SPAR quick start tutorial

This tutorial is designed to help you get your bearings working with SPAR. You will learn how to use the most popular features in SPAR through information and demonstrations on basic tasks, including tips and troubleshooting help.

On this page

• Course modules
• Tutorial demos

For more specific information, use the online Help Guide.

Course modules

The 4 modules within this tutorial provide background and reflect the tasks you'll do in SPAR. To begin the tutorial select Module 1: Getting Started. If you've already used SPAR and only need a refresher, click on the module for the specific feature you need to learn about.

• Module 1 - Getting Started: An introduction to SPAR
• Module 2 - Search: Learn how to conduct common searches
• Module 3 - Seedling Request: Learn how to add, approve, delete and cancel a seedling request
• Module 4 - Report: Learn how to request and download common reports
• Module 5 - Nursery: Learn how to run nursery reports, update latest sow dates and reduce grams for a seedling request
• Module 6 - Orchard: Learn how to run parent tree extracts, update parent tree composition in orchards and register seedlots

Tutorial demos

Watch visual demonstrations for the following items in SPAR:

• Client Search (video)
• Seedling Requests (video)
• Updating Nursery Sowing Dates (video)

View demonstrations