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Specify 6

Evaluation & Setup


Evaluation

  • Specify 6 Model for Institution Organization
  • Specify 6 Collection Database Architecture, Organizational Model, and User Account Access to Multiple Collections
  • Hardware/Software Requirements (PDF)
  • Collection Management Software Criteria Checklist (Govt. of Canada)

Hardware Setup

  • Replacing Oracle (Java) JRE with Amazon Corretto on Specify 6 computers
  • Installing MySQL on macOS for Specify
  • Installing MySQL on Windows for Specify
  • MySQL Options for Institutions
  • Setting Up Specify to Use a Networked MySQL Server
  • Setting Up Specify to use a Shared Workstation as a Database Server
  • Changing the default MySQL engine to InnoDB

Specify Setup

  • Specify Setup Wizard Documentation
  • Installing Specify in Portuguese (PDF)
  • Gallery of Printed Label and Report Formats (PDF)

Importing Data

  • Guidelines for Cleaning Specify 5 data before conversion into Specify 6
  • Importing External Data into Specify 6

Specify 6

User Documentation


  • Complete Specify Embedded Help Text Formatted for Printing (PDF, 3.7 MB, 394 pp)
  • Field Formatting and Auto-Numbering
  • Specify 6 Synonym Cleanup Tool
  • Approaches to Cataloging Tissues in Specify
  • Importing and Exporting Pick Lists
  • Editing Field Names/Captions and Descriptions
  • Managing ISO Codes in Specify 6
  • Specify Schema GGBN Update v2.4 Changes, PDF, Oct 2017
  • Online Specify DB Schema, v2.4, Oct 2017 (Sp 6.6.06 & 7.3)
  • Specify DB Schema, v2.4 (PDF) ARCH D 24″ x 36″
  • Specify DB Schema, v2.4 (PDF) ARCH E1 30″ x 42″
  • Specify DB Schema, v2.4 (PDF) ISO A1, 594mm x 841mm
  • Specify DB Schema, v2.4 (PDF) ISO A0 841mm x 1189mm

Data Export / Add-Ons


  • Using the Specify Web Portal
  • Using the Specify Command Line Data Export Program
  • Specify Attachment/Asset Server Installation Notes and Source Code (link to GitHub)
  • Exporting Data for Specify Insight
  • Specify Insight Setup Overview

Source Code


  • Specify 6 Source Code at GitHub

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