---+ Protocol Differences in Scan/Inventory Method

---+++++ BioCASE

* Allows only to scan a single concept

* (-) Does not allow filters

* (-) Does not allow counts on scans

* Request format:

<verbatim>

<scan>

<requestFormat>http://www.tdwg.org/schemas/abcd/1.2</requestFormat>

<concept>/DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/TaxonIdentified/ScientificNameAtomized/Botanical/Genus</concept>

</scan>

</verbatim>

* Response format:

<verbatim>

<content>

<scan>

<value>Acantholimon</value>

<value>Achillea</value>

<value>Aethionema</value>

...

</scan>

<content>

</verbatim>

---+++++ DiGIR

* Allows only to scan a single concept

* Does allow filters

* Does allow counts on scans

* Request format:

<verbatim>

<inventory xmlns:dwc='http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0'>

<dwc:Genus/>

<count>true</count>

</inventory>

</verbatim>

* Response format:

<verbatim>

<content xmlns:dwc="http://digir.net/schema/conceptual/darwin/2003/1.0">

<record>

<dwc:Genus count="18">Acantholimon</dwc:Genus>

</record>

<record>

<dwc:Genus count="34">Achillea</dwc:Genus>

</record>

<record>

<dwc:Genus count="41">Aethionema</dwc:Genus>

</record>

...

</content>

</verbatim>