Training Videos

Updated June 2026

Installing BRAHMS: How to open the software zip and install the BRAHMS application

Installing the conifer demo database: Download and link your BRAHMS application to the demo conifer database

Reindexing your database: Optimise database performance by reindexing your database

BRAHMS setup options: Check out some BRAHMS setup options, for example, how to display your data grids

Adding user permissions: How to control the data and functions different users can access

Tables and toolbars: Opening tables and using toolbars

Window docking: How to position different data windows, maps and images

Using shortcuts: Using F Keys to optimise efficiency

Using the Column Manager: Choose which data fields you need to see in the data grids and save/share useful views.

Using the data grid filter row: How to query/filter yolur data grids usinhg the grid filter row.

Using the multi-search tool: Add a list of search terms for any field to quicky search your database

Calculated fields: What are calculated fields... and how to keep them up to date

Tag functions: Using tags to mark and select your data records

Using the summary tool: Rapidly count and create summaries of you data for any selected column

Deleting records: The 2 stages of record deletion

Read-only fields and table relations: Why are some fields read-only and how are tables related?

Using lookups: Using lookups to speed up and standardise data entry

Registering look up fields and values: How to register and manage lookup fields

Using the internal ArcGIS mapper: Mapping your data records using the flexible BRAHMS ArcGIS mapper

Creating a checklist based on a map search: How to search a map area and then use the selected data to make a species checklist

Creating a map using QGIS (video by Tim Pearce): Using open source QGIS to map from BRAHMS

Using the Map Point Editor: Adding and updating map points usingh the BRAHMS map editor

Auto linking images to data: Auto-linking images to your data records using a three stage process

Adding custom fields: Adding and naming your own data storage fields to BRAHMS tables

Using the RDE Collection Matching Tool: Speed up specimen data entry when using RDE and avoid re-entry of existing records

Transferring data from Excel to RDE: How to transfer data from your Excel .xlsx files into RDE

RDE to BRAHMS transfers: Importing data from RDE into your main BRAHMS database

Adding dynamic weblinks: How to add, import and use dynamic website links