Sample.yml

traitdb_spreadsheet_template:
  template_name: Sample Config
  # All taxonomy columns specified here are required
  taxonomy_columns: # keys refer to internal TraitDB identifiers.  Values are the column names in CSV
    family: Family
    genus: Genus
    species: species
  metadata_columns: # keys again are the internal TraitDB identifiers.
    comments: Comments
  trait_options:
    source_prefix: "source: " # include the space after the colon
    require_source: true # source rules for formatting?
    notes_prefix: "notes: " #include the space after the colon
    value_separator: "|" # what separates multiple values in an entry
  categorical_trait_columns:
    -
      name: Karyotype
      values:
        - ZO
        - ZW
        - XY
      summarization_method: "collect"
    -
      name: Hybrid
      values:
        - yes
        - no
  continuous_trait_columns:
    -
      name: Chromosome Number
      format: integer # formats are only for display
      summarization_method: "avg"
    -
      name: Avg Mass
      format: float