as_field_book_table: Field Book Tables
In neyhartj/fbutils: Data Processing in Agriculture Field Trials

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Functions

View source: R/field_book_table.R

Creates/checks data.frame objects for Field Book Table format.

Reads in data from a Field Book Table as a fbt object.

as_field_book_table(fbt, unique.id = "plot_id", row = "row",
  column = "column", line.name = "line_name", other.cols = NULL,
  check.names = TRUE)

read_fb(file, unique.id = "plot_id", row = "row", column = "column",
  line.name = "line_name", other.cols = NULL, check.names = TRUE)

`fbt`	A Field Book Table object or an object to convert into a Field Book Table object.
`unique.id`	The column name of the Field Book data frame that corresponds to the unique identification of each entry in the data table. Defaults to 'plot_id.'
`row`	The column name of the Field Book data frame that corresponds to the row of each entry in the data table. Defaults to 'row.'
`column`	The column name of the Field Book data frame that corresponds to the column of each entry in the data table. Defaults to 'column.'
`line.name`	The column name of the Field Book data frame that corresponds to the column of each entry name in the data table. Defaults to 'line.name.'
`other.cols`	A character vector of other non-trait columns.
`check.names`	Logical whether the column names should be checked for proper formatting.
`file`	The path to the Field Book Table .csv to be read in.

as_field_book_table converts data to a data.frame object with formatting consistent with the Field Book Table.

A Field Book Table is a .csv file obtained by exporting data from the Field Book app (http://wheatgenetics.org/field-book). See the app manual for instructions for exporting data. To export a Field Book Table file, one must check the "Table" format and the "All Important Columns" boxes when exporting. Data from a Field Book Table file will have at least three required columns: a unique identifier, the row, and the column. Remaining columns can include other variables.

An object of class data.frame with formatting consistent with Field Book Table.