Key Points
- One tab-delimited data file is uploaded at a time
- The file can contain data for
- more than one Lab Order (this is typical)
- more than one project (this is permitted but not recommended)
- Use Unicode (UTF-8, UTF-16, or UTF-32) to preserve accented and international characters (see help tip - Saving files in a Unicode file format for international character support)
- Do NOT release ANY of the data for a lab order until ALL of the data for the lab order are ready and included in the file.
- Put ALL of the data for a lab order into the same data upload file
We recommend releasing data for different projects in separate data upload files.
Example Tab-delimited Text Data Files
To download files, right-click 'example' and choose 'Save Link As'
Examples for algae qualitative analyses:
- This example contains only the required fields for the upload.
- This example gives data entry examples for all fields of the upload.
Examples for algae quantitative analyses:
Algal Data Upload File Column Definitions (Return to Top of Page)
See BioData Taxonomy Downloads for allowable combinations of BenchTaxonName and BenchTaxonNameReferenceCode
See Algal Data Domain Values for allowable values of LabComponent and BioVolumePerCellMethod
Attribute | Required? | Description For Lab |
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LabOrderID | Yes | BioData-generated integer (identifier) that is assigned to a Lab Order |
LabSampleID | No | Sample identifier used by the submitting laboratory |
LabRecordID | Yes | LabRecordID is generated and provided by the Lab to uniquely identifying each record within a set of records for a Lab Order
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ContainerID | No | BioData-generated integer (identifier) that is assigned to each container assigned to a Lab Order
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Yes | Used to communicate whether the record came from a soft algae or a diatom counting process | |
Yes | The term that is communicated between a Lab and the BioData System about a Taxon's identity
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Conditional | The term that is communicated between a Lab and the BioData System as a link to a full citation of a reference
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VolumeReceivedByLab_mL | Yes | The total volume in the container in milliliters - as measured by the lab upon receipt
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ProportionExamined | Conditional | Proportion of the “VolumeReceivedByLab_mL” that was inspected (counted) by the lab
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NumSoftAlgaeNatUnitsCounted | Conditional | Number of soft algae natural units counted by the taxonomist
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NumSoftAlgaeCells | Conditional | Number of soft algae cells
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NumDiaCellsCounted_Live | Conditional | Number of living diatom cells/valves counted by analyst
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NumDiaCellsCounted_Dead | Conditional | Number of dead diatom cells/valves counted by analyst
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NumDiaCellsCounted_LiveOrDead | Conditional | Number of living or dead diatom cells/valves counted by analyst
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BioVolumePerCell_um3 | Condtional | Positive number representing the cell volume in cubic micrometers (µm3)
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Conditional | The method used to determine the BioVolumePerCell_um3 value
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BenchComment | No | This field is used by the lab to convey additional information about the record, that is not provided for in the other fields
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IdentificationEntity | Conditional | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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IdentificationDate | No | Date that the identification of the specimen(s) was completed (mm/dd/yyyy) |
IdentifiedBy | No | Name of person making the identification |
VerificationEntity | Conditional | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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VerificationDate | No | Date that the verification of the specimen(s) was completed (mm/dd/yyyy) |
CurationEntity | Conditional | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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CurationDate | No | Date that the curation of the specimen(s) was initiated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
ImageLink | No | Persistent URL for images of the specimen(s) associated with the record
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LabTaxonID | No | Taxonomic identifier used by the lab in their system |