Overview of the menu in DiversityCollection
Connection | |
Create database ... |
Create a new database on the server. You need sysadmin permissions to create a database. |
Database ... |
Choose one of the databases available on the server. Only databases to which the user has access permission will be listed. |
Module connections ... |
Edit the connections to the other modules within the DiversityWorkbench. |
Timeout for database ... |
Set the timeout for database queries. |
Transfer previous settings |
Transfer the settings for IP-Address and port of the server, name of the database, login etc. of a previous version of the client to the current version. |
Current acivity on server ... |
List the processes on the database server. |
Quit | Quit the application and stop all processes started by the application. |
Grid |
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Specimen ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the Specimen in a list. |
Images ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the Specimen images in a list. |
Organisms ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the Organisms in a list. |
Parts ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the SpecimenParts in a list. |
IPM ... | Integrated pest management. |
Collection events ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the CollectionEvents in a list. |
Event series ... | Change to the grid mode to edit the data set of the CollectionEventSeries in a list. |
Table editors | Edit data as selected in the query data directly in the data tables. |
Event series table... | Edit data of the collection event series table. |
Event table... | Edit data of the collection event table. |
Localisation table... | Edit data of the collection event localisation table. |
Site table... | Edit data of the collection site table. |
Specimen table... | Edit data of the specimen table. |
Collector table... | Edit data of the collector table. |
Relation table... | Edit data of the specimen relation table. |
Image table... | Edit data of the specimen image table. |
Organisms table... | Edit data of the organism table. |
Identification table... | Edit data of the identification table. |
Analysis table... | Edit data of the organism analysis table. |
Analysis method table... | Edit data of the organism analysis method table. |
Analysis parameter table... | Edit data of the organism analysis parameter table. |
Part table... | Edit data of the specimen part table. |
Processing table... | Edit data of the specimen processing table. |
Transaction table... | Edit data of the specimen transaction table. |
Annotation table | Edit data of the annotation table. |
Event annotations ... | Edit collection event annotations. |
Specimen annotations ... | Edit collection specimen annotations. |
Organism annotations ... | Edit organism annotations. |
Part annotations ... | Edit specimen part annotations. |
Identifier table | Edit data of the identifier table. |
Event identifier ... | Edit collection event identifier. |
Specimen identifier ... | Edit collection specimen identifier. |
Organism identifier ... | Edit organism identifier. |
Part identifier ... | Edit specimen part identifier. |
Set timeout... | Set the timeout for database queries. |
Spreadsheets | Edit data in configurable tables. |
Event sheet... | Edit event and dependent data with one line per event. |
TK25 sheet... | Edit organism and dependent data in relation to TK25 information and create distribution maps. |
Organism sheet... | Edit organism and related data with one line per organism. |
Part sheet... | Edit part and related data with one line per part. |
Image sheet... | Edit image and related data with one line per image. |
Analysis sheet... | Edit analysis and dependent data with one line per analysis. |
Query |
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Show query | Show or hide the query list. |
Predefined queries | All predefined queries will be listed. |
Scan mode | Change to scan mode to open the data set of a specimen by scanning the barcode. |
Scan mode collection | Change to the collection scan mode to list all specimen within a collection by scanning the barcode that identifies this collection. |
Data |
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Import | |
Import wizard | Import data from tab-separated text files. |
import Series ... | Import event series from tab-separated text files. |
import Events ... | Import events from tab-separated text files. |
import Specimens ... | Import specimen data from tab-separated text files. |
import Observations ... | Import observation data from tab-separated text files. |
import Analysis ... | Import analysis definitions from tab-separated text files. |
import Collections ... | Import collections from tab-separated text files. |
import Methods ... | Import method definitions from tab-separated text files. |
import Processings ... | Import processing definitios from tab-separated text files. |
import Transactions ... | Import Transactions from tab-separated text files. |
Specimen scans ... | Deprecated. Import scans of specimen labels. |
Export | |
Wizard | Export data via a wizard. |
Event series... | Export event series. |
Events... | Export collection events. |
Specimen... | Export specimen. |
Organisms... | Export organisms. |
Parts | Export specimen parts. |
Transactions | Export transactions of specimen parts. |
Export list ... | Export a tab-separated file with the data of the specimen. |
XML | Export data as an XML-file. |
ABCD | Export data as an XML-file according to the ABCD standard. |
GPI/JSTOR | Export data as an XML-file according to the GPI/JSTOR standard. |
CSV (bcp) | Export data of the entire database as csv files. |
Replication ... | Synchronise the content of 2 databases. |
Add publisher ... | Add a replication publisher for the replication. |
Replication publisher | Database and server publishing data for replication. |
Download ... | Download data from the data provider in your local database. |
Merge ... | Merge contents between your local database and the replication provider. |
Upload ... | Upload data from your local database to the replication provider. |
Remove | Remove the replication provider. |
Clean database ... | Clean your local database. |
Archive | Archives of projects. |
Administrate archives... | Administrate the projects that should be included in a schedule based archiving. |
Create archive... | Create and archive of project data. |
Reset database... | Reset the database, i.e. remove all user data. |
Restore archive... | Restore project data from an archive. |
Cache DB | Export data of selected projects into a cache database. |
Backup database ... | Create a backup of the entire database. |
Transfer | Transfer data sets. |
To collection ... | Transfer all parts of the selected specimen into a collection. |
To project ... | Transfer the selected specimen into an additional project. |
To transaction ... | Transfer the selected specimen into an additional transaction. |
All annotations ... | Edit all annotations in the selected dataset. |
All identifiers ... | List all identifiers in the selected dataset. |
Remove specimen ... | Remove the selected specimen from the database. |
Remove from project ... | Remove the selected specimen from an additional project. |
Restore from log ... | Restore data that had been deleted from the log tables. |
Save data set | Save current data set. |
Administration |
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Change password ... | Changing the password of a user (only available for SQL-Server accounts). |
Analysis ... | Administration of the analysis methods used for the specimens. |
Collections ... | Administration used for the collections. |
Collection types ... | Administration of collection types. |
Collection manager ... | Administration of collection manager. |
Collection tasks ... | Administration of collection tasks. |
IPM ... | Integrated pest management. |
Prometheus ... | Administration of prometheus sources. |
Exhibitions ... | Administration of exhibitions |
Tasks ... | Administration of tasks. |
Task types ... | Administration of task types. |
Customize display ... | Customizing the display of the window e.g. the material categories and taxoniomc groups which should be visible when creating a new entry. |
Database | Administration of the database. |
Descritption ... | Administration of the descriptions and messages within the application. |
Database tools ... | Tools for the administration of the objects in the database - for experts only!. |
Documentation ... | Documentation of the structure of the database. |
Logins ... | Administration of the logins of the server and their permissions in the databases. |
Maintenance ... | Maintenance of database entries, especially, if connected to other modules. |
Queries ... | Creating and editing predefined queries. |
Rename database | Rename the current database. |
Set published address | Setting the address published for links by other modules. |
Transfer log... | Transfer logging data into a separate database. |
Enumerations ... | Administration numeration tables. |
External datasources ... | Administration of the external data sources of data imported into DiversityCollection. |
External identifier... | Administration of the external identifier. |
Kiosk mode... | Set the client into the Kiosk mode. |
Linked server... | Administration of the linked server. |
Material categories... | Administration of the material categories. |
Methods ... | Administration of the methods used for CollectionEvents, Analysis and Processing. |
Processing ... | Administration of the processing procedures applied in the collection. |
Projects ... | Administration of the projects. |
Resources directory ... | Setting the directory for the resources. |
Retrieval type... | Administration of the retrieval types. |
Site properties... | Administration of the properties of collection sites. |
Stable identifier... | Administration of the stable identier. |
Taxonomic groups... | Administration of the taxonomic groups. |
Transaction management | Management of transactions, managers, loans etc. |
Transactions ... | Administration of the transactions e.g. loans, exchange etc. |
Expired loans ... | Administration of expired loans. This menu entry will appear when there are expired loans in collections where the current user is a curator. |
Loan requests ... | Administration of loan requests for the collections for which a user is a collection manager. This menu entry will appear when there are loan requests for the managed collections where the current user is a collection manager. |
My requests ... | Administration of the loan requests of a user. This menu entry will appear when a user placed requests for specimen. |
Loan requesters ... | User having the right to place requests for specimen of a collection. |
Collection managers ... | Administration of the users who manage collections and are e.g. responsible for the administration of the transactions. |
Collection users ... | Administration of the access of users to data within collections. |
Transfer to transaction ... | Transfers data into a transaction. |
Withhold data | Edit the withholding reasons for the selected data. |
Help |
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Manual | Opens the online manual. |
Feedback ... | Opens a window for sending feedback. |
Feedback history ... | Opens a window for browsing former feedback. |
Edit feedback ... | Opens a window for editing the feedbacks sent to the administrator (for admins only). |
Statistics ... | Overview of changes within the projects and edited specimen. |
Info | Show the version of the program and corresponding information. |
Websites | Websites related to DiversityCollection. |
Download applications ... | Download DiversityCollection from the website of the DiveristyWorkbench project. |
Information model ... | Inspect the information model on the website of the DiveristyWorkbench project. |
Diversity mobile ... | Website of DiversityMobile, the mobile application for collecting data stored in DiversityCollection. |
GitHub | Resouces on GitHub. |
SNSB ... | Resources provided by the Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns. |
ZFMK ... | Resources provided by the Zoologische Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig. |
ErrorLog ... | Open the errorlog of the appliaction. |
Update |
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Update database ... | Update the database to the current version. |
Update client ... | Download the current version of the client. |
Quit |
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Quit the application and stop all processes started by the application. |
Some of the menus are accessible via short cuts, e.g.: