The {traits.build} data model, R package, and workflow

This manual is a step-by-step user guide to the traits.build database model, R package and workflow. It includes a collection of tutorials for building a traits.build database and a tutorial for how to explore data within the AusTraits plant trait database.
A live version is hosted on the project's GitHub repository at traitecoevo.github.io/traits.build-book/ . This is the better resource for running the tutorials as you can easily copy sections of code into R studio.
traits.build is a data standard, R package, and workflow that is desgined to help you build a harmonised, relational database from disparate datasets. The package was first developed to create AusTraits, an open-source database of Australian plant traits. The code has been transformed into a standalone package allowing anyone to build a relational, tabular database for any taxonomic group and any collection of traits.
Related resources include: 
The AusTraits Plant Trait Database - 10.5281/zenodo.3568417 (dataset), doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6 (data paper)
The AusTraits Plant Dictionary - 10.5281/zenodo.8040789 (dataset),  10.1101/2023.06.16.545047 (preprint)
AusTraits Project website - austraits.org