Intro

This document is intended to guide you through the process of downloading the VecTraits template and mapping your data onto it. The template will change from time to time, but aside from minor changes, the bulk of these instructions should stay the same.

Downloading the VecTraits template

To download the template for VecTraits, visit this link, and click the "Click here to download the latest vectraits template." link at the bottom. This will download the empty csv with the required headers.

Field Definitions

Please click on any field name to find more details about the field.

Field	Type	Required
originalid	Text	True
originaltraitname	Text	False
originaltraitdef	Text	False
standardisedtraitname	Text	False
standardisedtraitdef	Text	False
originaltraitvalue	Float	True
originaltraitunit	Text	True
originalerrorpos	Float	False
originalerrorneg	Float	False
originalerrorunit	Text	False
standardisedtraitvalue	Float	False
standardisedtraitunit	Text	False
standardisederrorpos	Float	False
standardisederrorneg	Float	False
standardisederrorunit	Text	False
replicates	Integer	False
habitat	Text	False
labfield	Text	False
arenavalue	Float	False
arenaunit	Text	False
arenavaluesi	Float	False
arenaunitsi	Text	False
ambienttemp	Float	False
ambienttempmethod	Text	False
ambienttempunit	Text	False
ambientlight	Text	False
ambientlightunit	Text	False
secondstressor	Text	False
secondstressordef	Text	False
secondstressorvalue	Float	False
secondstressorunit	Text	False
timestart	Text	False
timeend	Text	False
totalobstimevalue	Float	False
totalobstimeunit	Text	False
totalobstimevaluesi	Float	False
totalobstimeunitsi	Text	False
totalobstimenotes	Text	False
resrepvalue	Integer	False
resrepunit	Text	False
resrepvaluesi	Float	False
resrepunitsi	Text	False
location	Text	True
locationtype	Text	False
originallocationdate	Text	False
locationdate	Date	False
locationdateprecision	Integer	True
coordinatetype	Text	False
latitude	Float	False
longitude	Float	False
interactor1	Text	False
interactor1common	Text	False
interactor1wholepart	Text	False
interactor1wholeparttype	Text	False
interactor1number	Text	False
interactor1kingdom	Text	False
interactor1phylum	Text	False
interactor1class	Text	False
interactor1order	Text	False
interactor1family	Text	False
interactor1genus	Text	False
interactor1species	Text	False
interactor1stage	Text	False
interactor1temp	Float	False
interactor1tempunit	Text	False
interactor1tempmethod	Text	False
interactor1growthtemp	Float	False
interactor1growthtempunit	Text	False
interactor1growthdur	Float	False
interactor1growthdurunit	Text	False
interactor1growthtype	Text	False
interactor1acc	Text	False
interactor1acctemp	Float	False
interactor1acctempnotes	Text	False
interactor1acctime	Float	False
interactor1acctimenotes	Text	False
interactor1acctimeunit	Text	False
interactor1origtemp	Float	False
interactor1origtempnotes	Text	False
interactor1origtime	Float	False
interactor1origtimenotes	Text	False
interactor1origtimeunit	Text	False
interactor1equilibtimevalue	Float	False
interactor1equilibtimeunit	Text	False
interactor1size	Float	False
interactor1sizeunit	Text	False
interactor1sizetype	Text	False
interactor1sizesi	Float	False
interactor1sizeunitsi	Text	False
interactor1denvalue	Float	False
interactor1denunit	Text	False
interactor1dentypesi	Text	False
interactor1denvaluesi	Float	False
interactor1denunitsi	Text	False
interactor1massvaluesi	Float	False
interactor1massunitsi	Text	False
interactor2	Text	False
interactor2common	Text	False
interactor2kingdom	Text	False
interactor2phylum	Text	False
interactor2class	Text	False
interactor2order	Text	False
interactor2family	Text	False
interactor2genus	Text	False
interactor2species	Text	False
interactor2stage	Text	False
interactor2temp	Float	False
interactor2tempunit	Text	False
interactor2tempmethod	Text	False
interactor2growthtemp	Float	False
interactor2growthtempunit	Text	False
interactor2growthdur	Float	False
interactor2growthdurunit	Text	False
interactor2growthtype	Text	False
interactor2acc	Text	False
interactor2acctemp	Float	False
interactor2acctempnotes	Text	False
interactor2acctime	Float	False
interactor2acctimenotes	Text	False
interactor2acctimeunit	Text	False
interactor2origtemp	Float	False
interactor2origtempnotes	Text	False
interactor2origtime	Float	False
interactor2origtimenotes	Text	False
interactor2origtimeunit	Text	False
interactor2equilibtimevalue	Float	False
interactor2equilibtimeunit	Text	False
interactor2size	Float	False
interactor2sizeunit	Text	False
interactor2sizetype	Text	False
interactor2sizesi	Float	False
interactor2sizeunitsi	Text	False
interactor2denvalue	Float	False
interactor2denunit	Text	False
interactor2dentypesi	Text	False
interactor2denvaluesi	Float	False
interactor2denunitsi	Text	False
interactor2massvaluesi	Float	False
interactor2massunitsi	Text	False
physicalprocess	Text	False
physicalprocess_1	Text	False
physicalprocess_2	Text	False
citation	Text	True
doi	Text	False
published	Boolean	True
embargorelease	Date	True
figuretable	Text	False
notes	Text	False
submittedby	Text	True
contributoremail	Email	True