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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Specify 6 Source Code at GitHub