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BADM Group: HEADER

BADM Type: Site General Info
Description: Site ID, Site Name, Submission details
Group Entries per Site: One
Last updated: Jan 19, 2021

BADM Group Overview

BADM variables in this group are organized as shown below. The overview highlights what variables are required per group. It also indicates which variables cannot be specified together ( OR ) in the same group entry. See BADM Basics for more details.

Required Variable
Optional Variable
Examples
RequiredOptional
Site ID, Site Name, Submission details
  • SITE_ID
  • SITE_NAME
  • SUBMISSION_CONTACT_NAME
  • SUBMISSION_CONTACT_EMAIL
  • SUBMISSION_DATE

    • BADM variables: Definitions, Units, Requirements

    See Overview tab or BADM Basics for explanation of Required and Optional variables.

    Required Variable
    Optional Variable
    Examples
    Variable
    Requirements    		 Units Description
    SITE_ID
    Required    		CC-SssSix character site identifier. MANDATORY if site is already registered
    The code is assigned by the network and communicated to the PI when the site is first registered. Use only the assigned code once it has been assigned. If you do not yet have a site_id contact your regional network to get one assigned.
    SITE_NAME
    Required    		free textSite name
    The name should be related to the location where the site is installed and not the name of the vegetation type (e.g. "Central Park New York" is ok, "forest" is not).
    SUBMISSION_CONTACT_NAME
    Required    		free textName of person who submitted this template
    This person is the one that we will contact to get help solving issues related to the data import process for this data submission.
    SUBMISSION_CONTACT_EMAIL
    Required    		free textE-mail address of the person who submitted this template
    This person is the one that we will contact to get help solving issues related to the data import process for this data submission.
    SUBMISSION_DATE
    Required    		YYYYMMDDDate this submission was last edited/modified
    If you change this template's contents, this date should be the date of the last change.

    BADM Examples

    Choose a variable marked with to show examples of how to submit and interpret these BADM. See BADM Basics for more details.

    Required Variable
    Optional Variable
    Examples
    Site ID, Site Name, Submission details
  • SITE_ID
  • SITE_NAME
  • SUBMISSION_CONTACT_NAME
  • SUBMISSION_CONTACT_EMAIL
  • SUBMISSION_DATE
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    Customize and Download CSV for BADM Submission

    After selecting your desired variables, download the customized CSV file for submission of BADM. For additional submission details, see BADM Submission Instructions. See BADM Basics for general BADM details.

    Required Variable
    Optional Variable
    Examples
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    Select
  • Site ID, Site Name, Submission details
    Required
    SITE_ID
    SITE_NAME
    SUBMISSION_CONTACT_NAME
    SUBMISSION_CONTACT_EMAIL
    SUBMISSION_DATE

    • Submit completed CSV file at Upload Data using the BADM option (login required).