Diversity Collection

Habitats and properties of the collection site

For the description of the habitat select the CollectionEvent or an existing collection site property . The description is entered in the field Habitat (see below).

To enter a new property of the collection site select the CollectionEvent or an existing collection site property . Then choose the type of the property you wish to enter from the drop-down menu as shown below. Only items which are not already set for a CollectionEvent will appear in the list. You can customize the selection of visible items.

The list is dependent on the availability of terminologies for site descriptions. Details for the property can be entered if you choose the item in the hierarchy. The person responsible for the entry as well as notes can be entered in the corresponding fields as shown below.

To delete entries use the  button. You can enter a value by either typing the name of the collection site property or by selection from the module DiversityScientificTerms. To search for properties from this module click on the  button. The current user’s name will be inserted as the responsible user. You may change this by either typing or through selection from the module DiversityAgents.

As an alternative to the button, you may select the property via a chart with a click on the button. A window as shown below will open. To select an item from the chart click no the entry you want to select and close the window with a click on the OK button.

The data concerning the habitats is stored in the table CollectionEventProperty.

Administration of properties (resp. terminologies)

To administrate the available properties of collection sites, choose Administration - Site properties… from the menu. A window as shown below will open, where you can delete existing site properties and add new site properties.

To add new properties, click on the button, select the new entry in the list and choose the appropriate parsing method.

Properties should be linked to the module DiversityScientificTerms. To link the property to the module, click on the  button. A window as shown below will open, where you can search for the terminology provided by the module. Please keep in mind, that the ID of the terminology will be used for the new entry and that this ID must be unique. Turn to your administrator if any difficulties occur.

After choosing the terminology from DiversityScientificTerms, the new property will be displayed as shown below..