Menu

Overview of the menu in DiversityReferences. The Administration menu is restricted to administrators!

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 to which the user has accession permission will be listed.
    Reconnect to database Reconnect to the actual database and reload basic data.
     Module connections ...

Administration of the connections to other modules resp. the databases of these modules.
    Timeout for database ... Set the timeout for database queries.
     Transfer previous settings

Transfer the settings of the previous version of the client, e.g. the parameters for the connection to the database.
    Current server activity ... View current activities on the database server.
     Quit Quit the application and stop all processes started by the application.

Grid
     Table editor Edit data as selected in the query data directly in the data tables.
         Reference ... Edit data of the ReferenceTitle table.
         Author ... Edit data of the ReferenceRelator table.

Data
    Restore from log ... Restore deleted datasets from the log tables in the database (only for administrator).   
     Import  
         Import wizard Import wizard
                Reference import ... Import reference data from tabulator separated text files.
         Import tagged text ... Import data from foreign soures, e.g. data exported as RIS from Reference Manager.
     Export  
         Export wizard Export wizard
                Reference export ... Export reference data to tabulator separated text files.
         Export text or RIS ... Export the data selected in the query as text or RIS.
         Export CSV ... Export data of the entire database as CSV files.
     Backup database ... Backup of the whole database.

Administration
     Change password ... Changing the password of a user.
     Database Administration of the database.
         Documentation ... Documentation of the structure of the database.
         Logins ... Administration of the logins of the server their permissions in the databases (only for administrator).
         Rename database ... Rename the current database (only for administrator).
         Set published address ... Setting the address published for links by other modules (only for administrator).
     Keyword types ... Administration of the keyword types (descriptors) (only for administrator).
     Periodicals ... Administration of the periodicals (only for administrator).
     Reference types ... Administration of the reference types (only for administrator).
    Linked server ... Administration of the linked servers (only for administrator).  
     Projects ... Administration of the projects.
   Resources directory ... Changing the the resources directory.


Help
    Manual Open the manual for DiversityResources.
    Feedback Send a feedback to the software developers.
    Info Show the version and corresponding information.
    Websites Websites related to DiversityReferences.
         Download application ... Download DiversityReferences from the website of the DiversityWorkbench project.
         Information model ... Inspect the information model on the website of the DiversityWorkbench project.
   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
    Update database ... Update the database to the current version.
    Update client ... Download the current version of the client.