Documentation of the information model for
DiversityCollection (beta)

This document contains a complete list of all entities and attributes used in the information model of this application module. It is primarily intended as a technical reference. It can also be helpful, however, in understanding the scope and usage of certain attributes. When you have a question like 'where does this information fit in', reading the attribute description of related attributes may help you.

Besides the human readable documentation provided below, three more technical documents are provided:

Index of entities: CollectingPerson, CollectionDuplicate, CollectionGeography, CollectionImage, CollectionMaterial, CollectionSpecimen, DiversityProject, Exsiccata, Identification, IdentificationUnit, LocalisationSystem, LocalisationSystemType.


Entity relationship diagram for DiversityCollection

Entity relationship diagram of DiversityCollection Entity CollectingPerson, click to show attributes Entity CollectionDuplicate, click to show attributes Entity CollectionGeography, click to show attributes Entity CollectionImage, click to show attributes Entity CollectionMaterial, click to show attributes Entity CollectionSpecimen, click to show attributes Entity DiversityProject, click to show attributes Entity Exsiccata, click to show attributes Entity Identification, click to show attributes Entity IdentificationUnit, click to show attributes Entity LocalisationSystem, click to show attributes Entity LocalisationSystemType, click to show attributes Entity DevelopmentDocumentation, click to show attributes

(You can click on the entities to go to the attribute tables.)


CollectingPerson

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectingPerson'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
R I/I/I (UM)
CollectorsName Text (255) Name of the collecting person or group, e.g. "Miller, W.". - I
CollectorsNumber Text (255) Number assigned by the collector during the collection. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenCollectingPerson:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectorsName:  CollectorsName (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; CollectorsName (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectingPerson.CollectionSpecimenID

CollectionDuplicate

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionDuplicate'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I/I (UM)
AccessionNumber Text (255) Accession number of the collection, e.g. "M-3890492". R -
CollectionName Text (255) Name of the collection where the duplicate specimen is deposed. - -
Notes Text (255) User defined notes. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenCollectionDuplicate:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; AccessionNumber (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionDuplicate.CollectionSpecimenID

CollectionGeography

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionGeography'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I/I (UM)
LocalisationSystemID Long Refers to ID of LocationIdentification (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I
Location1 Text (255) Either a named location selected from a thesaurus (e.g. "Germany, Bavaria, Kleindingharting") or values e.g. 100 - 200 m (for altitude range). - -
Location2 Text (255) Corresponding value to Location2 or ID of Thesaurus. - -
DeterminationDate Date/Time Date of the determination of the geography. - -
Responsible Text (255) Person, team or organisation responsible for the data. - -
AverageAltitudeCache Double Calculated altitude as parsed from the location fields.
Default value: 0
- -
AverageLongitudeCache Double Calculated longitude as parsed from the location fields.
Default value: 0
- -
AverageLatitudeCache Double Calculated latitude as parsed from the location fields.
Default value: 0
- -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenCollectionGeography:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
LocalisationSystemCollectionGeography:  LocalisationSystemID (Duplicates OK)
LocalisationSystemID:  LocalisationSystemID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; LocalisationSystemID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionGeography.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  LocalisationSystem.LocalisationSystemID « CollectionGeography.LocalisationSystemID

CollectionImage

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionImage'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key). - I/I/I (UM)
CollectionImageID Autonumber ID of the image of the collection specimen.
Default value: GenUniqueID()
- I
IdentificationUnitID Long Only given if image refers to a single Unit of CollectionSpecimen, refers to ID of IdentificationUnit (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I
ImagePath Text (255) The path and file name of the image. - -
CollectionProject Text (255) Project within DiversityCollection. - -
Responsible Text (255) Person responsible for the image. - -
Notes Text (255) Notes concerning the image, e.g. scale, resolution. See CollectionProject for additional information. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionImageID:  CollectionImageID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenCollectionImage:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
IdentificationUnitID:  IdentificationUnitID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; CollectionImageID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionImage.CollectionSpecimenID

CollectionLookup

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionLookup'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
Parameter Text (255) Name of the parameter, e.g. "TypeStatus". - I (UM)
Value Text (255) Value of the parameter, e.g. "holotypus". - -
Description Text (255) Description of the parameter. - -
EnableEditing Boolean If this item can be edited by the user. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
PrimaryKey:  Parameter; Value (Primary key; Unique values)

CollectionMaterial

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionMaterial'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I/I (UM)
MaterialCategory Text (255) Material e.g. "drawings", "slides" etc.
Default value: "herbarium specimens"
- -
StorageLocation Text (255) The place resp. taxon where the item is stored within the collection. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenCollectionMaterial:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; MaterialCategory (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionMaterial.CollectionSpecimenID

CollectionSpecimen

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionSpecimen'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Autonumber Unique reference ID for the collection record (primary key).
Default value: GenUniqueID()
- I (U)/I (U)
CollectionDate Date/Time Calculated date, based on CollectionDay, -Month and -Year. - -
CollectionDay Long The day of the collection event. - -
CollectionMonth Long The month of the collection event. - -
CollectionYear Long The year of the collection event. - -
CollectionDateSupplement Text (255) Additional date information, e.g. "end of summer 1985". - -
LocalityDescription Text (255) Locality and geo-ecological description of the locality as written on the original label. - -
LabelTitle Text (255) Title of label if different from ExsiccataTitle for printing labels. Will be printed on label after ExsiccataTitle. - -
LabelType Text (255) Whether the label is typed, typed with hand written comments of completely handwriting etc. - -
LabelScanPath Text (255) The path and file name of the scan of the label. - -
LabelTranscription Text (255) The state of the transcription of a label into the database: "Not started" / " incomplete" / "complete". - -
LabelTranscriptionNotes Text (255) User defined notes concerning the transcription of the label into the database. - -
AccessionNumber Text (255) Accession number of the specimen within the collection, e.g. "M-0004752". - I
AccessionDate Text (255) The date, when the specimen was taken in the collection (format: YYYY/MM/DD). - -
CollectionName Text (255) Name of the Collection, e.g. "Botanische Staatssammlung München". - -
ExsiccataTitle Text (255) Standard abbreviation of the exsiccata. - I
ExsiccataNumber Text (255) Number within the exsiccata. - -
DepositorsName Text (255) The name of the depositor resp. the herbarium if not the original collector, e.g. "Herbarium P. Döbbler". - -
DepositorsAccessionNumber Text (255) Accession number of the specimen within the herbarium where the specimen came from if not the original collection, e.g. "D-23948". - -
OriginalNotes Memo Notes given by the collector, resp. found on the label. - -
AdditionalNotes Memo Additional notes made by the editor. - -
LoanInformation Text (255) Notes if the item is on loan resp. borrowed. - -
Problems Text (255) Problems found with the specimen, e.g. doubtful identification, locality etc. - -
PrintLabel Boolean Is set true if the label should be printed, is set false if the label should not be printed.
Default value: True
- -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
AccessionNumber:  AccessionNumber (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Unique values)
ExsiccataTitle:  ExsiccataTitle (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectingPerson.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionDuplicate.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionGeography.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionImage.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « CollectionMaterial.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « DiversityProject.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « IdentificationUnit.CollectionSpecimenID

CollectionTempLabelPrint

Temporary storage of the data of the specimen which were selected for printing the labels.

Attributes and indices of the entity 'CollectionTempLabelPrint'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key). - -
SubstrateID Long Refers to ID of IdentificationUnit (= foreign key), specifies substrate.
Default value: 0
- I
AccessionNumber Text (255) Accession number of the specimen within the collection. - -
CollectionName Text (255) Name of the collection, e.g. "Botanische Staatssammlung München". - -
LabelTitle Text (255) Text printed as title of the label. - -
ExsiccataTitle Text (255) Title of the exsiccate series. - -
ExsiccataNumber Text (255) Number of the specimen within the exsiccate series. - -
ExsiccataName Text (255) Taxonomic name of the specimen, published in the exsiccate series. - -
Organism Text (255) The organism (growing on the substrate - if present). - -
Substrate Text (255) All organisms and substrates that where specified by identifications, following the first organism. - -
Identification Text (255) Intermediate storage of the text of all organisms. - I
LocalityDescription Text (255) The locality and habitat where the specimen has been collected. - -
Collectors Text (255) The persons or groups involved in the collection of the specimen. - -
CollectionDate Text (255) The date when the specimen has been collected. - -
CollectorsNumber Text (255) The number of the collected specimen assigned by the collector during the collection event. - -
Determinators Text (255) The persons or groups responsible for the identfication of the specimen. - -
Notes Text (255) User defined notes. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
Identification:  Identification (Duplicates OK)
SubstrateID:  SubstrateID (Duplicates OK)

DiversityProject

Attributes and indices of the entity 'DiversityProject'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key). - I/I/I (UM)
DiversityProject Text (255) Project to which the specimen belongs to as stored in the database DiversityUsers. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenDiversityProject:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  CollectionSpecimenID; DiversityProject (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « DiversityProject.CollectionSpecimenID

Exsiccata

Attributes and indices of the entity 'Exsiccata'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
Exs_ID Autonumber ID of the exsiccatum.
Default value: GenUniqueID()
- I (U)
ExsAbbrev Text (255) Std. abbreviation (authors/editors, std. abbrev. of title). R I
ExsTitle Text (255) Exact title (enter new entry if title spelling changed consistently). R I
ExsEditInstitution Text (255) Issuing/Eding institution (If no editors are known, at least this must be entered). - -
ExsEditLocation Text (255) City/Country where the exs. has been issued. - -
PrecededBy Long An earlier exsiccata publication appeared under different title or editors (Reference to entry in this database). - I
SupersededBy Long A later exsiccata publication appeared under different title or editors (Reference to entry in this database). - I
ExsNumberFirst Text (50) If known: number of the first exs. that was issued by the current editors under the current title. - -
ExsNumberLast Text (50) If known: number of the last exs. that was issued by the current editors under the current title. - -
ExsPublYrFirst Text (50) If known: publication year of the first exs. that was issued by the current editors under the current title. - -
ExsPublYrLast Text (50) If known: publication year of the last exs. that was issued by the current editors under the current title. - -
Notes Text (255) Annotation, please add your name and a date for each annotation. - -
Problems Text (255) Please explain here if you have a problem, this field will later be checked. - -
Fungi Integer check if exsiccatum covers fungal species (default) 1 or -1= Yes it does, 0=No it does not, Null/empty = don't know.
Default value: -1
- -
Algae Integer check if exsiccatum covers Algae/Cyanophyta.
Default value: Null
- -
Mosses Integer check if exsiccatum covers mosses/bryophytes.
Default value: Null
- -
Ferns Integer check if exsiccatum covers ferns.
Default value: Null
- -
HigherPlants Integer check if exsiccatum covers higher plants.
Default value: Null
- -
ExampleMNum Text (255) 1st Example in M deposited under: title of example issue. - I
ExampleMDep Text (255) 1st Example in M deposited under (scientific name). - -
ExampleMNum2 Text (255) 2nd Example in M deposited under: title of example issue. - -
ExampleMDep2 Text (255) 2nd Example in M deposited under (scientific name). - -
ExampleMNum3 Text (255) 3rd Example in M deposited under: title of example issue. - -
ExampleMDep3 Text (255) 3rd Example in M deposited under (scientific name)
Note: degenerated data model was introduced on purpose to keep database as simple as possible!
- -
InPfister85 Integer included in Pfister 1985.
Default value: Null
- -
InSayre69 Integer included in Sayre 1969.
Default value: Null
- -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
ExampleMNum:  ExampleMNum (Duplicates OK)
ExsAbbrev:  ExsAbbrev (Duplicates OK)
ExsTitle:  ExsTitle (Duplicates OK)
PrecededBy:  PrecededBy (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  Exs_ID (Primary key; Unique values)
SupersededBy:  SupersededBy (Duplicates OK)

Identification

Attributes and indices of the entity 'Identification'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
IdentificationUnitID Long Refers to ID of CollectionUnit (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I (M)/I (UM)
CollectionSpecimenID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I
IdentificationDate Date/Time Date and time of the determination.
Default value: Now()
- -
IdentificationDateCategory Text (255) Qualifies whether the given date is an actual date or estimated etc.
Default value: "system"
- I
VernacularName Text (255) Not taxonomic name e.g. limestone, conifer, hardwood. - -
TaxonomicName Text (255) Valid name of the species with author names of the taxon e.g. "Rosa canina L.". - -
IdentificationCategory Text (255) Category of the identification e.g. "determination"," confirmation", "absence". - -
IsLastName Boolean Defines the valid name for the organism. Can be set only once per organism. - -
LiteratureUsed Text (255) Source resp. literature used for the determination, e.g. "Schmeil-Fitschen 1995". - -
Responsible Text (255) The person or institution responsible for the determination. - -
Notes Text (255) User defined notes, e.g. the reason for the new determination / change of the name etc. - -
IsExsiccataTaxon Boolean Defines the name under which the collection specimen is published within an exsiccate. Can be set only once per collection specimen. - -
OnlyObserved Boolean This organism is not present on the specimen, it was only observed by the collector. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
IdentificationDateCategory:  IdentificationDateCategory (Duplicates OK)
IdentificationUnitID:  IdentificationUnitID (Duplicates OK)
IdentificationUnitIdentification:  IdentificationUnitID; CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  IdentificationUnitID; CollectionSpecimenID; IdentificationDate (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  IdentificationUnit.IdentificationUnitID « Identification.IdentificationUnitID; IdentificationUnit.CollectionSpecimenID « Identification.CollectionSpecimenID

IdentificationUnit

Attributes and indices of the entity 'IdentificationUnit'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
IdentificationUnitID Autonumber ID of an organism on the collection specimen.
Default value: GenUniqueID()
- I/I (UM)
CollectionSpecimenID Long ID of the collection specimen.
Default value: 0
- I/I
TaxonomicGroup Long Group the object belongs to e.g. (1) plant, (2) fungus, (3) lichen, (4) animal, (5) procaryotic, (6) virus, (7) other, inorganic.
Default value: 0
- -
TypeStatus Text (50) Type of the published taxon e.g. holotype, syntype. - -
TypifiedTaxon Text (50) Taxonomic name of the typified taxon. - -
SubstrateAssociation Long The IdentificationUnitID of the organism or substrate, where this organism is growing on (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- -
ColonisedPart Text (50) The part of the substrate, where the organism is growing on, e.g. "leaves" if only the leaves are colonized by the organism. - -
LifeCycle Text (50) The part of the lifecycle of the organism, e.g. "II, III" for spore generations of rusts or "seed", "seedling" etc. for higher plants. - -
Notes Text (50) Notes concerning the organism, e.g. symptoms of infection like gall. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CollectionSpecimenID:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
CollectionSpecimenIdentificationUnit:  CollectionSpecimenID (Duplicates OK)
IdentificationUnitID:  IdentificationUnitID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  IdentificationUnitID; CollectionSpecimenID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  CollectionSpecimen.CollectionSpecimenID « IdentificationUnit.CollectionSpecimenID
Updates & deletions cascade  IdentificationUnit.IdentificationUnitID « Identification.IdentificationUnitID; IdentificationUnit.CollectionSpecimenID « Identification.CollectionSpecimenID

LocalisationSystem

Attributes and indices of the entity 'LocalisationSystem'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
LocalisationSystemID Long Unique reference ID for the table LocalisationSystem (= primary key).
Default value: 0
- I (U)/I (U)
LocalisationSystemName Text (255) Name of the system used for the determination of the place of the collection, e.g. "Gauss-Krüger", "MTB". - I
LocalisationSystemTypeID Long Refers to ID of CoordinateSystem (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I/I
InterfaceDefinitions Text (255) User interface definition: locked status, label captions, etc. displayed in the form CollectionLocality. - -
Description Text (255) Despription of the localisation method. - -
MeasurementUnit Text (255) Unit used within the localisation system, e.g. "m" etc. - -
AccuracyOfLocalisation Text (255) The accuracy of values that can be reached with this method. - -
ParsingMethod Text (255) Method for parsing the values typed in the fields [Location1, -2] in table [CollectionGeography]. - -
Enabled Boolean Specifies if this item is enabled to be used within the database. - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CoordinateSystemID:  LocalisationSystemTypeID (Duplicates OK)
LocalisationMethod:  LocalisationSystemName (Duplicates OK)
LocalisationSystemID:  LocalisationSystemID (Unique values)
LocalisationSystemTypeLocalisationSystem:  LocalisationSystemTypeID (Duplicates OK)
PrimaryKey:  LocalisationSystemID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  LocalisationSystem.LocalisationSystemID « CollectionGeography.LocalisationSystemID
Updates & deletions cascade  LocalisationSystemType.LocalisationSystemTypeID « LocalisationSystem.LocalisationSystemTypeID

LocalisationSystemType

Attributes and indices of the entity 'LocalisationSystemType'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
LocalisationSystemTypeID Long Refers to ID of CollectionSpecimen (= foreign key).
Default value: 0
- I (U)/I (U)
LocalisationSystemType Text (255) Type of the localisation system used, e.g. "Greenwich Coordinates". - I
LocalisationSystemGroup Text (255) Group of the localisation system used, e.g. "Coordinates". - -
Index name:  Attributes & index properties
CoordinateSystem:  LocalisationSystemType (Duplicates OK)
CoordinateSystemID:  LocalisationSystemTypeID (Unique values)
PrimaryKey:  LocalisationSystemTypeID (Primary key; Unique values)
Relation type:  Fields involved
Updates & deletions cascade  LocalisationSystemType.LocalisationSystemTypeID « LocalisationSystem.LocalisationSystemTypeID

Parameter

Default values used within the DiversityCollection database.

Attributes and indices of the entity 'Parameter'
Name Type Description / Default value & validation Rqrd./Index
ParameterID Autonumber Unique reference ID for the parameters record. - -
Responsible Text (255) The person or institution responsible for the current manipulation of the data. - -
CollectionName Text (255) Name of the Collection, e.g. "Botanische Staatssammlung München". - -
Project Text (255) Project as stored in DiversityUsers. - -
LogFilePath Text (255) The path of the logfile from where the data (LabelScan) will be imported into the database. - -
CollectionMaterial Text (255) The material of the specimen e.g. "drawings", "slides" etc. - -
TaxonGroup Text (255) Group the object belongs to e.g. (1) plant, (2) fungus, (3) lichen, (4) animal, (5) procaryotic, (6) virus, (7) anorganic. - -
Collector Text (255) Name of the collecting person or group, e.g. "Miller, W.". - -
FungusName Text (255) The last entered name for a fungus. - -
FungusLiterature Text (255) Source resp. literature used for the determination of the fungus, e.g. "M. Moser (1978), Kleine Kryptogamenflora. Fischer, Stuttgart". - -
FungusIdentifier Text (255) The person or institution responsible for the determination of the fungus. - -
PlantName Text (255) The last entered name for a plant. - -
PlantLiterature Text (255) Source resp. literature used for the determination of the plant, e.g. "E. Oberdorfer (1979), Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. Ulmer, Stuttgart". - -
PlantIdentifier Text (255) The person or institution responsible for the determination of the plant. - -
BarCodeStart Text (255) The beginning of the barcode within the imported logfile. - -
BarCodeLength Text (255) The length of the barcode within the imported logfile. - -
SelectedTaxa Text (255) The selected taxa, e.g. One fungus on One plant. - -
SelectedSpecimen Text (255) The selected subset of the data, e.g. specimen with incomplete label transcription. - -
SourceType Text (255) The type of the source or target for the imported / exported data, e.g. "LabelScan". - -
DataSetMarker Text (255) The marker, separating the datasets resp. indicating the beginning of a new dataset within a file. - -
LabelFolder Text (255) The path resp. folder where the label images are stored. - -

Footnotes: The following abbreviations have been used in the tables: R: It is required to enter data in this field. I: The field is indexed to enable faster searching. Different types of indices are denoted by additional letters in parentheses: U = unique index, N = Null values are ignored in the index, M = the index contains more than one attribute. In the first column the names of attributes that are part of the primary key are underlined.

Data types: 'Text (255)' indicates a text of varying length for which no specific design restrictions have been formulated. 255 characters should be read as a proposed technical maximum limit, that can be changed if required by the database management system. In contrast, 'Memo' is explicitly defined as text of unlimited length.

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