View User Profile

To view a user's profile, click the silhouette. That person's profile will appear in a popup. 

On a user's profile, you can see their full name, contact information, and what their roles are in MARS (reporter, administrator, etc.). You can also view their assigned offices and markets along with their reporting preferences and bookmarks.  

For instructions on how to make changes to your own profile, go to the FAQs section.

Manage Cooperators

This tab is where you control your cooperators' information. On this page you can also see all of the co-operators whose data is entered into MARS and their details such as contact information, location and comments other reporters have left. 

Cooperators are businesses that provide Market News with their data and information. Cooperators include storage facilities, a business at a terminal market, or a livestock auction.

For more information, click on one of the links below. 

Delete Cooperator

To delete a cooperator, click the trash can icon at the far right end of the row. Deleted co-operators will be hidden from other reporters including yourself. 

To reverse this action, you must contact a MARS administrator. 

Edit Cooperator

To edit the details of a co-operator, click on the pencil icon.  A pop-up will appear with various fields to place information.  The fields outlined in red are required. Once you have made the desired changes, click the Save button.  To reverse your unsaved changes, click the Reset button.  

All market reporters will see the changes that you've made.   

Add Cooperator

To add a co-operator, click on the Add New Co-operator button.  Enter in the information for the co-operator in the designated fields.  The fields in red are required. 

When selecting an AMS office, market type, and market, click in the Make Selection field, select an option in the Available field, and then click the right-facing arrow to put move your selection into the Chosen field.  Do this for all of the selections. 

View Cooperator Details

To view the cooperator's details, click the icon with three vertical dots. 

A field below the cooperator will appear and show the cooperator's information.  Here you can see all of the cooperator's information.  

You can also add and edit the cooperator's contact information on this page. 

Manage Contacts

This tab provides the functionality to manage the contacts in MARS.  Here you can add, delete, edit, and view activity for each contact.

A contact is any person involved in the market that provides Market News with information of any time.  These contacts could be independent or be associated with a cooperator. 

For more information, click the topics below.