Create a single database output that merges together the information in all relational tables within a traits.build database. Trait measurements are still output in long format (1 row per trait value), but all measurement-related metadata (methods, location properties, context properties, contributors) are now included as additional columns in a single table.
Arguments
- database
traits.build database (list object)
- format
A parameter for the locations, contexts and data contributors tables specifying how data are packed. All three can be formatted as a single compacted column(s) will have a human readable column ("single_column_pretty") or using json ("single_column_json") syntax. For location properties or context properties there is also the option to add each
location_propertyorcontext_propertyto the traits table as its own column ("many_columns"); the contributors column defaults to "single_column_pretty" when this option is selected.- vars
List specifying which columns or properties to include from each table. The detail is for all columns/properties to be included.
- include_description
A logical indicating whether to include (TRUE) or omit (FALSE) the context_property descriptions; defaults to TRUE.