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Evaluation

  • Specify 6 Model for Institution Organization
  • Specify 6 Collection Database Architecture, Organizational Model, and User Account Access to Multiple Collections
  • Specify 6 Hardware/Software Requirements (PDF)
  • Collection Management Software Criteria Checklist (Canadian Heritage Information Network, CHIN)
  • Specify Software & Hardware Compatibility Spreadsheet (2-2-2022) (PDF)

Hardware Setup

  • Replacing Oracle (Java) JRE with Amazon Corretto on Specify 6 computers
  • MySQL Options for Institutions
  • Setting Up Specify to Use a Networked MySQL Server
  • Setting Up Specify to use a Shared Workstation as a Database Server
  • Changing the default MySQL engine to InnoDB

Installation Using MariaDB (Recommended)

  • Installing MariaDB and Specify 6 on Windows 8 or newer
  • Installing MariaDB and Specify 6 on macOS 11 or newer
  • Installing MariaDB and Specify 6 on Debian-based Linux

Installation Using MySQL 5.7

  • Replacing Oracle (Java) JRE with Amazon Corretto on Specify 6 computers
  • Installing MySQL and Specify 6 on Mac OS X (Older Macs)
  • Installing MySQL on Windows for Specify

Specify Setup

  • Specify Setup Wizard Documentation
  • Installing Specify in Portuguese (PDF)
  • Gallery of Printed Label and Report Formats (PDF)

Importing Data

  • Guidelines for Cleaning Specify 5 data before conversion into Specify 6
  • Importing External Data into Specify 6

Documentation


  • Complete Specify Embedded Help Text Formatted for Printing (PDF, 3.7 MB, 394 pp)
  • Field Formatting and Auto-Numbering
  • Specify 6 Synonym Cleanup Tool
  • Approaches to Cataloging Tissues in Specify
  • Importing and Exporting Pick Lists
  • Editing Field Names/Captions and Descriptions
  • Configure and View Audit Logs in Specify 6
  • Managing ISO Codes in Specify 6
  • Specify Schema GGBN Update v2.4 Changes, PDF, Oct 2017
  • Online Specify DB Schema, v2.9, September 2021 (as of Specify 6.8.01 and 7.6.0)
  • Specify 6.8.01 Release Notes, PDF, Sep 2021
  • Changes to Specify DB Schema made in v2.9, 15 September 2021 (Specify 6.8.01 and 7.60)

Data Export / Add-Ons


  • Using the Specify Command Line Data Export Program
  • Specify Attachment/Asset Server Installation Notes and Source Code (link to GitHub)

Source Code


  • Specify 6 Source Code at GitHub

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