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Property Fields

Property Fields - Property Data Types - Formatted Fonts in Properties

Description

Properties are information of any kind, which are linked to a compound and/or a reference record. The information of the property is given by a list of field names and their content description.
All fields have a (long) name as given in the table below. The usage is to write field name and content in one line: {FieldName} space {Content}, e.g. 'MeltingPoint 10'. A 'container' is a record containing individual sublevel properties. All of the properties are belonging to a property data type. SciDex has predefined properties. The user may define new properties (see: Edit Properties Definitions).

Picture: Edit Property window

Property	Property DataType	Explanation
MeltingPoint	Temp	Melting Point.
BoilingPoint	Temp	Boiling Point.
Nucleus	Nucl	Nucleus / Isotope.
Data	Text/Value	Unclassified information.
Comment	Text	Any additional text.
Graph	Container	Graphical data.
Graph.Table	GraphTable	Graphical data.
Graph.Title	Text	Title for Graphic.
ChemStruct	Container	Chemical structure / conformation.
ChemStruct.Drawing	Structure	Chemical structure / drawing.
ChemStruct.Title	Text	Title for structure.
Picture	Container	Picture / vector graphic / WMF.
Picture.Metafile	Metafile	Picture / vector graphic / WMF.
Picture.Title	Text	Title for picture.
MSPeaklist	Container	MS spectra as list of peaks.
MSPeakList.Peaks	PeakList	Peaks of a MS spectra.
MSPeakList.SourceID	Text	Source identification of the MS spectra.
Flavor	Container	Flavor record.
Flavor.Flavor	Text	Flavor text.
Flavor.Threshold	Text / Value	Threshold of flavor.
Flavor.CIP	Text	CIP description of enantiomer.
Flavor.OR	Text	Optical rotation of enantiomer.
NMRSignal	Container	NMRSignal record.
NMRSignal.d	Value	Signal of NMR signal.
NMRSignal.Nucleus	Nucl	NMR nucleus (isotope and element).
NMRSignal.J	Text	coupling of a NMR signal.
NMRSignal.Temp	Temp	Measuring temperature of NMR signal.
NMRSignal.Standard	Text	Internal standard of NMR scale.
NMRSignal.Solvent	Text	Solvent used for NMR signal.
NMRSignal.Method	Text	Method used for NMR signal.
GCChir	Container	Separation by enantiomers by gas chromatography.
GCChir.Phase	Compound	Stationary phase (as compound).
GCChir.Method	Text	Method.
GCChir.Detection	Text	Detection method.
GCChir.Tradename	Text	Tradename of used phase.
GCChir.Supplier	Text	Supplier of used phase.
GCChir.Column	Text	Description of the used column.
GCChir.Treatment	Text	Treatment of the used column.
GCChir.Carrier	Text	Carrier gas.
GCChir.K1	Value	K1 value.
GCChir.K2	Value	K2 value.
GCChir.Alpha	Value	Alpha value.
GCChir.Resolution	Value	Resolution value.
GCChir.TempConst	Temp	Constant working temperature.
GCChir.TempStart	Temp	Starting temperature.
GCChir.TempEnd	Temp	Final temperature.
GCChir.Flow	Value	Flow rate.
GCChir.Pressure	Press	Inlet pressure.
[New]	Text / Value	New Property defined by User. Click and edit this property to define your own database records.

Rules for new property field names:

1. use only Textcharacter (A to Z) and _. Not allowed are spaces.
2. Only one period (.) is allowed in the name. This period separates the container name from the sublevel field name.
3. The use of the names is not case sensitive. "NMR* and "nmr" are the same

Property Data Types

Each property has one or more subclasses, e.g. the property Graph has the subclasses Colour and Comment. In the table below all properties and subclasses are described.

Property Data Type	Explanation
Container	Higher property with sublevel fields.
Text	Text / string.
Value	floating point value, incl. Ranges.
Text / Value	Text, also analysed as value.
Number	Integer, number without floating point.
Metafile	Windows graphic file.
Structure	Chemical Structure, 2D or 3D.
Compound	Links to a (second) compound.This entry allows, that a compound is part of the property of another property.
Reference	Links to a (second) reference.
Date	Date YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm.
GraphTable	Graphic table: A table of numerical data which can be displayed as a 2D or 3D graphical image.
Color	Colour used to display the whole record.
Temp	Temperature in [°C].
Pressure	Pressure in [hPa].
Nucleus	Nucleus / Isotope.
PeakList	List of peak + (intensity).

Formatted Fonts in Properties

It is possible to use formatted fonts in Properties, by using a subset of the RTF ("Rich Text Format") specification. To use one of these special character types, include the formatted text in curly braces, and precede the text in the braces with a backslash and the formatation symbol.

The available formatations include

H{\sub 2}O{\sub 2} (subscript) => H₂O
{\super 13}C (superscript) => ¹³C
{\b Bold}=> Bold
{\i Italic} => Italic
{\ul Undeline} => Underline
{\f1 abgd} abgd (Greek letters) => abgd
{\gr abgd} Same as "\f1", but not a standard RTF-tag.
For greek letters, both "\f1" and "\gr" are valid for input of data, but SciDex itself will always use "\f1". Tags can be combined in any which way (with the obvious exception of "\sub" and "\super"), and the curly braces can be stacked and nested at will.

Example for combination

{\b\i Bold & Italic {\ul and underlined}, not underlined {\gr with greek}}
Bold & Italic and underlined, not underlined with greek}