Overview
The IrisBG Standard Package consists of a number
of components. These provide all the functionality that
is necessary for an effective collection management. |  | Features
Here are some of the key features you will find in the standard
package of IrisBG.
Collection Management - Manages your accessions with information such as taxon,
origin, locality, collector, determination history, material
type, IPEN-number, images etc.
- For the items related to an accession (e.g. plants, herbarium
specimen), information such as location in the garden, cultivation
status, label type, map coordinates, etc., can be given.
- A history of changes for an accession item is automatically
maintained.
- Data can be imported by using the optional
Data Import module.
- Changes made to accessions using the optional
IrisBG Mobile on a portable
device can be assessed in the inbox before committing the changes
to the database.
- Item management allows you to perform updates on a selection
of accession items (e.g. plants, herbarium specimen).
- With integrated web search you can look up detailed information
about a taxa from your favourite websites.
Taxonomy - Manage taxa definition and nomenclature, including changes
in taxonomic status.
- Includes data about systematic rank, scientific and vernacular
names, synonyms, authors, parentage, distribution, habitat,
literature, images, etc.
- Contains an overview of accessions and items of a given
taxon in addition to publications and web references.
- Manage Taxonomic Groups above species level (e.g. genera,
families).
Reports - Various reports can be created based on flexible selection
criteria.
- The reports can be previewed, printed or exported to various
file formats, such as doc, xls, csv, pdf or html.
- Data can also be exported in defined formats such as the
Garden Search Database format (see
BGCI) and the Darwin Core 2 format (see
TDWG).
Labels - Labels for use in the garden can be created by using Word
mail merge or the data can be exported for later import into
an external label printing program.
Management - Manages Information about institutions and collections,
accession numbering policy, accession format, garden map coordinates
etc.
- Update information about the locations in the garden with
a flexible hierarchical model which allows you to subdivide
your garden into as many or as few levels as you require.
- Manages a complete list of all your contacts with all the
necessary contact details such as name, address, email, etc.
- Each contact can be assigned multiple roles of your own
choosing.
- Mailing labels for contacts can be printed.
- Manages a complete list of all your personnel with name,
address, email etc.
Management, new features, Version 3.1, January 2012 - Tasks are used for recording work or any event that relates to a list of of Taxa, Accessions, Accession items or Garden Locations.
Tasks can freely be categorized and is very flexible with a multitude of different uses.
- Record and follow up inspections of longlived plants with details such as plant condition, work carried out, damage and measurments.
- Plant material borrowed to or from other gardens (Contacts) can be recorded in the Exchanges screen.
Authorization - All users must have a user account.
- The account defines the access privileges to different parts
of the system through user roles defined by the system administrator.
System Definitions - User defined codes are used throughout the system to give
you maximum flexibility to adapt the system to your requirements.
- Examples of such codes are Accession item status, Label
types, Report types, etc.
System Tasks - System tasks are used to perform system wide database updates
that may be necessary under special conditions.
- Reduces maximum image resolution on your images to conserve
database disk usage.
 Download the Standard package product sheet.
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