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This page is for new users of the PRL Reporting Software or anyone who would like to review the basic functions of our four software options.

 

Table of Contents

Before you download one of our software packages, determine which option is best suited to your needs.

 

Starting the Software

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There are a couple of ways1 to open up the main window:

  • Double-click the  "PRL Option B" shortcut on your computer’s desktop.

  • Click on the Windows Start button and navigate to Programs -> Pesticide Reporting -> PRL Option B.  Windows 8 users will have a  "PRL Option B" icon on their Start Screen.

 

When you start the program, the Registration form opens.

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Entering Data

If you opened up the List of Applicators and Technicians, the applicator you entered on the Registration form will be pre-filled on the first row of the form.

 

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On all the forms the name and ID(s) appropriate to the form type will be pre-filled in the header area.  Editing   Editing these fields will not change their values on the Registration form.  On Form 26A the applicator you entered on the Registration form will be pre-filled on the first row of the form.

If you did not make applications (Form 26) or sell any pesticides (Form 25 or 27), check the box in the header area and save the form.  Form 26A has a column where you can indicate whether the applicator made applications.

 

 

To copy2 or delete complete rows on any of the forms, there are buttons along the top left of the form.  As you are entering data right-clicking the mouse will display a pop-up menu of options to cut, copy and paste one or more cells.  If you did not make applications (Form 26) or sell any pesticides (Form 25 or 27), use the check box in the header area to tell us that.

See the Data Dictionary for field descriptions and the record layouts of each form. 

The EPA Registration Number List makes it easy to enter the same product repeatedly.

As you are entering data into the form, the program validates your entries and displays a pop-up dialog when you need to correct a value. When you save the file, the program asks whether you would like to validate the file first.  If you choose 'Yes', cells which do not pass validation will be displayed with a pink background so that you can find and correct them.  Hover the mouse over any of these cells (or click the cell) and the error message will pop-upCells are validated as you move the insertion point to the next cell.  While it is possible to save and submit your files without correcting validation errors, the Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau may reject or return reports because of the invalid data.

By default the file is saved in the C:\PRLyyyy folder (where yyyy is the report year) report folder .  You can change the file location to wherever you want, but it will be simpler when you are ready to upload the files if you save them in the default location.

Closing a form will return you to the the Registration Formform where you will be able to open another form, exit the application or upload the report to us.