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== Tables ==
 
== Tables ==
  
* claves - dichotomous keys
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* '''chr''' - characters (phylogentic)
* mxes - matrices
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* '''ces''' - collecting events
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* '''claves''' - dichotomous keys
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* '''codings''' - the content of matrix cells (many codings can be present in one cell)
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* '''contents''' - text blocks of a given content type
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* '''content_types''' - user defined "headings" for text content
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* '''confidences''' - definable confidence "levels", used for various data types, e.g. codings
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* '''content_templates''' - Containers for content_types, used to customize ordering and groups of content_types. These are the layout of OTU pages.
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* '''OTU''' - "operational taxonomic unity"
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* '''datasets''' - files of any type, for specific filetypes functions may be available (e.g. Nexus files can be translated to the database)
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* '''figures''' - ties an image and an optional caption to any data in mx
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* '''keywords''' - a customizable controlled vocabulary applied to data via tags
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* '''lots''' - records referencing more than one specimen
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* '''mxes''' - matrices
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* '''mxes_minus_chrs''' - individual characters that will be excluded from a given matrix
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* '''mxes_minus_otus''' - individual otus that will be excluded from a given matrix
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* '''mxes_plus_otus''' - individual otus that will be included in a given matrix
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* '''namespaces''' - a domain (string) for which all identifiers (strings) must be unique
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* '''projs''' - projects
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* '''taxon_hists''' - taxonomic histories, records usage of a taxon name in some combination
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* '''tags''' - ties a keyword and some optional caption to any data in mx

Revision as of 13:13, 24 January 2011


Tables

  • chr - characters (phylogentic)
  • ces - collecting events
  • claves - dichotomous keys
  • codings - the content of matrix cells (many codings can be present in one cell)
  • contents - text blocks of a given content type
  • content_types - user defined "headings" for text content
  • confidences - definable confidence "levels", used for various data types, e.g. codings
  • content_templates - Containers for content_types, used to customize ordering and groups of content_types. These are the layout of OTU pages.
  • OTU - "operational taxonomic unity"
  • datasets - files of any type, for specific filetypes functions may be available (e.g. Nexus files can be translated to the database)
  • figures - ties an image and an optional caption to any data in mx
  • keywords - a customizable controlled vocabulary applied to data via tags
  • lots - records referencing more than one specimen
  • mxes - matrices
  • mxes_minus_chrs - individual characters that will be excluded from a given matrix
  • mxes_minus_otus - individual otus that will be excluded from a given matrix
  • mxes_plus_otus - individual otus that will be included in a given matrix
  • namespaces - a domain (string) for which all identifiers (strings) must be unique
  • projs - projects
  • taxon_hists - taxonomic histories, records usage of a taxon name in some combination
  • tags - ties a keyword and some optional caption to any data in mx
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