Changes along with the migration from .Net 3.5 to .Net 4.8

Images, Labelprint, Maps

The setting for the upper part showing maps, labels and event and specimen images has been rearranged. The previous control containing 4 button has been replaced by a dropdown menu providing access to all images and the printing section (see below). To hide the upper part, select Hide. The indication of available images via a yellow backgroud has been replaced by a button row where the presence of images is again indicated by a yellow background. You may use a click on these buttons as a shortcut to select the corresponding range.

 

Images of the event series

The images of the event series has been moved from within the data area ...

... into the upper part of the form along with the other images.

 

Exsiccatae

The display of the exsiccatal series moved from underneath the projects section ...

and together with the exsiccatal identification ...

... to underneath the specimen section

 resp. above the unit section and is now marked with the  icon.

 

References in table CollectionSpecimen moved to table CollectionSpecimenReference

The content of the reference related columns in the table CollectionSpecimen have been removed ...

... and are now replaced by entries in the table CollectionSpecimenReference.

 

References in table Identification moved to table CollectionSpecimenReference

The content of the reference related columns in the table Identification have been removed ...

... and are now replaced by entries in the table CollectionSpecimenReference.

 

 

Description in table IdentificationUnitInPart moved to table CollectionSpecimenPartDescription

The content of the desciption in table IdentificationUnitInPart moved ...

... to the table CollectionSpecimenPartDescription.

 

Logging information moved

The area containing the information about creation and last changes of the dataset moved from unterneath the specimen data ...

... into the tree area underneath the unit tree.

 

Part tree only shown when parts are present

The tree containing the parts that was allways displayed before ...

... is now only shown when parts are present. To insert parts with a hidden tree, click on the  button underneath the unit tree. The upcoming dialog will lead you through the creation of a part.

 

Scan for backlinks from DiversityDescriptions

The decision if backlinks from DiversityDescriptions should be searched has moved from underneath the specimen section ...

... into the customize settings. In the menu choose Administration - Customize display... and there the page Defaults and miscellaneous and in ths page the Miscellaneous section (see below).

 

Access to menu

The access to the menu depends upon the selected data. If certain parts of the menu are disabled, choose a dataset you have access to.

 

 

Annotation

Annotations former defined as reference will appear as annotation. A definition of an annotation as reference is not possible any more. Use Reference instead.

  

 

 

Installation

The new version of the software is now included in an installer . To install DiversityCollection, start DiversityCollectionSetup.msi and follow the instructions as shown below.

If you need to change the location of the software, this can be done in the next step (see below).

After the installation is done, the software will be included in the programm menu (see below) and a shortcut on the desctop will be created.

The software will be placed in the programs directory as shown below.

 


 

Resources

If you use the installer, the software will be included in the programm menu and a shortcut on the desctop will be created. The software will be placed in the programs directory as shown above.

All resources the user needs direct access to are now placed within the directory according to the resources settings. For details see chapter Resources.