HABIDES Portable Tool Using the HABIDES Portable Tool

HABIDES Portable Tool Using the HABIDES Portable Tool, September 2009

Opening up the Portable Tool http: //circa. europa. eu/Public/irc/env/monnat/library? l=/expert_reportin g/work-package_habides&vm=detailed&sb=Title Change country & user info Open up Habitats Derogations Open up Birds Derogations Export to XML

Opening up Habitats Derogations Create new Edit the derogation Delete the derogation Duplicate the derogation (Use it as a template for a new derogation)

Editing a derogation Page will save on close Check for export in XML Scroll down page

Creating a multi-species derogation The Freetext box must be checked Multiple species names separated by a semi-colon “; ”

Idem for Birds derogations Create new Edit the derogation Delete the derogation Duplicate the derogation (Use it as a template for a new derogation)

Exporting to XML Click on “Export to XML” and pick a destination folder then OK

Exported XML files Two XML documents are produced: one with the normal derogations, the other with the derogations that have been declared “sensitive”.

XML documents viewed in Internet Explorer Internal Explorer presents the data in a human readable format.

Merging the XML documents from different sources See presentation “HABIDES – merging reports” for details.

Uploading XML documents on Reportnet See presentation “HABIDES – Reportnet System” for details.

(Optional) Translating the forms Edit the form elements labels Go to the Forms tab Choose design view

Help http: //circa. europa. eu/Public/irc/env/monnat/library? l=/expert_reportin g/work-package_habides&vm=detailed&sb=Title n Consult the user guide for content-related questions n Consult the Presentation for the Portable Tool on Circa n Consult the Presentation for Reportnet on Circa n Consult the Presentation for Merging Reports on Circa n Consult the Eionet Help Desk for technical issues (http: //nmc. eionet. europa. eu/helpdesk. html) n Consult the HABIDES presentations or DG ENV for matters of precedure. n Consult DG ENV for bug reports, corrections or improvements.