the basic details tab is the only mandatory information needed to create a program. select the desired crop from the drop-down menu, and enter a name for your program. the start date is set to the current date by default. all of the public crop database downloaded and installed will appear in the crop drop-down menu. if a public crop database was installed after launching the workbench, the crop will not appear in the drop-down menu until the workbench is re-launched.