The contents of this directory include field and term reference guides to accompany the template-based implementation of the contextual data specification. Reference guides provide ontology IDs, definitions, and specific curation guidance.
The following version information regarding field/piclkist term values are available within the reference guide file(s):
- Deprecated Label // Recorded to facilitate manual or software normalization to the appropriate label.
- Deprecated ID // Recorded to facilitate manual or software normalization to the appropriate ontology identifier (ID).
- Version Tracking: Label // The release number indicating when this concept label was released or last updated.
- Version Tracking: ID // The release number indicating when this concept ID was released or last updated.
- Version Tracking: Description/Guidance // The release number indicating when one or more of these data elements were released or last updated.
- Editor Notes // May or may not be included in the package. Used to help curators track relevant discussions, ontology new term requests, etc.
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<INSERT NAME>_Master-Reference-Guide_v#.#.xlsx
Microsoft Excel Open XML Format Spreadsheet file, opening in other applications only risks the loss of superficial formatting (shaded cells, bold text, etc.). -
<INSERT NAME>_Master-Reference_Field-Reference-Guide_v#.#.pdf
a PDF printout of the "Field Reference Guide" tab within the Master reference .xlsx file. -
<INSERT NAME>_Master-Reference_Term-Reference-Guide_v#.#.pdf
a PDF printout of the "Term Reference Guide" tab within the Master reference .xlsx file.