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Step 4: Setting the bird Identity
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No batch can be processed before setting the bird identity. There are 2 different approaches you can choose from:

the first (and recommended) approach is to handle the bird identity and information via the the "animals" table, using
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 The second approach is to create or retrieve the output tables (syllable table, raw features table) manually, using

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The BIG advantage of handling the bird identity via the "animals" table, is that you only have to enter the bird information once, and this information is then available to all the SAP2 modules (e.g., the recorder, Explore & Score, DVD maps, or other batches).

If you already entered the bird information (e.g., in the recorder, or in Explore & Score) all you need to do is click graphic and choose the bird from the list

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and click OK.

Now look at the bottom of the batch window
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as you can see, the name of the bird, it's current age, the model song it was trained with, and the training age are now available to the batch. Just below the Change Bird button you will see graphic indicating that a syllable table was created (or retrieved) with 0 records in it.

If you did not enter the bird information yet click on the  graphic button
and punch in the bird information.
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if you do not know some of it you can edit it later on, using the Database module, for now, the minimum you want to enter is the bird's name and (if developmental recording) the hatching date.



The second approach is to create or retrieve a table manually. This approach is strait forward but remember the in that case, SAP2 has no way of knowing the identify and information of the animal. You can use this approach to process data regardless of animal identity, keeping adding data to the same table in processing order.

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