| Table |
Description |
| Accession |
Also called an acquisition. A consignment of specimens acquired either by field collecting of staff members, gifts, purchases, or exchange with another institution. |
| Accession Agent |
The person(s) requesting the Accession. This references an Agent. |
| Accession Attachment |
An attachment for the Accession. This may be one or more PDF files of paperwork or a photo of the Accession. |
| Accession Authorization |
This represents the person authorizing the Accession. It references an existing Agent. |
| Address |
The address of an Agent. This also captures a start and end date for the address and the position held while at the address. |
| Address Of Record |
This is the address when the legal action took place. |
| Agent |
Contains information about people, groups, and organizations. Some roles for an agent include collector, determiner, preparer, cataloger, donor, issuer of permits, and so forth. |
| Agent Attachment |
This table can be used for a picture of the agent or anything else used to further describe the agent. |
| Agent Geography |
The geographical region that a particular collector was known for collecting in. |
| Agent Specialty |
The Taxonomic specialty that a particular agent was known for. |
| Agent Variant |
This is primarily used by Botanists for capturing Variant and Vernacular names. This table is searchable but does not have any specific business rules associated with it. |
| App Resource |
System Table: This represents a resource, typically XML, that the application uses during run time. |
| App Resource Data |
System Table: The data associated with an application resource. |
| App Resource Default |
System Table: the default for application resources. |
| Appraisal |
The monetary appraisal of an Acession or Collection Object |
| Attachment |
The information in this record identifies everything the application will need to load and display the attachment. The attachment location is an absolute path to the file. The file itself is not stored in the database. |
| Attachment Metadata |
This holds meta data about the attachment. It is a set of named value pairs. |
| Attachment Tag |
An attribute tag of an attachment. This consists of a single text field for storing a tag. In later versions users will be allowed to search attachments by their tag. |
| Attribute Definition |
The definition of an attribute. |
| Author |
An Author is a reference to an Agent and provides the order for a list of authors of a Reference Work. |
| Auto Numbering Scheme |
This is an internal table used to group together parts of a collection with the same numbering scheme. |
| Borrow |
Contains information about loans from another institution. When one institution borrows a group of objects from another institution, all objects in the borrowed group share a common set of attributes that are defined for the loan. |
| Borrow Agent |
Refers to an Agent and describes their role in the borrowing process. |
| Borrow Material |
Describes the material being borrowed. |
| Borrow Return Material |
Describes the material that was returned. |
| Chronostratigraphy |
Describes Chronostratigraphy. |
| Collecting Event |
A collecting event is the place and time that a collection is made. In some disciplines a field number is used as the primary designation for place and time information, while in others, locality name and date are used to link specimens. |
| Collecting Event Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides an order. |
| Collecting Event Attribute |
Extensible attributes introduced for Specify 6. |
| Collecting Event Attribute |
Collecting Event Attributes that were also available in Specify 5. |
| Collecting Trip |
Used to group Collecting Events together. |
| Collection |
A collection holds Collection Objects that are of the same discipline type. |
| Collection Object |
A general term for anything that can be a part of your collection: a specimen, a specimen lot, a sound recording, a slide, a tissue, an extract, or a spectrogram. |
| Collection Object Attachment |
An attachment for a collection object and provides order. |
| Collection Object Attribute |
Extensible attributes introduced for Specify 6. |
| Collection Object Attribute |
Collection Object attributes that were also available in Specify 5. |
| Collection Object Citation |
Refers to a citation for a Collection Object. |
| Collection Relationship |
Enables two collection objects to refer to each other, for example, voucher and tissue. |
| Collection Relationship Type |
Describes the type of relationship between two collection objects. |
| Collector |
In Specify, the person or persons who collected a specimen. Collector records are stored in the Agent table.
|
| Common Name |
Describes a common name and the localization of the name. This table is used to describe additional Common Names in other languages. |
| Common Name Tx Citation |
|
| Conservator Description |
Describes an object that has participated in a Conservator action. There is only one of these for each Collection Object. |
| Conservator Description Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Conservator Event |
An action that takes place as part of a Conservation Description. Over a period of time there may be multiple incidents that require a Conservator to take action. |
| Conservator Event Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Container |
A container can optionally be cataloged as a collection object and it contains other collection objects. Describes a logical or physical container. |
| D N A Sequencing Run |
|
| D N A Sequencing Run Citation |
|
| DNA Sequence |
Tracks DNA Sequencing information for a Collection Object. |
| DNA Sequence Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Data Type |
A data type represents a core type of collection data. |
| Deaccession |
Removal of a biological object (specimen, observation, or preparation type) from the collection. Deaccessions may include loans to other collections that are subsequently given to the borrower, lost specimens, and specimens that are destroyed. |
| Deaccession Agent |
Refers to an agent and contains their role in the deaccession. |
| Deaccession Preparation |
The preparation that was deaccessioned. |
| Determination |
The determination of the collection object. |
| Determination Citation |
Refers to a citation for the determination. |
| Discipline |
May include one or more collections that share the Taxon, Geography, LithoStratigraphy, and Chronostratigraphy Trees, Localities, Agents and Determination Status. |
| Division |
The division (or department) containing agents. |
| Exchange In |
Describes an incoming Exchanged Specimen from a different institution. |
| Exchange Out |
Describes an outgoing Exchanged Specimen to a different institution. |
| Exsiccata |
|
| Exsiccata Item |
|
| Field Notebook |
Describes a physical Field NoteBook. |
| Field Notebook Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Field Notebook Page |
Describes a page from a Field Note Book. |
| Field Notebook Page Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Field Notebook Page Set |
Describes a set of Field Note Book pages. This can be used to group pages together that were scanned in together. |
| Field Notebook Page Set Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Geo Coord Detail |
Describes extra detail for a Locality for Manis data. |
| Geography |
Represents a politcal boundary (Country, State, County, Township, etc.). |
| Geography Tree Definition |
Defines the levels of the Geography tree. |
| Geography Tree Definition Item |
Describes a level in the definition of the tree. |
| Geological Time Period Tree Definition |
Defines the levels of the GTP tree. |
| Geological Time Period Tree Definition Item |
Describes a level in the definition of the tree. |
| Gift |
Describes a Gift. |
| Gift Agent |
Describes the role the Agent played in the giving of a Gift. |
| Gift Preparation |
Points a gift to a preparation. |
| Group Person |
This is a join table for Agents that are Institutions and Organizations that contain other Agents. It also provides order. |
| Information Request |
Describes a request for information of a collection and refers to a Bundle of Collection Objects. |
| Institution |
The parent institution. An institution is made up of one or more divisions. |
| Journal |
Refers to a published journal. |
| Lat Lon Polygon |
|
| Lat Lon Polygon Pnt |
|
| Lithostratigraphy |
The Litho stratigraphy tree. |
| Lithostratigraphy Tree Definition |
Defines the levels of the tree. |
| Lithostratigraphy Tree Definition Item |
Describes a level in the definition of the tree. |
| Loan |
A group of specimens that another institution borrows from your collection. Specify lets you manage all aspects of loans electronically, so that you always have an up-to-date record of which specimen have been loaned and which have been returned. |
| Loan Agent |
An agent associated with a loan. Each agent includes the role played in the loan process. |
| Loan Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Loan Preparation |
A join table between the Loan and the Preparation. It contains comments and quantity fields. |
| Loan Return Preparation |
This is used for tracking a returned Preparation for a loan. |
| Locale Container |
System Table: This is used for localizing the database schema it has a localized name and description but can also contain localizable items. |
| Locale Container Item |
System Table: This is used for localizing the database schema it has a localized name and description. |
| Locale Item String |
System Table: This is used for localizing the database schema it represents a string and also a Language, Country and Variant for that string. |
| Locality |
The name of the location where a specimen was collected or observed. Some taxonomic disciplines or collectors may use a locality name instead of a field number to associate a collecting event with a specimen. |
| Locality Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Locality Citation |
A join table to link a Locality to a Citation. |
| Locality Detail |
Describes additional Locality detail. For example, water body and island information. Includes UTM fields. |
| Locality Name Alias |
Describes additional names for a given Locaity. |
| Other Identifier |
Describes an identifier (Catalog Number) of a Collection Object from a different Institution. |
| Paleo Context |
Describes the paleontologic information for a Collection Object. This also references Chronostratigraphy and Bio Stratigray. |
| Permit |
The permit transaction window is designed to hold information linked to legal paperwork
for permission from a government agency to collect a specimen or specimens.
Preparation: A subdivision of a collection object that refers to the preparation method. |
| Permit Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Pick List |
System Table: A list of items that can be choosen to produce a controlled vocabulary. |
| Pick List Item |
|
| Preparation |
Preparation information describes the physical status of a specimen and its storage media.
Specify provides an extensive array of utilities for curatorial management of specimen preparations.
|
| Preparation Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Preparation Attribute |
Extensible attributes introduced for Specify 6. |
| Preparation Attribute |
Preparation attributes that were also available in Specify 5. |
| Preparation Type |
Describe a Preparation Type. For example, Cleared and Stained, Mounted, etc. |
| Project |
Describes a grouping of Collection Objects. |
| Record Set |
Describes a set of records of any type that can be acted upon within the applicaiton. |
| Reference Work |
A literary reference work. |
| Repository Agreement |
An agreement for allowing an Accession to occur, but does not include ownership. |
| Repository Agreement Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Shipment |
Describes the shipment of a Loan or Exchange. |
| Sp Audit Log |
|
| Sp Audit Log Field |
|
| Sp Export Schema |
System Table: |
| Sp Export Schema Item |
System Table: |
| Sp Export Schema Item Mapping |
|
| Sp Export Schema Mapping |
|
| Sp Field Value Default |
System Table: This represents a default field value for a form. |
| Sp Permission |
System Table: |
| Sp Principal |
System Table: |
| Sp Query |
System Table: This represents a saved Query. |
| Sp Query Field |
System Table: This represents a single field in a saved Query. |
| Sp Report |
System Table: This represents a saved Report. |
| Sp Task Semaphore |
System Table: |
| Sp Version |
|
| Sp Visual Query |
|
| Specify User |
System Table: This represents Specify User within the application. |
| Storage |
A tree data structure for describing where Collection Objects are physically stored. |
| Storage Tree Definition |
Defines the levels of the tree. |
| Storage Tree Definition Item |
Describes a level in the definition of the tree. |
| Taxon |
Describes the taxonomy of a Determination. |
| Taxon Attachment |
Refers to an attachment and provides order. |
| Taxon Citation |
Linkage from the Taxonomic record to a published document. |
| Taxon Tree Definition |
Defines the levels of the tree. |
| Taxon Tree Definition Item |
Describes a level in the definition of the tree. |
| Treatment Event |
An action that occurrs to a Conservation Description. |
| View Set Object |
System Table: This represents a View Set used in the form system. |
| WorkBench |
A WorkBench DataSet. |
| WorkBench Data Item |
A cell of data. |
| WorkBench Template |
The mapping description of the WorkBench. |
| WorkBench Template Mapping Item |
One column of the mapped description. |
| Workbench Row |
A row of data. |
| Workbench Row Image |
An image associated with a row. |