How to Set Up Splits on an Animal Head as a Processor. Assign split types and contacts so each buyer receives the right cutsheet for their portion of the animal.
A split is how a single animal is divided between multiple buyers — each portion gets its own cutsheet and its own contact. Farmshare makes it easy to configure splits at the individual head level and assign each portion to the right person.
Getting There
Open the job from your Dashboard, Calendar, or Jobs in the left sidebar. Click the Cutsheets tab, then find the specific animal head you'd like to set up splits for. Click Whole, Half, or Half and Two Quarters/Quarters if you have those enabled.
Configuring the Split
The Edit Split Type & Assignments panel will open. Here you'll set:
Split Type — choose how the animal will be divided. Options include Whole, Half, Quarters, or Half and Two Quarters depending on what you've enabled in your Animal settings.
Assigning Contacts to Each Split
Every split portion requires a contact before you assign cutsheets. For each portion you have two options:
Search for an existing contact — type the buyer's name in the field and select them from the dropdown. If they've booked with you before or are already in your customer list, they'll appear here.
Add a new buyer on the spot — if the buyer isn't in Farmshare yet, click + Add New next to that portion.
A mini form will expand inline showing:
First Name (required)
Last Name (required)
Email
Phone
Fill in their details and they'll be created as a new customer in Farmshare and assigned to that split portion simultaneously — no need to leave the screen and add them separately first.
Click Save when all portions have a contact assigned.
You can also assign all the split details when scheduling the job in a similar fashion. Drop down animal details in the Select Producer flow and choose, split, then assign Splits to buyers.
if you need to change the split type after a cut sheet has already been assigned, you have to hit the three dots in the top right of the split card and then change to the split you want.
If you're getting an error on a split change, that is a known issue we're working on fixing as of 8/17. If you're in a time crunch, create a new Head on the job, and add the buyers to the new Head, deleting the old one that doesn't let you change.
If you need to add a new head (animal) to the job, navigate to Heads, then click Bulk Edit, and then click Add Head.
If you need to delete a Head from a Drop-off, it's the same place but hit the red trash icon on the far right, shown below:
Note: If you don't yet know who is taking a particular portion, assign the producer as a placeholder so you can save and come back later to update it once the buyer is confirmed.