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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Yes, the catalog number field is a text field in several of the UMich databases. This enables support for the non-number characters they store in the field, like the UMMZI- suffix in this case.
In S6, we have been using an attachment mapping file which describes the catalog numbers and attachment filenames explicitly. I'm attaching an example here for reference. If a similar system could be added to S7, that would be great.
In this example, this mapping file is necessary to work around an issue with the catalog number field being formatted.
Yes, unless the catalog number field itself is formatted (has a formatter other than text), then multiple records would not be matched. Specify 6 "got around" the issue via the mapping file
Here's an example file sent to us by Garth at UMich: Example mapping file:
Catalog Number
Attachment Name
UMMZI-90126
UMMZI-90126.jpg
UMMZI-90159
UMMZI-90159.jpg
UMMZI-90171
UMMZI-90171.jpg
UMMZI-90175
UMMZI-90175_1.jpg
UMMZI-90175
UMMZI-90175.jpg
UMMZI-90176
UMMZI-90176_1.jpg
UMMZI-90176
UMMZI-90176.jpg
UMMZI-90179
UMMZI-90179_1.jpg
UMMZI-90179
UMMZI-90179.jpg
UMMZI-90209
UMMZI-90209_1.jpg
UMMZI-90209
UMMZI-90209.jpg
UMMZI-90231
UMMZI-90231_1.jpg
UMMZI-90231
UMMZI-90231.jpg
UMMZI-90234
UMMZI-90234_1.jpg
UMMZI-90234
UMMZI-90234.jpg
UMMZI-90237
UMMZI-90237.jpg
UMMZI-119907
UMMZI-119907_1.jpg
UMMZI-119907
UMMZI-119907.jpg
UMMZI-119908
UMMZI-119908_1.jpg
UMMZI-119908
UMMZI-119908.jpg
Describe the solution you'd like
It should be implemented as it was in Specify 6.
Describe alternatives you've considered
They tried to import using the batch attachment uploader but could not indicate multiple images associated with a single specimen due to the formatting for that field.
Activity
specifysoftware commentedon Aug 27, 2024
This issue has been mentioned on Specify Community Forum. There might be relevant details there:
https://discourse.specifysoftware.org/t/batch-attachment-uploader/1374/5
grantfitzsimmons commentedon Aug 27, 2024
Queensland Herbarium has requested this capability as well