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Dropdown

Dropdowns are registry-wide enums. Use dropdowns to standardize on spelling and naming conventions, especially for important metadata like resistance markers.

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JSON Schema

Dropdown.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/benchling/json-schema/Dropdown.json",
  "title": "Dropdown",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DropdownSummary"
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ],
          "nullable": true
        },
        "options": {
          "description": "Array of dropdown options",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DropdownOption"
          },
          "type": "array"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Dropdowns are registry-wide enums. Use dropdowns to standardize on spelling and naming conventions, especially for important metadata like resistance markers."
}