<aside> 👋 Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Biosignature Database. Below are some generic guidelines to make sure users are able to use all the desktop app’s features and to their full potential.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/user-circle-filled_blue.svg" alt="/icons/user-circle-filled_blue.svg" width="40px" /> A user has access to the dashboard and the data tabs as well as the download and submit new data functionalities. A user logs in by selecting the User profile in the pop up login window. No login credentials are asked for user profiles.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/key_blue.svg" alt="/icons/key_blue.svg" width="40px" /> An admin has access to all user functionalities and to the validate data functionality. An admin logs in by selecting the Admin profile in the pop up login window. Login credentials are asked for admin profiles.
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✅ Unrestricted access
<aside> <img src="/icons/chart_blue.svg" alt="/icons/chart_blue.svg" width="40px" /> The dashboard visually displays the data stored in the database using graphs and maps. All visuals are interactive and can be zoomed in and out. The dropdown menu sitting above the data table enables to filter the data by biosignature category, sub-category, name, sample type, etc.
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✅ Unrestricted access
<aside> <img src="/icons/table_blue.svg" alt="/icons/table_blue.svg" width="40px" /> The data tab displays the raw data as they are stored in the database. For a full description of the naming standards please have a read at the data standards.
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✅ Unrestricted access
<aside> <img src="/icons/downward_blue.svg" alt="/icons/downward_blue.svg" width="40px" /> The button triggers the download of the database, only including the validated data. The downloaded format is .CSV and can easily be opened using standard spreadsheet softwares such as .MS Excel or Numbers (MacOS).
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✅ Unrestricted access
<aside> <img src="/icons/send-to_blue.svg" alt="/icons/send-to_blue.svg" width="40px" /> The button redirects to a form to be filled in by the user who wishes to submit new data to the database. Please be sure to have a read at the contribution guidelines and to comply with the data standards before submitting any new data.
Every field of the form must be filled in before submitting new data.
Once the submission is successful, the new data will appear in the data table in the dashboard and the data tabs. Newly submitted data will have a pending status until an admin profile validates the submission.
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🚫 Restricted access