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
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Examples for invertebrate qualitative analyses:
- This example contains only the required fields for the upload.
- This example contains only the required fields plus taxa reference examples.
- This example illustrates how to handle multiple containers per sample (e.g. field large/rare components).
- This example gives data entry examples for all fields of the upload.
Examples for invertebrate quantitative analyses:
- This example contains only the required fields for the upload.
- This example contains only the required fields plus taxa reference examples.
- This example illustrates how to handle multiple containers per sample (e.g. field large/rare components).
- This example gives data entry examples for all fields of the upload.
Invert Data Upload File Column Definitions (Return to Top of Page)
See BioData Taxonomy Downloads for allowable combinations of BenchTaxonName and BenchTaxonNameReferenceCode
See also the Invertebrate Data Domain Values - for allowable values of ResultComponent, LifeStage, UniqueTaxonFlag, TargetLevelNotReachedReason, ParameterCode, and Artifact.
Attribute | Required? | Description For Lab |
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LabOrderID | Yes | BioData-generated integer (identifier) that is assigned to a Lab Order
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LabRecordID | Yes | LabRecordID is generated and provided by the Lab to uniquely identifying each record within 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 | Lab processing component in the context OFR 02-150
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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 the reference used to apply the BenchTaxonName to the specimen(s)
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Conditional | A code indicating the life stage of the specimen(s) associated with the BenchTaxonName for the given record
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No | Flag indicating a taxon's uniqueness within the results for a single LabOrderID - not uniqueness within the entire result set.
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Conditional | Standardized codes indicating the condition of a specimen that limited the ability of the lab to identify the specimen(s) to the requested level.
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Yes | A code indicating whether the sample was processed quantitatively or qualitatively
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Value | Conditional | The number of individuals counted for a particular taxon
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SubsamplingNumerator | Conditional | An integer that when divided by the SubsamplingDenominator (below) will results in the proportion of the sample that was sorted to obtain the number of individuals in the Value field. For example, if 5 grids are sorted from a 30 grid tray, the integer 5 would be entered as the SubsamplingNumerator with 30 as the SubsamplingDenominator.
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SubsamplingDenominator | Conditional | An integer that when divided into the SubsamplingNumerator (above) will result in the proportion of the sample that was sorted to obtain the number of individuals in the Value field. For example, if a 30 grid tray is used and 5 grids are sorted from the tray, the integer 30 would be entered as the SubsamplingDenominator with 5 as the SubsamplingNumerator.
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No | Flag for results that are not supported by a specimen thought to be alive at the time of collection, but that a procedure requires to be reported.
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BenchComment | No | Text field 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 | Yes | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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IdentificationDate | Yes | Date that the identification of the specimen(s) was completed (mm/dd/yyyy). |
VerificationEntity | Conditional | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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VerificationDate | Conditional | Date that the verification of the specimen(s) was completed (mm/dd/yyyy)
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CurationEntity | Conditional | An valid abbreviation for an organization in the BioData system
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CurationDate | Conditional | Date that the deposition of the specimen(s) occurred (mm/dd/yyyy)
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ImageLink | No | Persistent URL for images of the specimen(s) associated with the record
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