Being a Genesys data provider
Guidance for genebanks considering joining Genesys: what it means to be a provider, how it integrates with other systems, and the impact of publishing data.
For genebanks and organizations sharing their PGRFA data on Genesys
View all tagsGuidance for genebanks considering joining Genesys: what it means to be a provider, how it integrates with other systems, and the impact of publishing data.
How to provide characterization, evaluation, and other data beyond passport data to Genesys.
Validating your prepared passport data against the MCPD standard, understanding the Passport Data Completeness Index and iteratively improving your records over time.
Guides and resources for genebanks and organizations providing data to Genesys
How often to update your data, how to handle accessions whose status changes over time, and why regular updates matter for you and the community.
The full text of the standard legal agreement between the Global Crop Diversity Trust and data providers for publishing data on Genesys.
Learn about the Data Provider Agreement that specifies the terms of providing data to Genesys
Installing, configuring, and using the Genesys Uploader Tool to map and publish passport data to Genesys.
The support channels, community resources, and reference materials available to you as a Genesys data provider.
An introduction to Genesys for new genebanks and data providers
A detailed look at the obligations, protections and termination provisions of the Genesys Data Provider Agreement, written for the genebank curator preparing to brief institutional legal review.
How to keep your Genesys data high quality over time through ongoing curation, staying current with the ecosystem, and communicating significant changes.
Being a good data provider over time
How to manage your genebank's public profile page and notification settings in Genesys.
Which MCPD Genesys treats as mandatory, which are strongly recommended and which are optional, plus the common pitfalls in each mandatory field.
Reference list of the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors used by Genesys.
Understanding the PDCI score, how it is calculated based on accession type, and how to use it as a diagnostic tool for data curation.
Step-by-step guidance on preparing passport data to the MCPD v2.1 standard, file structure, date formats, country codes, institute codes, controlled vocabularies and coordinates.
An intro to preparing passport data for upload to Genesys
The end-to-end procedure for a genebank or network to become a Genesys data provider, from creating a user account through to publishing your first passport data.
Uploading and managing your passport data on Genesys
How material requests work in Genesys: what happens when users request accessions from your collection, what you receive as a data provider, how you respond, the role Genesys plays alongside the SMTA and the provider-side controls that let you manage which of your accessions can be requested and when.
How material requests work in Genesys
The specific information you need to provide to the Crop Trust before they can draft a Data Provider Agreement for your institute.
How to upload images and documents to Genesys via FTP: folder structure, connection settings, and troubleshooting.
How to upload passport data to Genesys: upload pathways, methods, and post-upload validation.
Step-by-step guide for genebank data managers to upload characterisation and evaluation data to Genesys.
An introduction to passport data for genebank curators preparing to publish on Genesys: what passport data is, how it differs from characterization and evaluation data and how to manage personally identifiable and sensitive information responsibly.
Introduction to the Genesys Data Provider Agreement: what it is, what it does and where it sits in the wider Genesys legal framework.
Guidance on signatory authority for the Genesys DPA: who can sign, when one institute can sign on behalf of others and how exceptional cases are handled.