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FAQ

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  • How do I create a new breeding program?
  • How do I search data?
  • How do I view/edit data in a program?
  • How do I import data?
  • How do I manage Field Book trait and field files with BIMS?
  • What do I do if I want to change the name of the accession (e.g. when the material was chosen to go on to next trial) but want to keep the old name and the associated data?
    • Please update the accession name and add the old name as Alias in 'Manage Breeding' -> Accession -> Details -> Accession Details -> Actions 'Edit'
    • Alias can be used in searching phenotype or genotype when you check 'Check if you want to search Alias as well'.
  • Why does it say the species doesn't exist when I added it to the accession template?
    • Please check if your species exists in our database by going to Data Import-Data Lookup-Organisms in BIMS. If they do not exist, please contact us.
  • Why does it say the accession doesn't exist when I added accession in maternal_parent or paternal_parent?
    • Accession names of the maternal or paternal parent need to be entered as a separate row in accession_bims if you haven't loaded them already.
  • I mistakenly uploaded a file with data; then I deleted the file. Why is the data from that file still in my breeding program?
    • Simply deleting a job from uploaded files does NOT remove your data from your breeding program. You must delete the trial that contains the data. However, deleting a trial only removes samples (unique_ids) and associated phenotypic data. If you want to delete accessions and trait names, you must do so individually from Manage Breeding, or you may contact us.