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Accessing Biotics 5 via Third-Party Applications and using them 33

• Installing Oracle (client & server)
• Adding custom Crystal Report to Biotics instance
• Biotics IP addresses changed on June 7, 2019
• Connection within Crystal Reports not displaying Tables but something unrecognizable! Help!
• Automate printing of Crystal Reports

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Backups 5

• Automating download of nightly Biotics 5 backups
• Automate Publishing of Biotics Backups to AGOL
• Utilizing Biotics 5 backups
• Accessing Biotics 5 backups
• Change settings for nightly backups

Configuration 3

• Change data displayed in Details dialogs
• Replace layer in SpatialCalculations.gdb
• Set REC_LAST_MOD_USER to a custom value (rather than BIOTICS_DLINK)

Conversion 5

• Points of Contact
• Conversion Guide
• Biotics 5 Status
• Fix data in checkbox fields in extensible tables
• Observation Data Standard (DRAFT)

Data Exchange 6

• Biotics 5 Status & Data Exchange Map
• Non-Biotics programs: Providing spatial data for data exchange
• Upload data via NatureServe's transfer site
• Establishing the Data Exchange Rollout Schedule (spreadsheet)
• Inactive Elements: What, When, How, Why

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Data Model Changes in Biotics 5 32

• Data Exchange views dropped in 5.13.16
• Obsolete Tables & Views being dropped in version 5.13.16
• Ecological Name Category updates
• Remove Export to Data Exchange Shapefile Views for all Managed Records
• Update to USESA (U.S. Endangered Species Act) domain values

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Development Priorities 6

• Biotics Roadmap
• Data Backlog Working Group Development Plan
• Implementation of 2016 Survey Results - Development Priorities of Issues
• Survey Results: Biotics 5 Development Priorities - Roadmap (2017)
• Biotics 5 Development Priorities - Issues - 2017

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Errors and other messages 11

• "Service Unavailable" message received after Grant/Refresh Database Privileges
• Required codec not installed for viewing recorded Biotics 5 sessions
• ORA-00001: unique constraint BIOTICS_USER.[table_name]_PK violated
• Get error when running FIX_NEXT_SEQ stored procedure
• Update syntax to avoid trigger error: ORA-01400: cannot insert NULL into ("BIOTICS_USER"."AUDIT_LOG"."USER_NAME")

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Extensibility 8

• Extensible table generation tool
• Create an EO Rank Change extensible section
• Using CLOB fields in an extensible table
• "Extensibility RS_Error: ORA 00904: "DISPLAY ORDER": invalid identifier" error
• What is the HDMS_TABLE table used for?

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How To... 25

• Bulk create ENTs & ESTs (Central Only)
• Bulk Create ESTs
• How To Import Excel Rank Calculator Data into Biotics
• Recover a deleted EO
• Restore a record from the deleted schema

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Map 31

• Feature Class Field Type incompatible with Add Resources from File in Map Viewer
• Independent SFs to EOs
• Check for & Fix Pending spatial attributes
• Add Resource from File fails due to DateOnly field
• Map continuously redirecting in Chrome

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Miscellaneous 10

• How do I cite Biotics as a source of data?
• Why do I see numbers preceded by 'bt' in rec_last_mod_user?
• How do I add a new folder for Working Lists?
• What happens to EO Number when EOs get switched from one EST to another?
• INACTIVE record

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Observations 27

• What's involved: NatureServe cloning data from NS AGOL to member AGOL
• Observations survey in Survey123 - All you need to know!
• Observations documentation
• Collect Data via Survey123
• Using the Observations Dashboards

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Oracle Functions, Procedures, Queries, Scripts, Views... 68

• FUNCTION: DELIMLIST Function
• FUNCTION: Remove ALL html tags from a string of text
• FUNCTION: Determine tiebreakers are used for a reference
• FUNCTION: Retrieve ELCODE_BCD for an EO
• FUNCTION: GetCLASSIFCODE

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QC Queries 24

• Threats Assessment Missing Higher Level Threat
• Threats Assessment: Mismatches between Calculated Threat Impact and Scope/Severity/Timing
• Identify Invalid References
• Use of Central references in program databases
• Review of EO records that are marked "Do Not Exchange"

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Query Builder 2

• Query Builder results blocked in Google Chrome
• Using queries saved in Biotics 4

Record Management 12

• Adding New Elements - UPDATED
• Removing old character codes from text fields
• Option to change color background and font of data records in Biotics 5
• HTML tags and codes in Biotics5
• Benchmark Data Content Standards

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Service Level Agreement 7

• Service Level Agreement
• Biotics 5 Hosted Service Details
• NatureServe Software, Information, and Support Services Fee Schedule
• Service Health Dashboard
• System Requirements

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Taxonomic Updates 20

• AA- Read Me - creating Taxonomic Update tickets
• Brazoria enquistii
• Centaurium blumbergianum
• Cirsium clavatum
• Cirsium perplexans

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Service Level Agreement 3

• Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Environmental Review Tool Hosted Service Details
• Core Business Hours

Documentation 5

• ERT Program Timeline and Roadmap
• ERT Core Release Notes
• Provide data for a State Page within the ERT Story Map
• Map Service Specifications
• ERT Feature Search Configuration

Tools and Instructions 2

• Package data for ERT submission
• Instructions for submitting bug fixes and improvements with Quarterly updates

Explorer Pro Network Feedback Sessions 1

• Explorer Pro Network Feedback Sessions

Help Documents 5

• Explorer Pro Login and Account Creation Support
• Data Provider Portal FAQ
• Known Hex Distribution Map Data Exclusions
• Instructions to Analyze Hex Data for Use on NatureServe Explorer or State Data Delivery Tools
• Updating Translations as a Translator

Help Documents (Map) 3

• How to move the location of a single presence point on the map
• How to move a single presence polygon (outside Searched Area)
• How to edit a single presence polygon (partially outside Searched Area)

Help Documents (Non-Map) 3

• How to Use the Bulk Upload Tool
• How to add a new species to the National List
• Adding iMap3 Web Services

Help Documents (Exports and Reports) 1

• Report - Species List by Geography

Mobile Tools 1

• iMapInvasives Survey123 Mapping Application

iMap Releases 25

• iMap 05-29-24 Release Update
• iMap 11-07-23 Release Update
• iMap 7-19-22 Release Update
• iMap 6-20-22 Release Update
• iMap 6-02-22 Release Update

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Jurisdictional Administrators 1

• Current Jurisdiction Administrators

iMapInvasives News Updates 1

• iMapInvasives April 2020 Update

Service Level Agreement 2

• Service Level Agreement
• iMap Hosted Service Details

List of Bugs, Feature Requests, and Improvements for iMapInvasives 1

• List of Bugs, Feature Requests, and Improvements submitted for development consideration

How To... 4

• How to find the name of deleted species
• How to fix observations linked to an obsolete or deleted taxon record
• How to build a new template for use in Kestrel
• How to create a new Kestrel user

How To... 4

• Developing & Publishing Spatial Data for LandScope
• Provide Layers for Inclusion in LandScope
• Review Layers in the Map Viewer
• Upload data to NatureServe transfer site

Points of Contact 1

• Points of Contact