Specifications for a Community Annotation Form
Description of fields
Since this is for the community, it might be worth having a short one-line instruction for each field, on top of the box for entering data:
1. Enter your e-mail address
E-mail: Free text box
2. Enter a gene name for which you wish to write the concise description for, example abc-1, the form will convert it to the appropriate WBGene ID.
Gene: Drop-down, auto complete obo, same as WBGene field in most OA interfaces.
(Q: Should we allow users to enter genes not in WormBase, which means we will have to provide an extra free-text box.)
3. Choose the appropriate species
Species: Drop-down with predetermined values, do we need this field?
4.Write your concise description for the gene you've chosen
Concise description: A big box for free-text, similar to the 'Description Text' box in the Concise Description OA.
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