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Installation:
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    Install: make install
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        WARNING: This will delete the current public schema of your VegBIEN DB!
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    Uninstall: make uninstall
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        WARNING: This will delete your entire VegBIEN DB!
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        This includes all archived imports and staging tables.
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Maintenance:
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    Important: Whenever you install a system update that affects PostgreSQL or
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        any of its dependencies, such as libc, you should restart the PostgreSQL
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        server. Otherwise, you may get strange errors like "the database system
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        is in recovery mode" which go away upon reimport.
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Data import:
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    On local machine:
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        make test by_col=1
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            If you get errors (including skipped errors), this always indicates
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            a bug, usually in either the unique constraints or column-based
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            import itself
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            Note that inserted row count diffs of a few rows are benign
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    On vegbiendev:
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    svn up
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    Update the schemas: make schemas/reinstall
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        WARNING: This will delete the current public schema of your VegBIEN DB!
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        To save it: make schemas/rotate
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        Important: This must be done *after* running make_analytical_db on a
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            previous import
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    Start column-based import: . bin/with_all 'import by_col=1'
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        To use row-based import: . bin/import_all
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        To stop all running imports: . bin/stop_imports
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    Wait (overnight) for the import to finish
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    ./bin/make_analytical_db &
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    Wait for make_analytical_db to finish
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    Archive the last import: make schemas/rotate
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        Important: This must be done *after* running make_analytical_db
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    Rename the rotated schema using the date in the first datasource's log
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        file name
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    tail inputs/*/*/logs/<date>-*.log.sql
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    Check that every input's log ends in "Encountered 0 error(s)"
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    If many do not, fix the bug and discard the current (partial) import:
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        make schemas/public/reinstall
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    Otherwise, continue
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    Delete previous imports so they won't bloat the full DB backup:
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        make backups/public.<datetime>.backup/remove
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    make backups/public.<datetime>.backup/test &
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    make backups/vegbien.<datetime>.backup/test &
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    On local machine:
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        make inputs/download-logs
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        make backups/download
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    If desired, record the import times in inputs/import.stats.xls:
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        Open inputs/import.stats.xls
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        Insert a copy of the leftmost Column-based column group before it
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        Update the import date in the upper-right corner
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        ./bin/import_times inputs/*/*/logs/<date>-*.log.sql
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        Paste the output over the # Rows/Time columns, making sure that the
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            row counts match up with the previous import's row counts
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        If the row counts do not match up, insert or reorder rows as needed
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            until they do
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        Commit: svn ci -m "inputs/import.stats.xls: Updated import times"
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Backups:
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    Archived imports:
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        Back up: make backups/public.<date>.backup &
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            Note: To back up the last import, you must archive it first (above)
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        Test: make backups/public.<date>.backup/test &
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        Restore: make backups/public.<date>.backup/restore &
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        Remove: make backups/public.<date>.backup/remove
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        Download: make backups/download
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    Full DB:
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        Back up, test, and rotate: make backups/vegbien.backup/all &
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        Back up and rotate: make backups/vegbien.backup/rotate &
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        Test: make backups/vegbien.<date>.backup/test &
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        Restore: make backups/vegbien.<date>.backup/restore &
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        Download: make backups/download
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    Import logs:
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        Download: make inputs/download-logs
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Datasource setup:
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    Add a new datasource: make inputs/<datasrc>/add
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        <datasrc> may not contain spaces, and should be abbreviated.
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        If the datasource is a herbarium, <datasrc> should be the herbarium code
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            as defined by the Index Herbariorum <http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/>
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    Install any MySQL export:
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        Create database in phpMyAdmin
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        mysql -p database <export.sql
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    Add input data for each table present in the datasource:
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        Choose a table name from <https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas/projects
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            /bien/wiki/VegCSV#Suggested-table-names>, or use a custom name
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        Note that if this table will be joined together with another table, its
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            name must end in ".src"
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        make inputs/<datasrc>/<table>/add
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            Important: DO NOT just create an empty directory named <table>!
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                This command also creates necessary subdirs, such as logs/.
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        Place the CSV for the table in inputs/<datasrc>/<table>/
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            OR place a query joining other tables together in
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            inputs/<datasrc>/<table>/create.sql and svn add this file
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        Important: When exporting relational databases to CSVs, you MUST ensure
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            that embedded quotes are escaped by doubling them, *not* by
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            preceding them with a "\" as is the default in phpMyAdmin
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        If there are multiple part files for a table, and the header is repeated
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            in each part, make sure each header is EXACTLY the same.
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             (If the headers are not the same, the CSV concatenation script
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             assumes the part files don't have individual headers and treats the
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             subsequent headers as data rows.)
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        Add <table> to inputs/<datasrc>/import_order.txt before other tables
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            that depend on it
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    Auto-create the map spreadsheets:
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        make inputs/<datasrc>/
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        svn add inputs/<datasrc>/*/{,.}{header,map,*terms,VegBIEN}.csv{,.*}
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    Install the staging tables:
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        make inputs/<datasrc>/reinstall quiet=1 &
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        To view progress: tail -f inputs/<datasrc>/<table>/logs/install.log.sql
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        View the logs: tail -n +1 inputs/<datasrc>/*/logs/install.log.sql
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            tail provides a header line with the filename
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            +1 starts at the first line, to show the whole file
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        For every file with an error 'column "..." specified more than once':
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            Add a header override file "+header.<ext>" in <table>/:
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                Note: The leading "+" should sort it before the flat files.
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                    "_" unfortunately sorts *after* capital letters in ASCII.
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                Create a text file containing the header line of the flat files
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                Add an ! at the beginning of the line
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                    This signals cat_csv that this is a header override.
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                For empty names, use their 0-based column # (by convention)
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                For duplicate names, add a distinguishing suffix
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                For long names that collided, rename them to <= 63 chars long
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                Do NOT make readability changes in this step; that is what the
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                    map spreadsheets (below) are for.
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                Save
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                svn add inputs/<datasrc>/<table>/<header_override>
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        If you made any changes, re-run the install command above
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    Map each table's columns:
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        In each <table>/ subdir, for each "via map" map.csv:
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            Open the map in a spreadsheet editor
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            Open the "core map" /mappings/Veg+-VegBIEN.csv
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            In each row of the via map, set the right column to a value from the
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                left column of the core map
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            Save
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        Regenerate the derived maps: make inputs/<datasrc>/
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    Accept the test cases:
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        make inputs/<datasrc>/test
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            When prompted to "Accept new test output", enter y and press ENTER
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            If you instead get errors, do one of the following for each one:
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            -   If the error was due to a bug, fix it
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            -   Add a SQL function that filters or transforms the invalid data
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            -   Make an empty mapping for the columns that produced the error.
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                Put something in the Comments column of the map spreadsheet to
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                prevent the automatic mapper from auto-removing the mapping.
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            When accepting tests, it's helpful to use WinMerge
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                (see WinMerge setup below for configuration)
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        make inputs/<datasrc>/test by_col=1
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            If you get errors this time, this always indicates a bug, usually in
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                either the unique constraints or column-based import itself
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        svn add inputs/<datasrc>/*/test.xml.ref
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    Commit: svn ci -m "Added inputs/<datasrc>/" inputs/<datasrc>/
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    Update vegbiendev:
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        On vegbiendev: svn up
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        On local machine: make inputs/upload
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        On vegbiendev:
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            Follow the steps under Install the staging tables above
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            make inputs/<datasrc>/test
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Schema changes:
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    Regenerate schema from installed DB: make schemas/remake
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    Reinstall DB from schema: make schemas/reinstall
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        WARNING: This will delete the current public schema of your VegBIEN DB!
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    Reinstall staging tables: . bin/reinstall_all
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    Sync ERD with vegbien.sql schema:
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        Run make schemas/vegbien.my.sql
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        Open schemas/vegbien.ERD.mwb in MySQLWorkbench
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        Go to File > Export > Synchronize With SQL CREATE Script...
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        For Input File, select schemas/vegbien.my.sql
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        Click Continue
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        Click in the changes list and press Ctrl+A or Apple+A to select all
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        Click Update Model
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        Click Continue
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        Note: The generated SQL script will be empty because we are syncing in
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            the opposite direction
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        Click Execute
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        Reposition any lines that have been reset
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        Add any new tables by dragging them from the Catalog in the left sidebar
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            to the diagram
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        Remove any deleted tables by right-clicking the table's diagram element,
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            selecting Delete '<table name>', and clicking Delete
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        Save
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        If desired, update the graphical ERD exports (see below)
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    Update graphical ERD exports:
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        Go to File > Export > Export as PNG...
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        Select schemas/vegbien.ERD.png and click Save
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        Go to File > Export > Export as SVG...
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        Select schemas/vegbien.ERD.svg and click Save
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        Go to File > Export > Export as Single Page PDF...
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        Select schemas/vegbien.ERD.1_pg.pdf and click Save
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        Go to File > Print...
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        In the lower left corner, click PDF > Save as PDF...
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        Set the Title and Author to ""
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        Select schemas/vegbien.ERD.pdf and click Save
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Testing:
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    Mapping process: make test
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        Including column-based import: make test by_col=1
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            If the row-based and column-based imports produce different inserted
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            row counts, this usually means that a table is underconstrained
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            (the unique indexes don't cover all possible rows).
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            This can occur if you didn't use COALESCE(field, null_value) around
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            a nullable field in a unique index. See sql_gen.null_sentinels for
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            the appropriate null value to use.
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    Map spreadsheet generation: make remake
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    Missing mappings: make missing_mappings
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    Everything (for most complete coverage): make test-all
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WinMerge setup:
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    Install WinMerge from <http://winmerge.org/>
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    Open WinMerge
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    Go to Edit > Options and click Compare in the left sidebar
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    Enable "Moved block detection", as described at
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        <http://manual.winmerge.org/Configuration.html#d0e5892>.
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    Set Whitespace to Ignore change, as described at
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        <http://manual.winmerge.org/Configuration.html#d0e5758>.
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Documentation:
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    To generate a Redmine-formatted list of steps for column-based import:
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        make inputs/QMOR/Specimen/logs/steps.by_col.log.sql
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General:
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    To see a program's description, read its top-of-file comment
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    To see a program's usage, run it without arguments
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    To remake a directory: make <dir>/remake
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    To remake a file: make <file>-remake
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