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 (shown in italics here), on top of the box for entering data:

1. Enter your e-mail address.

E-mail: Free text box

JC: Can the form map e-mail to WBPerson ID, if not alerts relevant person to create one.

2. Enter a gene name, 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.

JC: Can there be a 'No match' option maybe right at the top, if user chooses this, then they will need to use a free text box, how do we force this sequence?

3. Choose the appropriate species.

JC: Same feature, no match with free text box option, if desired species is not present in dr

Species: Autocomplete, Drop-down with predetermined values.

JC: Same feature, 'No Match' with free text box option, if desired species is not present.

4.Write a 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.

5. Enter a published paper reference, either a PMID, WBPaper identifier or a DOI. Please note that WormBase will not accept meeting abstracts, Gazette articles or personal communications as references.

Reference: Auto-complete obo

JC: Same feature, 'No match'and free text box.

Also, once PMID or WBPaper is entered, can form pull up Paper information, meaning title etc etc, similar to