Phenote loads and saves data by means of data adapters. Data adapters are code modules that know how to get data into or out of Phenote. A data adapter might read data from a formatted file on a hard drive, write data to a relational database, or download a file from SVN/CVS.
Every file format or database schema is different. Many data adapters have complex options, particularly when saving data. Phenote currently has three built-in data adapters: PhenoXML, PhenoSyntax, and a tab-delimited format. (It soon will have an OBO-edit 1.3 annotation format adapter.)
This section provides a general overview of how to load and save, as well as an in-depth discussion of each of Phenote's built-in data adapters.