Menu
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Import wizard: Import data from tab-separated text files.
- 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.
- Wizard: Export data via a wizard.
- 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.
- Import
- Administration
- 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
- 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.
- ErrorLog …: Open the errorlog of the appliaction.
- Update
- Update database …: Update the database to the current version.
- Update client …: Download the current version of the client.
- Quit : Quit the application and stop all processes started by the application.
Shortcuts
Some of the menus are accessible via short cuts, e.g.:
- ALT + D = Data
- ALT + D + S = Save