Maintenance Taxon Names
Maintenance - Taxonomic names
To synchronize the entries for the taxonomic names derived from the
module DiversityTaxonNames select the 
Synchronize databases tab and choose the tab 
Taxon names. There are two ways to synchronize taxonomic names. You
may either Synchronize taxonomic names
linked to an external data source for entries where the link to a
taxonomic database is already established or you may
Synchronize taxonomic names missing a
connection where no link is established and you can query for
identical names in one of the databases. The meaning of some generally
used controls is explained in the introduction page of database
synchronization.
Synchronize taxonomic names linked to an
external data source
The taxonomic names are stored as field “label” of table
DescriptionScope, where
the scope type TaxonName
is specified. Select a
taxonomy database and the descriptions project that shall be
synchronized. Start the query with a click on
the 
button.
The form will list all differences found. To update the database click
on the 
button.
Synchronize taxonomic names missing a
connection
Select a taxonomic database, optionally a project within this database
and a project in the descriptions database to search for identical
names. Start the query with a click on the
button. You may either restrict the search to
an exact match (= Compare whole name) or to the first parts of the
name (= Compare first parts) as shown below. If the names do not
match exactly, you may either update the name (= Update similar
name) in the descriptions database or import the name from the
DiversityTaxonNames as a new scope (= Insert as new name - see
options in the window depicted below). In the result list only matching
names will be checked (column OK). The other results will be marked
indicating the difference. Yellow indicates a difference in the authors
while red indicates differences in main parts of the name. To use these
similar names check them in the OK column.
The form will list all matches found. To insert the links to the
database click on the button.
Synchronize taxonomic names missing a connection with a websrvice
To synchronize the taxonomic names with a webservice select it as Taxonomy database. You may either compare the entire name or the first parts of the name (see image below and description above). If the name in your data does not match the name in the webservice perfectly, the name will be marked with a yellow background.
If several similar names were found, these lines will be marked with a
blue background (see image above). To
select one of the similar names click on the Select name
button. A window will open as shown below
listing all similar names found in the webservice. Select one name and
click OK to use it.
