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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Administer]] > [[Settings]] > Default templates
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ICA-AtoM ships with default page layouts ("templates") for viewing and editing [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]], [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]], and [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]. For more information on the standards on which these templates are based, see [[descriptive standards]]
  
  
ICA-AtoM ships with default screen layouts ("templates") for viewing and editing [[archival description|archival descriptions]], [[authority record|authority records]] and [[archival institution|archival institutions]]. These layouts are based on the the following descriptive standards:
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*[[archival description|archival descriptions]]: [http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/ Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1], [http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-outline.html Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)] and [http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/archdesrules.html Rules for Archival Description (RAD)].
 
*[[authority record|Authority records]]: [http://www.ica.org/en/node/30230 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (ISAAR), Second edition].
 
*[[archival institution|archival institutions]]: [http://www.ica.org/en/node/38884 International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH), First edition].
 
  
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== Select default templates ==
  
'''Viewing and changing default templates'''
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[[Image:defaultTemplate.png|500px|right|thumb|Select default templates]]
  
1. Click the ''admin > settings'' tab.
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2. Open the ''default template'' [[Information area|information area]].
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<p>Go to Admin > Settings.
  
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3. The ''name'' column shows the types of [[Entity|entities]] that are described in ICA-AtoM.  
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<p>Open the Default template [[Glossary#Information area|information area]].
  
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4. In the ''value'' column, select for each type of entity the descriptive standard you want to use to describe it.
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<p>The Name column shows the types of [[Glossary#Entity|entities]] that are described in ICA-AtoM. Standards for Archival descriptions, Authority records and Repository records are provided in the drop-down boxes. The Administrator may select one for each entity.
* The [[drop-down menu]] shows only descriptive standards for which data entry / viewing templates are available.
 
  
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5. Click the ''save button'' to save changes.
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<p>In the "Value" column, select for each type of entity the descriptive standard you want to use to describe it.
  
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<p>The [[Glossary#Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]] shows only descriptive standards for which data entry/viewing templates are available.
  
6. When you return to viewing / editing information, the records will display in the templates you selected.
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<p>Click the Save button to save changes.
  
'''Adding new templates'''
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7. [[Developer|Developers]] can also create their own customized templates and add them to their ICA-AtoM application. This involves, however, dealing directly with the application code and should only be undertaken by programmers familiar with Symfony and PHP. See developer documentation at the [http://qubit-toolkit.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Qubit-toolkit website] for adding customized templates to the application.
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<p>When you return to viewing/editing information, the records will display in the templates you selected.
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[[Category:User manual]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 30 August 2012

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Main Page > User manual > Administer > Settings > Default templates


ICA-AtoM ships with default page layouts ("templates") for viewing and editing archival descriptions, authority records, and archival institutions. For more information on the standards on which these templates are based, see descriptive standards


Select default templates

Select default templates
  1. Go to Admin > Settings.

  2. Open the Default template information area.

  3. The Name column shows the types of entities that are described in ICA-AtoM. Standards for Archival descriptions, Authority records and Repository records are provided in the drop-down boxes. The Administrator may select one for each entity.

  4. In the "Value" column, select for each type of entity the descriptive standard you want to use to describe it.

    The drop-down menu shows only descriptive standards for which data entry/viewing templates are available.

  5. Click the Save button to save changes.

  6. When you return to viewing/editing information, the records will display in the templates you selected.