Method

The method table contains definitions of analytical equipment, tools, or publications describing a specific method. Methods have a wide range of items and thus are hard to structurize. When defining a new method, the general term should come first, followed by a specification. If a specific method is defined, a link to a descriptive page or handle linking to a pdf is recommended. Different versions of a method mostly contain one generic definition. To find a specific method, a retrieval with 'method contains ...' may help.
 * Example: a search for Magnetometer will show one generic tool (ID=225) and various more specific tools. Some are linked to its description.
 * Example for a method linked to its external description page:.
 * Example for a method (Dissolved fluoride, colorimetric (Greenhalgh & Riley, 1961)) linked to its publication via DOI:
 * In the same dataset the method ODP sample designation is linked to a document archived in ePIC.

To define a new method, open the method table, click on and fill out the fields:
 * Name - full name of the method, should be haeded by the general term. (The name should only contain the parameter if its part of a fixed term of the method.)
 * Reference - is relational to the reference table in which the reference, describing the method, is defined. The content of this field is not shown in the official data description.
 * URL - Link to a descriptive web page or a document. A link via a handle to the document archived in ePIC or through its DOI in a journal is recommended.
 * Comment - for internal information only. The content of this field is not part of the official data description.