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