Hi
The private tab on the Taxon Ocurrence can hold a lot of information about a record.
Mantis 658/690 – Adds a new table ‘Taxon_Private_Data’ and fully supports this as a new tab ‘Private’ tab on the Occurrences. This table replaces the Taxon_Occurrence_Ext_Ref table and existing external refs will be transferred to this table. Field lengths have been increased and additional fields added.
Users can set up other types through the terms list. This facility is designed to meet a variety of user requirements to add additional information to Occurrences which will not be exported. System Supplied support is provided for importing and reporting on external references. Other types of private data can be set up via the terms list and this alone will allow data entry. For importing and use in the import wizard additional table entries are required in the Import Wizard and Reporting tables. This can be done by users with the appropriate technical skills, by directly accessing the tables.
Fields in the new table are for general use and have non-specific names. It is suggested that users explain the meaning of terms for a specific type in the description. The description field in the terms list will be displayed when a term list is chosen and will assist in consistency in making or adjusting entries. The possible uses of the Private data table include the management of work in progress, for example looking into duplicates or investigating anomalies.
Mike Weideli