The items listed below are enhancements that are currently scheduled for inclusion in Formulate2. In addition to these items others may also be in the planning stages but not yet scheduled for integration into the software. Please note that any dates posted with these items are tentative and subject to change.

Download Laboratory Feed Analyses (Version 6.0 Late 2010)

Because the capability of feed labs to provide analysis data in downloadable digital formats is becoming increasingly widespread, Formulate2 is scheduled to accommodate this capability by implementing an analysis download module that will permit users to automatically download analyses and update feed records.

Simplified Data Exchange Between Users (September 2009)

Implemented August 15, 2009

The use of data sets as a medium of data exchange between users allows each user to customize Formulate2's nutrient list to his own specific needs and still maintain interactivity with users working with a different set of nutrients.

This functionality is already implemented in the program. What will change is the level of user interaction the process requires. The entire process will be simplified and packaged to require a minimum of user input to produce and work with the data set.

Enhanced and Simplified Accommodation of Mixes (Version 6.0 Late 2010)

Saved Mix Composition Records - Implemented August 31, 2009
Detail and Recompose Mixes - Implemented August 31, 2009
Advanced capabilities with energy and MP-AA values - Version 6.0 Late 2010

Several approaches to working with mixes within the NRC 2001 framework have been explored to account for a variety of issues associated with energy and protein fractions when feeds are combined into a composite.The user interface elements for combining feeds have been in place since Formulate2 was first released in March of 2006 and we have successfully worked with mixes ever since.

What will be implemented in this area is functionality that will require less in the way of accommodation by the user to address the issues involved. This will include enhancing the existing ability to decompose a mix and implementing the ability to recompose a decomposed mix with a few mouse clicks.