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## SQL
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SQL can also be used for bulk uploads. However, SQL should primarily be used in the following cases:
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SQL should be used only when the data manipulation to be done either can't be done using the web interface or where doing so would be exceedingly tedious.
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For example, some of the steps below can't be done in either the web interface, and the BETYdb-YABA API is not always available.
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SQL should primarily be used in the following cases:
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* correcting systemic data errors involving large numbers of rows
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* assigning non-point geometries to sites
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* associating experiments with sites and treatments
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* associating sites with cultivars
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1. correcting systemic data errors involving large numbers of rows
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2. assigning non-point geometries to sites [this might be possible in YABA, I don't know]
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3. associating experiments with sites and treatments
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4. associating sites with cultivars
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### Metadata Entry Workflow for BETYdb
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