no. of rows in block, the no. of columns in block, the starting corner, and the plot numbering order.

3. Once satisfied, click Save.

4. To check how your planting arrangement will appear, click Preview Layout. A preview of your planting arrangement will reflect on the right side.

Update no. of replicates

1. Click on Update No. of Reps.

2. You may specify the number of the entries' replicates as necessary.

3. If you are satisfied with the number of replicates, click Save Changes.

4. Once the arrangement is successful, you may click Next on the upper-right corner of the screen.

Great job! You can now start defining the protocols.