# Welcome Specify Members **URL:** https://speciforum.org/c/welcome-to-specify/46.md [Latest](https://speciforum.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://speciforum.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://speciforum.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Welcome Specify Members category](https://speciforum.org/t/about-the-welcome-specify-members-category/156)
**Author:** [@JimBeach](https://speciforum.org/u/JimBeach)\ **Replies:** 0
SCC members are invited to ignite Specify-related discussions using the Specify Community Forum. If you are looking for support, please create a new topic in the Get Help category or send a message to support@specifysof… --- ## [Before You Begin: Advice when preparing to create your database](https://speciforum.org/t/before-you-begin-advice-when-preparing-to-create-your-database/2636)
**Author:** [@VHough](https://speciforum.org/u/VHough)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/before-you-begin-advice-when-preparing-to-create-your-database/2636 "2025-07-11T17:04:18Z")
I do not have advice to offer, but instead am looking for it. From people who have already created a Specify database for your collection(s), what is some advice you wish you’d known? What are the most important question… --- ## [Speciforum Contribution Style Guide](https://speciforum.org/t/speciforum-contribution-style-guide/2616)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/speciforum-contribution-style-guide/2616 "2025-06-08T15:13:32Z")
Style Guide for Speciforum Contributors This style guide is exclusively for contributors to the Specify Community Forum (the site you are on now)! This forum is referred to only as the Speciforum, not ‘Discourse’ or any… --- ## [GIS related tools for SPECIFY](https://speciforum.org/t/gis-related-tools-for-specify/2397)
**Author:** [@dpoursanidis](https://speciforum.org/u/dpoursanidis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/gis-related-tools-for-specify/2397 "2025-03-05T17:07:50Z")
Dear Specify Members, I am a new member of the community, with background in marine science and geospatial data analysis (GIS/Remote Sensing/Species Modeling). I am looking for a “proper” way to link the database with … --- ## [Specify Web Portal](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-web-portal/716)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-web-portal/716 "2022-09-08T02:13:50Z")
For collections that have are using Specify and wish to publish their data on the internet, the Specify Web Portal is a full-featured web interface for public access to specimen data and images. It is an optional comp… --- ## [Specify 7.8 Show & Tell](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-8-show-tell/837)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-8-show-tell/837 "2022-11-09T19:24:33Z")
Give your feedback on the Statistics Panel! New Documentation Form Meta Menu Spatial Search App Resources Migrating to the Determiner Table Add Determiners to the form Add Agent Identifiers to the form ▶ Transcri… --- ## [Specify 7.7.4 Release Announcement](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-4-release-announcement/807)
**Author:** [@SpecifyMembership](https://speciforum.org/u/SpecifyMembership)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-4-release-announcement/807 "2022-10-12T21:06:48Z")
Release Announcement Specify 7.7.4 introduces the ability to import Collection Relationships through the WorkBench, allowing users to import the relationship when they import their specimen data and reducing the amoun… --- ## [Specify 7.7.3 Release Announcement](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-3-release-announcement/774)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-3-release-announcement/774 "2022-09-27T05:00:00Z")
Release Announcement Specify 7.7.3 introduces the ability to map and upload GUIDs to tree-structured data through the WorkBench in order to maintain GUIDs assigned by external authority data sources. This is useful, f… --- ## [Forum Introduction](https://speciforum.org/t/forum-introduction/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://speciforum.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/forum-introduction/5 "2022-09-25T05:00:00Z")
Welcome to the Specify Collections Consortium Forum! Members of any level can access our community discussions, ask questions about specific functions or workflows in Specify, give feedback on the development of Specify … --- ## [Specify 7.7.2 Release Announcement](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-2-release-announcement/732)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-7-2-release-announcement/732 "2022-09-13T15:46:22Z")
Release Announcement Specify 7.7.2 fixes a number of bugs present in Specify 7.7.1. It introduces the ability to customize subview grid column widths and the option to customize the tree search algorithim. The autocom… --- ## [The Specify Network](https://speciforum.org/t/the-specify-network/713)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/the-specify-network/713 "2022-09-08T02:09:44Z")
The Biological Collections Community is developing a vision for a global, biodiversity information architecture that will enable powerful new methods for digital interactions among organizations that manage specimen data… --- ## [Specify 7 Introduction](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-introduction/631)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/specify-7-introduction/631 "2022-08-29T16:21:37Z")
--- ## [Determination history](https://speciforum.org/t/determination-history/480)
**Author:** [@rlombardi](https://speciforum.org/u/rlombardi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/determination-history/480 "2022-05-09T13:32:41Z")
We actively enter determination history for herbarium vouchers in Specify 6. It appears to be information that can be viewed in Symbiota portals. Is there a way to map it for import in Specify Symbiota connector or as a … --- ## [Open Question forum](https://speciforum.org/t/open-question-forum/473)
**Author:** [@fedoras](https://speciforum.org/u/fedoras)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/open-question-forum/473 "2022-05-02T15:11:51Z")
What I lack on Discourse here is a forum (i.e. category in Discourse lingo) for open questions for instances for seeking help on features that may or may not already be supported by Specify. Basically asking the communit… --- ## [Welcome to the Specify Consortium Community Forum!](https://speciforum.org/t/welcome-to-the-specify-consortium-community-forum/401)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/welcome-to-the-specify-consortium-community-forum/401 "2022-04-15T16:57:15Z")
Welcome to the official release of the Specify Consortium Community Forum! A very special thanks to our testers: willem slusa Schuchert RobVH Plarson NielsKlazenga mhamer mcruz markew72 IsabelC igranzow iane… --- ## [Andy's Training Videos](https://speciforum.org/t/andys-training-videos/376)
**Author:** [@Grant](https://speciforum.org/u/Grant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/andys-training-videos/376 "2022-04-06T13:22:16Z")
Hi everyone, Here is our in-depth introductory series for Specify 6 and some Specify 7. Feel free to use these videos when training new personnel and students. Getting Started Virtual Appliance (12 min) Preparing … --- ## [Terms of Service](https://speciforum.org/t/terms-of-service/4)
**Author:** [@system](https://speciforum.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/terms-of-service/4 "2020-05-08T19:40:09Z")
These terms govern use of the Internet forum at http://speciforum.org. To use the forum, you must agree to these terms with Specify Collections Consortium, the company that runs the forum. The company may…