Getting data with OpenDataBio-R
Getting data using the OpenDataBio R client
Tutorials
Tutorials for using OpenDataBio!
less than a minute
Find here working examples of using OpenDataBio through the web-interface or through the OpenDataBio R package. See Contribution guidelines if you want to contribute with a tutorial.
Before starting
Create an API token, configure the OpenDataBio-R connection, and test it. Work with a pilot batch and follow each UserJob before sending a large import. Keep a local source-row key and reconcile returned OpenDataBio IDs with the original table. The Data import workflow explains the complete sequence.
R workflows
- Get and review data: reproduce filters, inspect relationships, maps, and exports.
- Prepare and import data: import shared libraries first, then dependent records and Measurements.
Recommended order: People and References; Taxons; Locations; Traits; Projects and Datasets; Individuals; Vouchers; Measurements, Media, and vernacular names. After every stage, retrieve affected IDs, join them to the source table, and GET the resulting records before continuing.
Tutorial improvements are tracked around four goals: restore and maintain figures beside the steps they illustrate; add small downloadable fixtures; show per-row UserJob reconciliation consistently; and distinguish tested examples from illustrative, non-tested examples.