MyJohnDeere Connection User Guide

Create a MyJohnDeere Account

Note: If you already have a MyJohnDeere account, gather your login information and skip to the next section of this user guide.

If you do not already have a MyJohnDeere account, you will need to create an account in order to link FieldAgent with John Deere.

  1. Navigate to myjohndeere.com, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Login
  1. Select Create New Account link and then Create Account button, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Create New Account Link
  1. Fill in the required information, review it, and click Continue, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Continue
  1. A notification box displays to information you to check your Inbox for a verification email, as show in Figure 4.

Figure 4: Confirmation
  1. Within the email, click Validation Profile , as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5: Validate Profile
  1. Complete the Set Your Password and Challenge Question(s), read the Terms of Use, and click Submit, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6: Password
  1. Click Continue on the Password and Challenge Questions Saved window, as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7: Continue
  1. Click Continue on the Profile Validation Complete window, as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8: Continue
  1. Click Operations Center icon, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9: Operations Center
  1. Create the name of your organization and click Let Me In!, as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10: Let Me In!

Set Up the MyJohnDeere Connection

The connection between FieldAgent and MyJohnDeere is setup and managed on the FieldAgent Admin page. The fields can be selected and a connection managed from there.

To navigate to the FieldAgent Admin Page for your account, follow the instructions below.

You can log into MyJohnDeere through two methods: FieldAgent Web and FieldAgent Desktop. The two ways are covered below.

FieldAgent Web

To login through FieldAgent Web:

  1. Open the web browser of your choice.

  2. Navigate to fieldagent.sentera.com.

  3. Log in as you normally would.

  4. Click User Profile and then select Manage Account, as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11: Manage Account

FieldAgent Desktop

To login through FieldAgent Desktop:

  1. Launch the FieldAgent Desktop App.

  2. Log in as you normally would.

  3. Click the Gear/Cog in the top right corner and select Cloud Dashboard, as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12: Cloud Dashboard

Configure the Connection

The connection between FieldAgent and John Deere must be configured before fields can be imported and data can be transmitted back to MyJohnDeere. You will need to have your MyJohnDeere User Name and Password ready to connect.

  1. From the Administration Page menu, click ↔ Connections, as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13: Connections
  1. Click Connect to MyJohnDeere, as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14: Connect to MyJohnDeere
  1. Sign into your MyJohnDeere Account, as shown in Figure 15. If you do not have a MyJohnDeere account, refer to Chapter 1.

Figure 15: Login
  1. Confirm the action of allowing FieldAgent to access your John Deere account and click Allow Access, as shown in Figure 16.

Figure 16: Allow Access
  1. Select the organization from the list that connected to FieldAgent, as shown in Figure 17.

Note: If you only have one organization, it is selected by default and no action is necessary, so click Cancel.

Figure 17: Organization
  1. Use the slider switch to confirm the selection, as shown in Figure 18, and then click Save.

Figure 18: Slider
  1. Review the established connection on the Connections window, as shown in Figure 19

Figure 19: Connected

Import Fields from MyJohnDeere

Now that the connection has been established, it is time to import fields into FieldAgent from MyJohnDeere. During this process, you will have the ability to select which fields to import, similar to a café plan.

  1. From the Administration Page menu, click Fields, and then click Import Fields from MyJohnDeere, as shown in Figure 20.

Figure 20: Import Fields
  1. You can sort the fields by Organization, Client, and Farm, currently imported fields, and select fields to import, as shown in Figure 21.

Figure 21: Sort
  1. Once the field or fields have been selected, click Import Fields, as shown in Figure 22. If you missed or forgot a field, this process can be repeated as needed.

Figure 22: Import Fields
  1. An import status message displays, as shown in Figure 23

Figure 23: Status
  1. Once the import is complete, an email will be sent to comfirm the import, as shown in Figure 24.

Figure 24: Email

Using the Online System

To use the MyJohnDeere online, following these instructions:

  1. Select the field to export to MyJohnDeere.

  2. Once Field View displays, select the Survey that contains the data to export, as shown in Figure 25.

Figure 25: Export Field
  1. If necessary, you can also export the following items to John Deere:

    • Field Boundary

    • QuickTile RGB, NIR and NDVI

    • Full Mosaic

  2. To export, right-click on the gear icon associated with the item to be exported, as shown in Figure 26.

Figure 26: Gear
  1. Select Export from the dropdown list, as shown in Figure 27

Figure 27: Export
  1. From the Export Field Boundary Shape dialog box, select John Deere from the Export To, as shown in Figure 28.

Figure 28: John Deere
  1. Click Export, as shown in Figure 29

Figure 29: Export
  1. Once the export is complete, a Success dialog box displays. Click Close, as shown in Figure 30.

Figure 30: Close
  1. If necessary, you can repeat these steps for any of the exportable items in FieldAgent:

  • Field Boundary

  • QuickTile RGB, NIR and NDVI

  • Full Mosaic