Overview of the menu in DiversityDescriptions:
| Connection | |
Create database ...
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Create a new database. This option is only applicable if you have system administrator rights for the database. |
Database ...
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Choose one of the databases available on the server. Only those databases will be listed to which the user has access permission. |
Reconnect to database
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Reconnect to the actual database and reload basic data. |
| Auto connect | Automatically connect to database (only with windows login). |
Module
connections ...
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Edit the connections to the other modules within the Diversity Workbench. |
Timeout
for database ...
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Set the timeout for database queries. |
Timeout
for web requests ...
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Set the timeout for web requests. |
Transfer previous settings ...
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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 server activity ...
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View current activities on the database server. |
Quit
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Quit the application and stop all processes started by the application. |
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Edit |
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| Descriptions | Select edit mode for descriptions. |
| Descriptors | Select edit mode for descriptors. |
| Projects | Select edit mode for projects. |
Tranlsations ...
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Edit or view translations. |
Summarize descriptions ...
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Summarize description data. |
Summarize sampling data ...
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Summarize sampling data. |
Edit as HTML form ...
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Edit the current description in an HTML form. |
Grid
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Description grid ...
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Edit or view descriptions in a grid. |
Sample data grid ...
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Edit or view sample data in a grid. |
Table editor
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Projects ...
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Edit the projects in the query result list. |
Sampling events ...
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Edit the sampling events for the descriptions in the query result list. |
Descriptions ...
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Edit the descriptions in the query result list. |
Description
scopes ...
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Edit the scopes of the descriptions in the query result list. |
Description resources ...
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Edit the resources for descriptions in the query result list. |
Descriptors ...
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Edit the descriptors in the query result list. |
Descriptor resources ...
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Edit the resources for descriptors in the query result list. |
Categorical states ...
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Edit the categorical states of the descriptors in the query result list. |
Categorical state resources ...
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Edit the resources for the categorical states of the descriptors in the query result list. |
Descriptor tree node
resources ...
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Edit the resources for the descriptor tree nodes of the projects in the query result list. |
Resource variants ...
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Edit the resources for entities in the query result list. |
Translations ...
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Edit the translations for entities in the query result list. |
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Query |
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| Show query | Show the query window. |
| Project preference ... | Set or view the project preference for query windows. |
Extended
query ...
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Extended query for description data. |
Collect
descriptions ...
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Collect descriptions with a separate query form. |
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Data |
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Save
dataset
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Save the actual dataset in the database. |
Restore
from log ...
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Restore deleted datasets from the log tables in the database (only for administrator). |
Generate document ...
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Generate a document with descriptions, descriptors or projects from the query list. |
Generate
diagram ...
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Generate a diagram of categorical state usage, cross-match or descriptor usage for a set of description items. |
Generate
state statistics ...
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Generate statistics for categorical state usage (two or three descriptors cross-match) for a set of description items. |
Import
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Import wizard
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Import wizard. |
Matrix wizard ...
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Import descriptor, description and sample data from a tabulator separated text file. |
Sample data ...
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Import sample data for descriptions from a tabulator separated text file. |
Descriptions ...
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Import descriptions from a tabulator separated text file. |
Descriptors ...
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Import descriptors from a tabulator separated text file. |
Import resources
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Import resources. |
Description resources ...
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Import description resources from a tabulator separated text file. |
Descriptor resources ...
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Import descriptor resources from a tabulator separated text file. |
Categorical state resources
...
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Import categorical state resources from a tabulator separated text file. |
Descriptor tree node
resources ...
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Import descriptor tree node resources from a tabulator separated text file. |
Resource variants ...
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Import resource variants from a tabulator separated text file -special import to append resource variants. |
Import translations
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Import translations. |
Description translations ...
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Import description translations from a tabulator separated text file. |
Descriptor translations ...
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Import descriptor translations from a tabulator separated text file. |
Categorical state translations
...
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Import categorical state translations from a tabulator separated text file. |
Organize sessions ...
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Organize import sessions. |
Import SDD ...
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Import SDD files. |
Import DELTA ...
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Import DELTA files. |
Import questionnaire data ...
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Import revised data received from HTML forms. |
Export
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Matrix wizard ...
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Export descriptor and description data as tabulator separated list and generate an import schema for the Matrix Import Wizard. |
Export data ...
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Export data in a structured data file format (SDD, DELTA, EML). |
Export questionnaires ...
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Export description data of a project or from a query list as HTML forms. |
Export lists
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Export tabulator separated lists. |
Sample data list ...
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Export sample data list. |
Descriptions list ...
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Export descriptions list. |
Descriptors list ...
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Export descriptors list. |
Resource data list ...
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Export resource data list document for review and possible re-import of modified data. |
Translations list ...
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Export translations list document for review and possible re-import of modified data. |
Export CSV ...
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Export database tables in CSV format. |
Cache database
...
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Export data of selected projects into a cache database. |
Backup database ...
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Create a backup of the database. |
File operations
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File operations (no database connection needed). |
Convert SDD file ...
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Convert a SDD file to DELTA or EML without database access. |
Convert DELTA file ...
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Convert an DELTA file to SDD or EML without database access. |
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Check if an SDD file is compliant to the XML schema SDD 1.1 rev 5. |
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Check if an EML file is compliant to the XML schema EML 2.1.1. |
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Administration |
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Change password ...
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Changing the password of a user. |
Database
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Database tools ...
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Tools for the administration of the objects in the database.
For experts only! |
Documentation ...
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Generate documentation of the information model. |
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Adjust display sequence of statistical measures. |
Logins ...
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Administration of the logins of the server their permissions in the databases. |
Maintenance ...
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Maintenance of database entries, especially, if connected to other modules. |
Rename database ...
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Rename the current database. |
Set published address ...
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Setting the address published for links by other modules. |
Check projects ...
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Check the consistency of the project data. |
Linked
server ...
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Administration of the linked servers. |
Projects ...
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Administration of the projects. |
Resources directory ...
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Change the resources directory. |
Tutorial
files ...
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Copy tutorial files to the resources directory. |
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Help |
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Manual
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Opens the user manual. |
Feedback
...
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Opens a window for sending feedback. |
Feedback history ...
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Opens a window for browsing former feedback. |
Edit feedback ...
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Opens a window for feedback editing - only for special users possible. |
Statistics ...
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Overview of statistical data for the database contents. |
Info ...
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Show the version of the program and corresponding information. |
Websites
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Websites related to Diversity Descriptions. |
Download application ...
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Download Diversity Descriptions from the website of the Diversity Workbench project. |
Information model ...
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Inspect the information model on the website of the Diversity Workbench project. |
SDD homepage ...
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Visit the TDWG homepage for the SDD standard. |
EML homepage ...
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Visit the KNB homepage for the EML standard. |
DELTA homepage ...
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Visit the DELTA homepage for the DELTA standard. |
Example files ...
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Visit the repository of DiversityDescriptions example files. |
Error log
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View the actual error log file. |
| Keep error log | Change the error log settings to "Keep error log". |
| Clear error log at program start | Change the error log settings to "Clear error log at program start". |
Clear error log
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Clear the actual error log file. |
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Update
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Update
database ...
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Update the database to the current version. |
Update client ...
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Download the current version of the client. |