Edit PrepTypes for a collection
PrepTypes sort preparations into categories. For example, a PrepType may be a jar, or a skull, or a wing. PrepTypes exist in a pre-defined list for users to pick from during data entry or upload.
Adding a PrepType to a collection
While logged into Specify and in the collection you wish to modify, navigate to the following link
Type the PrepType you would like to add to the list. If the PrepType can be loaned, click the checkbox next to Is Loanable. Click Save to save the new item to the list.
Warning
If you wish to add more than one PrepTypes to the list, you must press Add. If you edit the text in the textbox and click Save, it will edit the PrepType just created.
Edit a PrepType
Navigate to the following url. This will enable you to construct a query to view the current PrepTypes for a collection
Add the Is Loanable and Name fields to the query. The operator should be Any. Run the query.
You may use the button to open a single PrepType in a new tab, or select all of the PrepTypes you wish to edit by clicking the checkbox next to those records. You can change the Name of the PrepType and click Save.
Remove a PrepType
Navigate to the following url. This will enable you to construct a query to view the current PrepTypes for a collection
Add the Is Loanable and Name fields to the query. The operator should be Any. Run the query.
You may use the button to open a single PrepType in a new tab, or select all of the PrepTypes you wish to edit by clicking the checkbox next to those records.
When viewing the individual PrepTypes, you may click the Delete button to delete it from the list.
Warning
If the Delete button contains an icon, this means that there are preparations that use the PrepType you are trying to delete. In order to successfully delete the PrepType, you must first change the PrepType of the associated preparations so that they are not equal to the PrepType you are trying to delete.