Latest revision as of 10:55, 18 July 2021

The BGBM provides a standardized MS Excel form for rapid data entry in situations where direct access to the central collection databases is not available. The form is typically used for data capture during field trips or in collections without network connections. The form fields are derived from the ABCD standard for international collection data exchange as well as its GGBN extension for DNA/tissue data. Please adhere strictly to the specifications given in the documentation file.

 Using the CDF is mandatory for all people working at BGBM. Entering data from a herbarium label or our living collection can be difficult. This documentation shall guide you through the process. If you have questions regarding the CDF, please contact Gabi Droege (g.droege@bgbm.org) or Dominik Röpert (d.roepert@bgbm.org).

1 How to

• Using the Collection Data Form
• Examples Herbarium Specimen Labels (Pics)
• Examples Herbarium Specimen Labels (CDF)

2 Latest version

• Attention: for sending CDF through email you must rename it to e.g. ".abc" instead of ".xls". Sending files that include macros through email is no longer possible. You can not convert the file to ".xlsx" as you will loose macro functions unfortunately. Alternatively please use the cloud system provided by FU or BGBM.
• Collection data form 2.1
• Dataform field documentation (pdf)
• Release notes (pdf)
• Excel Macro Security (pdf)

3 Prior versions

• Collection data form 2.0
• Collection data form V1.11
• Collection data form V1.10
• Collection data form V1.9
• Collection data form V1.8
• Collection data form V1.7
• Collection data form V1.6.2
• Collection data form V1.5
• Collection data form V1.4
• Collection data form V1.0