Code Tables

COMM_IDS (Community IDentifiers)

Each row represents a community. There is one row for every chimpanzee community on which any information has been recorded, whether presently under-study or not. This includes the special community named Unknown, which is used when an individual cannot be assigned to a community.

Special Values

The CommID value of Unknown is special.

Column Descriptions

CommID (Community IDentifier)

A short sequence of characters which identify a community. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters.

Name

The name of the community. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. This column may not be NULL.

Notes

Notes on the community, how membership is assigned and other relevant information. This column may be empty text. It need not contain characters, but it may not contain only whitespace characters. This column may not be NULL.

MembCriteria (Membership Criteria)

A description of the requirements to be a member of the community. This column may be empty text. It need not contain characters, but it may not contain only whitespace characters. This column may not be NULL.

COMM_MEMBS_SOURCES (COMMunity MEMBershipS SOURCES)

Contains one row for each data source from which community membership information is derived.

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

CommMembsSource

A somewhat abbreviated description which identifies a data source from which community membership can be derived. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters.

Description

A longer description of the CommMembsSource identifier. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.

DATA_SOURCES (Sources of follow arrival Data)

Contains one row for each source of data for FOLLOW_ARRIVALS rows.

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

Source

A code identifying a source of FOLLOW_ARRIVALS data. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters.

Description

A description of the code. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.

DEPARTTYPES (community Departure reasons)

Contains one row for each way a chimpanzee can leave a community, plus a special row with a code of Unknown to indicates the individual was in the community when last observed.

Special Values

The DepartType value of Unknown is special. It indicates the individual is still alive and in the community. Only individuals that are in a community may be observed in the community.

Column Descriptions

DepartType

A one character code identifying a way an individual can leave a community. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters. This column may not contain lower case letters.

Description

A description of the code. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.

ENTRYTYPES (community Entry reasons)

Contains one row for each way a chimpanzee can enter a community.

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

EntryType

A one character code identifying a way an individual can enter a community. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters. This column may not contain lower case letters.

Description

A description of the code. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. This column may not be NULL.

CYCLE_STATES

Contains one row for each degree-of-swelling catagory used to classify female’s estrous states, and an additional row for individuals that have no estrous state.

Special Values

The value n/a is the only value which may be assigned to non-females, and it may not be assigned to non-juvenile females.

The value U can only be assigned to adolescent females.

Column Descriptions

Code

The code that designates an estrous swelling state. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters.

Description

A longer description of the Code identifier. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.

FA_CERTAINTIES (Follow Arrival Certainties)

Contains one for for each code designating the certainity of the identification of the individual under observation (the FOLLOW_ARRIVALS.AnimID).

Special Values

The value 1 indicates that the observer(s) are certain of the identity of an arriving individual.

Column Descriptions

Certainty

A one character code designating a certainty assessment. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters. This column may not contain lower case letters.

Description

A description of the certainty code. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character.

OBS_PERIODS (Obsevervation Periods)

Contains one row for each part of the day during which an observer may be scheduled to conduct a follow.

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

Period

A code identifying a part the day during which follow observations are, or have been, scheduled. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters. This column may not contain lower case letters.

Description

A description of the observation period. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. This column may not be NULL.

PEOPLE

Contains one row for each person involved in data collection. Anyone who’s identity is recorded in SokweDB must have a row representing them in this table.

Note that, for reasons of simplicity and performance, SokweDB accepts only the ASCII character set.[1] (Those characters found on a standard U.S. keyboard.)

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

Person

A short character string used to identify the person. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters.

Name

The name of the person. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. This column may not be NULL.

Description

A description of the person, should such be necessary to distinguish them from other people with the same or similar name. This column may be empty text. It need not contain characters, but it may not contain only whitespace characters. This column may not be NULL.

Active

A boolean value. Whether or not the row can be used in new data. When this column is FALSE the Name value cannot be used in rows that are newly inserted into the database. Further, when rows are updated an existing value cannot be set to the inactive Name. This column may not be NULL.

Unlike most other data validation checks, Active can be changed from TRUE to FALSE even though the Person value is used elsewhere in the database. This allows time for existing data to be cleaned while preventing undesirable values from appearing in new data.

STUDIES (Studies that follows are part of)

Contains one row for each study that there is a record of some follow having been part of.

Special Values

None.

Column Descriptions

Period

A code identifying a study. Each value stored in this column must be unique. This column may not be NULL. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters. This column may not contain whitespace characters. This column may not contain lower case letters.

Description

A description of the study. This column may not be empty text, its textual values must contain characters and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. This column may not be NULL.

Footnotes

[1]

The database could accept the full-set of Unicode characters, providing glyphs for all languages and cultures as well as a full set of emoji. And if collation (sorting) was configured so as not to support language and cultural conventions then there would be no performance impact.

But this would allow, say, chimpanzees to be named with Chinese ideographic glyphs, allowing arbitrary glyphs to be used anywhere text might appear. Because this is not desired we would need to institute additional controls to keep the data clean. It is simpler to live with the ASCII character set when it comes to recording people’s names.

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