Unable to edit "MaxLength" in observable items list

[atcooper1]

Have come across some errors in the MaxLength data field in the the Observable items list, however data officers are currently unable to edit/correct this field. e.g. Natator depressus has a Max length of 1200 cm - this should say 120 cm.

[bpasquer]

The MaxLength data field of the Observable Item view page is part of the "Other Attributes" section. This section contains historical attributes that were migrated from IMASBioDiv, and are kept for reference, but are not used by the software. For example, NRMN uses LMax which is computed from observations instead of Maxlength in the templates .

That being said it could be useful to see LMax alongside Maxlength, so that you have a feel of the quality of the data in the database - ie any outliers would be easily spotted

[atcooper1]

Can we amend incorrect MaxLength values stored (such as the example given above)? Max length is an important attribute (especially when few observations are recorded for a species therefore Lmax is not necessarily representative)?

[bpasquer]

Yes we can amend them. We only need a list of : observable_item_id, observable_item_name, current LMax, new LMax Thanks

[bpasquer]

From Catch-up discussion(2024-06-27) Because MaxLength is stored in JSONB obs_item_attribute in the observable_item_ref table it is technically impossible to edit. The proposed solution is to store MaxLength in a separate column in the table. This will also apply to the other attribute stored in the jsonb "OtherGroups"

Additionally we've agreed to update MaxLenght values using data from Fishbase.