Can I see previous related table entries while entering a new entry?

vegmap — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:33:04 GMT

I regularly collect lists of plant species within sample plots. I only visit each plot once, and make one list of plants per plot. The number of species per plot varies - it could be 5 plants it could be over one hundred. For each plant I observe within a plot, I record species name, life form (e.g. tree/shrub), and a percentage cover (e.g. 20% of the plot)

Related tables have proven useful for entering this data (a polygon feature represents my plot and a related table holds my plant observations). A limitation I'm trying to overcome however is that when entering each new given species, I am unable to see previous species I've entered as I do so. For example, if I'm entering plant species number 80, I am unable to quickly scan through what species 1 through 79 were while I am in the species entry form. To do this, I need to exit my data entry form, refresh my memory of the species already collected, then return to the data entry form. Not impossible to do, but it's a bit of a productivity killer when needing to be done many times per plot.

Seeing previous species while entering my current species is preferable from a perspective of avoiding repeat entries (after entering 80 plants, won't necessarily recall whether each plant I'm encountering has been entered or not), but also, should I re-evaluate the % cover of a species after moving about the plot, I may wish to return to that species and adjust by tapping its name in the list of previously recorded species, bringing the form/entry for that species back up so I can edit it on the fly before resuming collecting new species.

Is this possible in Fieldmaps?

(N.b. I'm aware of other methodologies of avoiding repeat entries, and while useful, its not exactly what I'm after here. If something like what is described above is not achievable, I may be better served by... paper *shudder*)

Re: Can I see previous related table entries while entering a new entry?

DougBrowning — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:37:18 GMT

This would be much better in 123. I have code that lists all the species entered and checks for dups. My code is here https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/repeat-duplicate-preventer/m-p/1155978

Also in 123 I can load a 65,000 long species list that has the code, common name, and scientific name all in one for lookups. Field Maps cannot do that. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/is-this-possible-checklist-plus-a-dropdown-with/m-p/1227983

Not sure what this is form but we do share our government based forms for Terrestrial, Wetland, Lotic, and others if you want. Just PM me.

Just an idea

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Can I see previous related table entries while entering a new entry?

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