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Screen types

[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Guilder user manual|(DCB) User manual]] > [[DCB-2 | DCB-2 Getting started]] > DCB-2.4 Screen types

This section describe the main screen types users of DCB will encounter. [[Screen title|Screen titles]] throughout the system indicate the type of screen being displayed. The main screen types are:
*[[#Home page|Home page]]
*[[#List screen|List screen]]
*[[#View screen|View screen]]
*[[#Edit screen|Edit screen]]
*[[#Search results screen|Search results screen]]
*[[#Error screen|Error screen]]

 

[[Image:um2-4Home.png|500px|right|thumb|Home page: user is logged in]]

'''Home page'''

*Start screen when user opens the application.

*Provides links / buttons for user actions (search, browse, log in, log out, get help, switch language, add / edit content, translate, administer system).

*Provides basic information about the application.

*Accessible to all users, but only shows elements relevant to user's role (e.g. the [[Admin tab|admin tab]] is only available to [[Editor|editors]] and [[Administrator|administrators]].

*Accessible from any other screen by clicking the [[Home link|home link]] in the [[System menu|system menu]].

 

[[Image:um2-4List.png|500px|right|thumb|List screen showing archival descriptions]]

'''List screen'''

*Displays a set of records in list form.

*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Archival institution|archival institutions]], [[Term|terms]]).

*Displays minimal information about each record (e.g. ''Title'').

*Clicking on the [[field]] names in the [[Column header|column headers]] will sort the list alphabetically.

*By default, DCB lists records 10 at a time, providing pagination at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of records. [[Administrator|Administrators]] can increase or decrease this default number (See [[DCB-7.3.3|DCB-7.3.3 Specify number of hits per page]]).

*Allows user to click entry to go to full record in [[View mode|view mode]].

*Provides [[Add new button|add new button]] to create new record of same type.

*Accessible to all users, but [[Add new button|add new button]] not available to [[Researcher|researchers]] (view-only access).

 

[[Image:um2-4View.png|500px|right|thumb|View screen for an archival description]]

'''View screen'''

*Displays an individual record in full in [[View mode|view mode]] (read-only).

*Shows only [[Field|fields]] that contain data.

*Allows user to click [[Title bar|title bar]] or [[Edit button|edit button]] to switch to [[Edit mode|edit mode]] (data entry on [[Edit screen|edit screen]]).

*Accessible to all users, but [[Edit button|edit button]] not available to [[Researcher|researchers]] (view-only access).

 

[[Image:um2-4Edit.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit screen for an archival description]]

'''Edit screen'''

*Displays an individual record in [[Edit mode|edit mode]] for data entry.

*Shows all [[Field|fields]].

*Groups [[Field|fields]] by collapsible [[Information area|information areas]]: [[Field|fields]] can be hidden or displayed by section.

*Provides floating [[Button block|button block]] that contains buttons for saving or cancelling changes or deleting the record as a whole.

*Allows user to toggle between [[View mode|view]] or [[Edit mode|edit]] mode by clicking the [[Title bar|title bar]].

*Accessible to [[Contributor|contributors]], [[Editor|editors]], [[Administrator|administrators]]; not accessible to [[Researcher|researchers]] (view-only access).

 

[[Image:um2-4SearchResults.png|500px|right|thumb|Search results screen]]

'''Search results screen'''

*Displays set of records that match search criteria and summarizes search (number of "hits" returned).

*As of the current version of DCB (v1.0 beta), only available for descriptions (i.e. not for [[Authority record|authority records]] or [[Repository|repository descriptions]].

*Includes the first three lines of the ''Scope and content'' [[Field|field]] (if entered).

*Allows user to click title to go to full record in [[View mode|view mode]].

*Accessible to all users.

 

[[Image:um2-4Error.png|500px|right|thumb|Error screen: no access permission]]

'''Error screen'''

*Displays an [[Error message|error message]] when DCB is unable to execute an action.

*''Page not found:'' broken link, report to system [[Administrator|administrator]] and to DCB support team.

*''No access permission:'' your [[User account|user account]] does not give you [[Access privilege|access privileges]] to the target page.

*''Locked term:'' [[Term|term]] cannot be edited because it is referenced in the underlying code.

*''No translation permission:'' you do not have [[Translator|translator]] access in the current language.

*''System error (error 500):'' indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to [[Administrator|administrator]].

*''Blank screen:'' indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to [[Administrator|administrator]] and to ICA-AtoM support team.

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 *Displays a set of records in list form.
-*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Metadata record|metadata records]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Organization|organizations]], [[Term|terms]]).
+*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Resource description|resource descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Organization|organizations]], [[Term|terms]]).
 *Displays minimal information about each record (e.g. ''Title'').

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-[[Image:um2-4List.png|500px|right|thumb|List screen showing archival descriptions]]
+[[Image:um2-4List.png|500px|right|thumb|List screen showing archival metadata records]]
 '''List screen'''
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 *Displays a set of records in list form.
-*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Description|descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Repository|repository descriptions]], [[Term|terms]]).
+*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Metadata record|metadata records]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Organization|organizations]], [[Term|terms]]).
 *Displays minimal information about each record (e.g. ''Title'').
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 <span id="View screen">
-[[Image:um2-4View.png|500px|right|thumb|View screen for an archival description]]
+[[Image:um2-4View.png|500px|right|thumb|View screen for an archival metadata record]]
 '''View screen'''
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 <br clear="right">
 <span id="Edit screen"></span>
-[[Image:um2-4Edit.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit screen for an archival description]]
+[[Image:um2-4Edit.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit screen for an archival metadata record]]
 '''Edit screen'''
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 *Displays set of records that match search criteria and summarizes search (number of "hits" returned).
-*As of the current version of DCB (v1.0 beta), only available for descriptions (i.e. not for [[Authority record|authority records]] or [[Repository|repository descriptions]].
+*As of the current version of DCB (v1.0 beta), only available for metadata records (i.e. not for [[Authority record|authority records]] or [[Organization|organizations]].
 *Includes the first three lines of the ''Scope and content'' [[Field|field]] (if entered).

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 *Displays a set of records in list form.
-*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system [[Description|descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Repository|repository descriptions]], [[Term|terms]]).
+*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Description|descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Repository|repository descriptions]], [[Term|terms]]).
 *Displays minimal information about each record (e.g. ''Title'').

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-[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Guilder user manual|(DCB) User manual]] > [[DCB-2 | DCB-2 Getting started]] > DCB-2.4 Screen types
+[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Builder user manual|(DCB) User manual]] > [[DCB-2 | DCB-2 Getting started]] > DCB-2.4 Screen types
-This section describe the main screen types users of DCB will encounter. [[Screen title|Screen titles]] throughout the system indicate the type of screen being displayed. The main screen types are:
+This section describes the main screen types users of DCB will encounter. [[Screen title|Screen titles]] throughout the system indicate the type of screen being displayed. The main screen types are:
 *[[#Home page|Home page]]
 *[[#List screen|List screen]]
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 *Displays a set of records in list form.
-*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Archival institution|archival institutions]], [[Term|terms]]).
+*There are separate list screens for each of the main [[Entity|entity]] types in the system [[Description|descriptions]], [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Repository|repository descriptions]], [[Term|terms]]).
 *Displays minimal information about each record (e.g. ''Title'').
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 *''System error (error 500):'' indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to [[Administrator|administrator]].
-*''Blank screen:'' indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to [[Administrator|administrator]] and to ICA-AtoM support team.
+*''Blank screen:'' indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to [[Administrator|administrator]] and to DCB support team.