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Revision as of 12:28, 14 June 2010
Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
Visit https://www.accesstomemory.org for information about AtoM, the currently supported version.
Main Page > User manual > Getting started > Page types
This section describes the main page types users of ICA-AtoM will encounter. Page titles throughout the system indicate the type of page being displayed. The main page types are:
Home page
- First page 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 (for example, the admin menu is only available to administrators)
- Accessible from any other page by clicking the site title, the application logo or the "home" link in the user menu.
View
- Displays an individual record in full in view mode.
- Shows only fields that contain data.
- Allows authenticated users to toggle between edit mode and view mode by clicking the title bar.
- Allows authenticated users user to click on button block buttons to go to edit mode, to upload digital objects, to add physical storage, etc.
- Accessible to all users, but button block not available to researchers.
Edit
- Displays an individual record in edit mode for data entry.
- Shows all fields.
- Groups fields by collapsible information areas: fields can be hidden or displayed by section.
- Provides button block that contains buttons for saving or canceling changes.
- Accessible to contributors, editors, and administrators; not accessible to researchers.
Search results
- Displays set of records that match search criteria.
- Allows user to click title to go to full record in view mode.
- Accessible to all users.
Browse results
- Lists of descriptions retrieved by selecting a browse option.
- Lists default to sorting by most recently updated; however, user can select alphabetic sort if desired.
- Users can also browse by subject, place, and digital object type.
Error
- Displays an error message when ICA-AtoM is unable to execute an action.
- Page not found: broken link, report to system administrator and to ICA-AtoM support team.
- No access permission: your user account does not give you access privileges to the requested page.
- Locked term: term cannot be edited because it is referenced in the underlying code.
- No translation permission: you do not have 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.
- Blank page: indicates a fairly major system-wide problem, or problem with data corruption; report to administrator and to ICA-AtoM support team.