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For certain containers, such as [[Glob of Destabilized Ectoplasm|Globs of Destabilized Ectoplasm]] or [[Black Lion Chest]]s, it is desirable to determine the likelihood of a given item dropping from them. To this end, users may wish to create a ''drop rate research page'', typically titled '''<main article>/Drop rate'''. (Talk pages are also acceptable places to record drop rate research.)

This guide will demonstrate how to create a table which will automatically calculate drop rate percentages.

== Building the table ==
Three templates are used to create the table: {{tl|SDRH}}, {{tl|SDRL}}, and {{tl|SDRF}}. Please refer to their respective documentation pages for full details.

=== SDRH ===
{{main|Template:SDRH}}
The '''S'''tandard '''D'''rop '''R'''ate '''H'''eader creates the header portion of the table. It defines the column headers of the respective input parameters.
<pre>
{{SDRH
| title =            <!--Title for the table-->
| subject =          <!--Name of the container being researched. Optional if noheading=false or if being posted on <main article>/Drop rate.-->
| labels =           <!--Optional. Set this to "yes" to display text labels for each item in the table, beneath their icons.-->
| label1...label50 = <!--The label text displayed under each image. Only required if labels=true.-->
| size =             <!--Optional. Sets the size (in pixels) of the icon images. Defaults to 50.-->
| noheading =        <!--Optional. Set this to "true" to hide the introductory text that displays above the table (see example, below)-->
| s1...s50 =         <!--Optional. Use this to give shorter names to items for easier reference in {{SDRH}}.-->
| manual totals =    <!--Optional. Set to "yes" to require users to enter their own totals; otherwise, the table will calculate this automatically.-->
| totals label =     <!--If manual totals=yes and labels=yes, use this to set a custom label for the totals column.-->
| <item name 1>...<item name 50>   <!--The full names of the items dropped.-->
}}
</pre>

=== SDRL ===
{{main|Template:SDRL}}
The '''S'''tandard '''D'''rop '''R'''ate '''L'''ine creates the lines containing each user's research.

<pre>
{{SDRL
| total =                        <!--Total number of containers opened. Only required if {[SDRH}} has manual totals=yes.-->
| <s1 value or name of item 1> = <!--Number of times the item dropped-->
| <s2 value or name of item 2> =
| <s3 value or name of item 3> =
| <s7 value or name of item 7> = <!--Skipping items, as we've done here for 4-6, will cause the table to automatically label them as having dropped 0 times.--> 
| ~~~~
}}
</pre>

=== SDRF ===
{{main|Template:SDRF}}
The '''S'''tandard '''D'''rop '''R'''ate '''F'''ooter does not require any parameters. It will automatically calculate and display the total items and their percentages.

== Copy-paste layout ==
<pre>
{{SDRH
 | title =  | subject =  | labels = yes
  | <Item name> | s1  = <Abbreviation> | label1 = <Label>
  ...
  | <Item name> | s50 = <Abbreviation> | label50 = <Label>
}}
<!-- Data starts here: -->
{{SDRL | <s1 value> = | ... | <s50 value> = | ~~~~ }}


<!-- Add new lines above this line, using the following format:
{{SDRL | <s1 value> =  | ... | <s50 value> =  | ~~~~ }}
-->
{{SDRF}}
</pre>

== Example ==
<pre>
{{SDRH
 | title = Example | subject = the example container | labels = yes | size = 50
  | Bank Access Express         | s1  = Bank        | label1 = Bank Access<br>Express
  | Transmutation Stone         | s2  = Stone       | label2 = Transmutation<br>Stone
  | Black Lion Chest            | s3  = Chest       | label3 = Chest
  | Black Lion Key              | s4  = Key         | label4 = Key
  | Merchant Express            | s5  = Merchant    | label5 = Merchant<br>Express
  | Black Lion Salvage Kit      | s6  = Salvage     | label6 = Salvage<br>Kit
  | Trading Post Express        | s7  = Trader      | label7 = Trader<br>Express
  | Transmutation Crystal       | s8  = Crystal     | label8 = Transmutation<br>Crystal
  | Instant Repair Canister     | s9  = Repair      | label9 = Instant<br>Repair<br>Canister
  | Mystic Forge Stone          | s10 = Mystic      | label10 = Mystic<br>Forge<br>Stone
  | No extra item                                   | label11 = No extra<br>item | i11 = Cross red.png | is11 = 20 | l11=
}}
<!-- Data starts here: -->
{{SDRL | Stone = 2 | Key = 1 | Merchant = 1 | Salvage = 5 | Crystal = 3 | Mystic = 2 | No extra item = 9 | Example user. 00:00, 1st example month 2012 }}
{{SDRL | Bank = 5 | Salvage = 3 | Trader = 2 | Crystal = 0 | Mystic = 1 | No extra item = 15 | Example user. 00:00, 2nd example month 2012 }}
{{SDRL | Bank = 7 | Stone = 5 | Chest = 6 | Merchant = 1 | Salvage = 3 | Crystal = 2 | Repair = 4 | Mystic = 1 | No extra item = 8 | Example user. 00:00, 3rd example month 2012 }}
<!-- Add new lines above this line, using the following format:
{{SDRL | Bank = 0 | Stone = 0 | Chest = 0 | Key = 0 | Merchant = 0 | Salvage = 0 | Trader = 0 | Crystal = 0 | Repair = 0 | Mystic = 0 | No extra item = 0  | ~~~~ }}
-->
{{SDRF}}
</pre>

...will result in the following display:

{{SDRH
 | title = Example | subject = the example container | labels = yes | size = 50
  | Bank Access Express         | s1  = Bank        | label1 = Bank Access<br>Express
  | Transmutation Stone         | s2  = Stone       | label2 = Transmutation<br>Stone
  | Black Lion Chest            | s3  = Chest       | label3 = Chest
  | Black Lion Key              | s4  = Key         | label4 = Key
  | Merchant Express            | s5  = Merchant    | label5 = Merchant<br>Express
  | Black Lion Salvage Kit      | s6  = Salvage     | label6 = Salvage<br>Kit
  | Trading Post Express        | s7  = Trader      | label7 = Trader<br>Express
  | Transmutation Crystal       | s8  = Crystal     | label8 = Transmutation<br>Crystal
  | Instant Repair Canister     | s9  = Repair      | label9 = Instant<br>Repair<br>Canister
  | Mystic Forge Stone          | s10 = Mystic      | label10 = Mystic<br>Forge<br>Stone
  | No extra item                                   | label11 = No extra<br>item | i11 = Cross red.png | is11 = 20 | l11=
}}
<!-- Data starts here: -->
{{SDRL | Stone = 2 | Key = 1 | Merchant = 1 | Salvage = 5 | Crystal = 3 | Mystic = 2 | No extra item = 9 | Example user. 00:00, 1st example month 2012 }}
{{SDRL | Bank = 5 | Salvage = 3 | Trader = 2 | Crystal = 0 | Mystic = 1 | No extra item = 15 | Example user. 00:00, 2nd example month 2012 }}
{{SDRL | Bank = 7 | Stone = 5 | Chest = 6 | Merchant = 1 | Salvage = 3 | Crystal = 2 | Repair = 4 | Mystic = 1 | No extra item = 8 | Example user. 00:00, 3rd example month 2012 }}
<!-- Add new lines above this line, using the following format:
{{SDRL | Bank = 0 | Stone = 0 | Chest = 0 | Key = 0 | Merchant = 0 | Salvage = 0 | Trader = 0 | Crystal = 0 | Repair = 0 | Mystic = 0 | No extra item = 0  | ~~~~ }}
-->
{{SDRF}}

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