Documentation
Data Entry This category includes all documentation involving importing data, images, files, attachments, and more! Interactions Interactions in Specify allow users to create and manage documentation associated with the movement of specimens or data into or outside of the collection. This includes information about loans, gifts, borrowed items, permits, shipments, accessions, disposals, deaccessions and information requests. WorkBench Workflows The WorkBench is a powerful tool in Specify 6 and 7 for importing and modifying data. Ask questions and discuss with members and Specify staff. Query Building This category is all about queries, building queries, and exporting them. This encompasses Schema mapping and DwCA definition exports. Technical Docs This is the home for technical documentation relevant to developers, API interactions, and advanced database actions. Labels & Reports This is the central discussion board for all topics related to Specify Labels & Reports. Forms A form is a window in which data can be viewed, entered, or edited. Specify categorizes forms as Data forms, which are used to enter collection data, and Interactions, which are used to record transactions of either data or collection objects. Each discipline has access to a set of forms for both data and interactions, specific to their discipline. Trees Discuss the Trees inside of Specify! Ask any questions that you have about how to use, edit, view, synonymize and merge tree nodes. Configuration & Installation This category contains all of the documentation related to configuring and installing the Specify software suite.
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Getting Started with Specify
Table of Contents [!abstract] About This Page This page defines the content available in the Documentation sidebar shown to your left. Topics will appear under all headings they are relevant to (i.e., Record Merging i… |
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1 | 1300 | June 5, 2025 |
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About Specify
What is the Specify Collections Consortium? The Specify Collections Consortium (SCC), founded in 2018, is a collaborative, open-source software community of engaged collection institutions with a vision to advance res… |
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0 | 1145 | September 8, 2023 |
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View the Specify Schema & Data Model
In general, a database schema refers to the logical structure of a database, which defines how data is organized, stored, and accessed in a database system. The Specify database schema defines the tables, fields, relati… |
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3 | 1534 | September 3, 2022 |
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Specify 7 Introduction & Demo Database
Explore the features of Specify 7 with a copy of three Univ. of Kansas Ichthyology collection databases hosted on Specify Cloud. Username: sp7demofish Password: sp7demofish https://sp7demofish.specifyclo… |
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1 | 1076 | September 7, 2022 |
| Specify 6 Help |
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0 | 469 | March 1, 2022 |
| :video_: Install Specify 7 with Docker (macOS & Ubuntu) |
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0 | 684 | November 24, 2024 |
| Create Collection Relationships via the WorkBench |
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2 | 96 | August 26, 2025 |
| Using Schema Config |
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0 | 885 | July 12, 2022 |
| Security and Accounts |
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0 | 739 | July 12, 2022 |
| Edit a Field Caption or Description |
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0 | 278 | August 25, 2025 |
| Specify Web Portal Examples |
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2 | 847 | August 25, 2025 |
| Self-Hosting Specify 7 |
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0 | 172 | June 5, 2025 |
| Find Your Specify 7 Version |
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0 | 25 | August 7, 2025 |
| Projects |
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0 | 263 | September 30, 2023 |
| Data Quality Toolkit |
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0 | 101 | May 31, 2024 |
| Handling Hybrid Taxa |
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1 | 40 | August 15, 2025 |
| The Specify 7 WorkBench |
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0 | 2287 | February 7, 2025 |
| Synonymy in Specify |
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0 | 34 | July 24, 2025 |
| Adding New Fields to a Report or Label in Specify 7 |
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2 | 322 | July 24, 2025 |
| Field Formatting and Auto-Numbering |
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1 | 464 | July 23, 2025 |
| Install Specify 6 on Windows |
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0 | 3454 | May 17, 2022 |
| Editing Tree Definitions / Ranks |
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1 | 294 | July 17, 2025 |
| Change Password in Specify 7 |
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0 | 82 | January 6, 2025 |
| Specify Setup Wizard |
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3 | 2163 | July 21, 2025 |
| DwCA Data Exporting in Specify 7 |
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0 | 1593 | February 5, 2025 |
| Find all records modified since a particular date |
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0 | 24 | July 14, 2025 |
| Independent Subviews |
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1 | 49 | July 14, 2025 |
| Create a Collection Relationship in Specify 7 |
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3 | 255 | July 14, 2025 |
| Add Fields to a Table's Query Combobox Search |
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0 | 280 | September 20, 2022 |
| How to Edit Collection, Discipline, Division, and Institution Records |
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0 | 32 | July 2, 2025 |