All VIDEOs about BCH
This page contains a compilation of all the help videos, created in-house by the Secretariat, which describe different features and functionalities of the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH).
The videos below can also be found in the respective help articles of the Knowledge Base. At present, the videos are available in English only.
NOTE: More videos will be added to this page as they are created.
Help Tools (Materials)
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The BCH offers various help tools to assist with website navigation and performing various tasks. The help tools (materials) are accessible through the HELP menu.
| Knowledge Base |
| FAQs | |
| Contextual help | |
| TOURS | |
| Chat | |
| Training Site |
“Submit” interface
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This video describes where you can find virtual self-explanatory tours that walk users through a page, identifying key functions and capacities of the respective sections. Tours are available on the following pages: “Country Profiles”; “Submit”; “Search”. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to submit and publish a National record in the BCH as a BCH National Focal Point (BCH-NFP). |  |
| This video demonstrates how to submit and publish a National record as a National Authorized User (NAU). | |
| This video is intended for BCH National Focal Points. It demonstrates how to "Approve", "Edit" or "Reject" a request for publication or deletion of a record created by either CPB-NFP or NAU. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to submit a Reference record. |  |
| This video explains what "inline" record creation is and demonstrates how to create a record inline. |  |
| This video describes the record validation process and the workflow - the process a record goes through in order to be published when more than one user is involved. It explains different national user roles and also shows how to create and publish, edit, cancel, delete and reject a record. At the end, it briefly describes the workflow for Reference records. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to upload a submission in the BCH, using the "Submissions (SUB)" online format, in response to a CBD Notification. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to cancel a record that has been submitted for publication. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to edit a published record in the clearing-house. | |
| This video demonstrates how to delete a draft or a published record in the clearing-house. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to share draft records with other users. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to view the history of a record (its current and previous versions). It also explains the “Compare” button. |  |
The video demonstrates the User Management page, accessible through the Submit page, and shows how to add, edit or delete National Authorized Users (NAUs).
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| This videos shows users how to subscribe to receive emails when records that match their custom search queries are published in the clearing-house. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to create the "Additional information for the country profile” section on a Country's Profile page. |  |
“Search” interface
| Video Subject | Video Links (click below) |
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This video describes where you can find virtual self-explanatory tours that walk users through a page, identifying key functions and capacities of the respective sections. Tours are available on the following pages: “Country Profiles”; “Submit”; “Search”. |  |
| This video describes Global filters and their purpose in the Search interface. |  |
| This video describes sub-filters and their purpose in the Search interface. |  |
The “Share” feature of the Search page allows users to share search results with others in three ways: by “Link”, by “Email” or by “Embed”. The videos describe those features.
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| This video shows how to save search results and subscribe to receive emails when records that match saved custom search queries are published in the clearing-house. |  |
| This video explains what record unique identifier (UID) is in the clearing-house. |  |
| This video explains two ways to search by record unique identifier (UID) and the difference between them. | |
| This video describes the "Compare" feature which allows users to compare the current version of a record with any previous versions. |  |
| This video demonstrates how to report a problem with a record that has been published in the clearing-house. |  |
| This video explains what LMO quick-link is. |  |
| This video describes three display options of search results: Default, List and Group. |  |
| This video describes the "Matrix" display of search results. |  |
Webinars
In an effort to support users and build capacity on the use of the clearing-house platforms, the Secretariat has conducted a series of webinars on the various features, for example such as searching for information and submitting information, of the ABS Clearing-House (ABSCH) and the BCH.
To watch the video recordings of the webinars, please click here.
Forums
| Video Subject | Video Links (click below) |
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| The videos describe how to navigate through a Forum page and perform various functions. | Complete Video |
| Structure of a Forum page | |
| Viewing messages | |
| How to sign in, post, reply to messages | |
| How to Subscribe to and Unsubscribe from a mailing list | |
| Where to find more help? |
