Campaign

The CAMPAIGN table contains metadata about campaigns (synonyms: cruises, expeditions or legs) related to a certain project. The champaign level of the data model is optional but its use is recommended to more easily combine specific groups of events or data sets. The table contains the following fields

on the first card, named Basics


 * label of the campaign/cruise
 * basis used for the campaign, e.g. a ship or a research station > related to table Basis
 * date begin and end
 * Responsible scientist(s) > multiple choice relation to Staff, also recognized by IDs
 * Area > related to table Area
 * Project > related to table Project

on the second card, named Details


 * Report > related to table Reference; e.g. reference of the cruise report
 * Comment > free text
 * URL > link to a web page about the campaign (if applicable)

If a campaign is defined, it enables you to separate your sampling locations or data into different campaign lists.

Define a single campaign by clicking on an empty line in the list of campaigns in the project window. A list can be uploaded using the import form for campaigns and the 4D Menue File/Import, choose 'Campaigns'.

Use the campaign level only, if the necessary metainformation is available. Otherwise use a generic campaign label or 'not_given'.