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Database name: Enter the name of the new database.

 

Folder: If desired you can enter or select the name of a folder. Folders are especially useful if you have many databases that must be ordered in a meaningful way.

 

Species list: Choose a species list to be linked to the database.

 

Distribution map: Choose a distribution map to be linked to the database. The usage of an internal map is considered obsolete. For mapping it is recommended to use a GIS package.

 

Range for relevé numbers: Specify the range for the relevé numbers. In a system in which several databases form a combined relevé system it is recommended to give each database a unique range of relevé numbers.

When entering relevés this defined range serves as a check. Numbers located outside the range of the database are not allowed.

 

Area: Specify whether the database is common or private. Note that only the manager can create common databases.

 

Structure header database: In case an extension of the structure of the database for header data has been defined in the database dictionary, you can create a so-called extended database for header data.

 

Structure species database: If an extension of the structure of the species database has been defined in the database dictionary, you can create a so-called extended species database.

 

 

See also: Modify database attributes