| Basic functions
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Description
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| Login
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You can log in with your PANGAEA username and password.
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| Logout
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After logging out it is no longer possible to access the data.
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| Lists of records
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Opening records in lists.
The records are the metadata in the PANGAEA database:
- Projects,
- Institutions,
- Staffs,
- Campaigns,
- Basis,
- etc.
Dataset records can also be loaded into lists
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| List functions
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These functions are available in the table grids:
- Table configuration
- This configurations are saved in the session storage of the browser. After logging out the configurations will be deleted.
- Changing the column order.
- Changing the sorting order
- example: asc ID, desc Name, etc.
- Hiding or exposing columns.
- Export list data (example: Excel, JSON and CSV)
- Drag&drop table row(s). With this function selected rows can be moved into forms.
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| Searching in lists
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Each list offers different search functions:
- Quicksearch: Searching for IDs or name (or title, last name, label etc. - depending on the record).
- A search can be carried out in every single row of tables. It is also possible to combine the searching in different rows.
- Example: You can search for a title, author and a dataset status in the list of datasets at the same time.
Furthermore, different filters can be selected:
- Contains search. (example: test)
- Starts with search. (example: test*)
- Ends with search. (example: *test)
- Fulltext search. (example: "test")
- Does not contain. (example: !test)
- for numerical values:
- greater than (example: >-77)
- less than (example: <-77)
- same size (example: =77)
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| Record details in forms
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Each record can be opened in a form to see the details of the records.
- The values of the record can be edited in the open form.
- In addition, the data records can be deleted from the form. After clicking the Delete button, A security dialog opens so that the entry can be confirmed again.
Create records
- An empty form can be opened from the record list.
- example: with the button: "Create New Project"
Record Validation
- When editing or creating a new record, the input fields are always validated.
- The Following fields are validated:
- required fields
- date
- numeric value
- URL
- mail
- ORCID
Related fields
- Forms sometimes contains related input fields (example: staff (coordinator) in a project form)
- In this case this input fields have an autocompletion function and it is possible to search for an ID or name (or title, last name, label etc. - depending on the record).
- It is possible to use different filters (see filters in "Searching in lists")
- The second possibility is to select a row in a list and drop the entry into the related input field (drag and drop).
- In the dataset form you can select more than one row from the staff table and add them to the authors list.
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