Including new tables in forms

[Grant]

Hi @rdrinkwater,

You can add Determiners to the form by following this tutorial:

Add Determiners to the form

Important: Please watch our videos on form modification before proceeding! Starting with Specify Schema 2.10, you can add Determiners to the Determination form! You can see all of the fields available in this table on the schema release notes. For instructions on migrating existing determiners to the Determiner table, please see our guide here. View components: <view name="Determiner" class="edu.ku.brc.specify.datamodel.Determiner" busrules="edu.ku.br…

The process is the same as any other table. You need to copy both the <view> and <viewdef> components from either the for the new view you would like to modify and add that to your form definition in your database.

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There are two main means of altering Specify’s forms: using tools in Specify and by editing the code for the forms. Both means have advantages and drawbacks. The tools in Specify offer the ability to make form alterations user-friendly. However, the changes that can be made are severely limited. Editing the code offers the ability to make many more changes but it is not a user-friendly format. For more complex changes such as adding a subview, you will need to contact Specify for assistance. Dir…

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Additionally, if you want to migrate all of your existing determiners to the new table, you can use this guide to do so:

Migrate Determiners to the 'Determiner' table

Important: These steps can and should only be performed by IT users. Remember to make a back up of your database before performing any actions in the command line. There is no simple way to reverse this action. The Specify Schema 2.10 update introduces the new Determiner table to the database schema! This highly requested feature allows you to add multiple determiners to a single determination record. For databases that already have determiner data in the determiner field in the Determinatio…