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Document 'expected' field values.
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kjolley committed Oct 23, 2020
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Expand Up @@ -801,7 +801,12 @@ Element content: Field name + optional list <optlist> of allowed values, e.g.::

* required

* Sets if data is required for this field, 'yes' or 'no', default 'yes'.
* Sets if data is required for this field, 'yes', 'no', or 'expected',
default 'yes'. If set to 'expected', the value cannot be left empty when
batch adding an isolate record or using the submission system, but a null
value can be explicitly set using the value 'null'. The use of this is to
encourage submitters to include a value for this field if it is available,
while still allowing empty values if it is not.

* userfield

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