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Data Ingestion Guidance: Difference between revisions
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===Specimen metadata - GUIDs / identifiers (occurrenceID)=== | ===Specimen metadata - GUIDs / identifiers (occurrenceID)=== | ||
*Each specimen record should have a unique (within the dataset) identifier in the ''dwc:occurrenceID'' field. When the ingestion software detects duplicate identifiers, the duplicated records are flagged as an error and are not ingested. This is the number one reason for records to be rejected. | *Each specimen record should have a unique (within the dataset) identifier in the ''dwc:occurrenceID'' field. When the ingestion software detects duplicate identifiers, the duplicated records are flagged as an error and are not ingested. This is the number one reason for records to be rejected. Identifier recommendations: | ||
*a UUID using URI syntax: (lowercase is preferred in the prefix) (preferred format of GUIDs in iDigBio)<br> | *a UUID using URI syntax: (lowercase is preferred in the prefix) (preferred format of GUIDs in iDigBio)<br> | ||