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== Add / edit archival institutions ==
 
  
This page describes how to create, edit and delete descriptions of [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]] and how to exit the [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit screen]] (return to the [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]]).
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Add/edit content]] > Add/edit archival institutions
  
For detailed notes on individual fields, see:
 
*[[UM-3.3.1|Data entry: archival institutions]].
 
  
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[[Image:viewInst.png|500px|right|thumb|An archival institution view page]]
  
== Create a new archival description ==
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[[Glossary#Archival institution|Archival institution]] descriptions are structured into [[Glossary#Information area|information areas]] based on the ICA's International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings ([[RS-3|ISDIAH]]). This section describes how to add, edit, and delete [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]]. The data entry pages listed below give detailed notes and explanations on every [[Glossary#Field|field]] included on the [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]; where there is a one-to-one correspondence between an ISDIAH [[Glossary#Data element|data element]] and an ICA-AtoM [[Glossary#Field|field]], the note typically just gives the ISDIAH rule verbatim.
  
[[Image:um3-3Create1.png|500px|right|thumb|Create a new institution]]
 
  
[[Image:um3-3Create2.png|500px|right|thumb|Create a new institution]]
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== Actions ==
  
1. Click the [[Glossary#Add / edit tab|Add / edit tab]] on the [[Glossary#Main menu bar|Main menu bar]].
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* [[Add a new archival institution]]
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* [[Edit an existing archival institution]]
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* [[Delete an archival institution]]
  
  
2. Click the "Archival institution" sub-tab on the [[Glossary#Main menu bar|Main menu bar]]; ICA-AtoM takes you to the [[Glossary#List screen|List screen]] showing all existing institutions.
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== Data entry ==
  
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* [[ISDIAH identity area]]
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* [[ISDIAH contact area]]
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* [[ISDIAH description area]]
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* [[ISDIAH access area]]
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* [[ISDIAH services area]]
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* [[Control area]]
  
3. Click the [[Glossary#Add new button|Add new]] text that appears in the "Name" [[Glossary#Column header|column header]] or the [[Glossary#Add new button|Add new button]] at the foot of the list; ICA-AtoM creates a new record and routes you to a blank [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit archival institution screen]] for data entry.
 
  
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== See also ==
  
4. Enter data (see [[UM-3.3.1|Data entry: archival institutions]] for detailed explanations and notes on fields).
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[[Exit edit mode]] (same for all record types)
  
  
5. Click the [[Glossary#Save button|Save button]] to commit the new record.
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6. Note that the behaviour of the [[Glossary#Cancel button|Cancel button]] changes after you first click the [[Glossary#Save button|Save button]].
 
*Before the first save, "Cancel" = "delete the new record" (i.e. do not commit).
 
*After the first save, the record is committed. A [[Glossary#Delete button|Delete button]] now appears for deleting, while "Cancel" = "do not commit the data entered since the last save".
 
 
 
 
 
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== Edit an existing institution ==
 
 
 
[[Image:um3-3Edit1.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit an existing description]]
 
 
 
[[Image:um3-3Edit2.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit an existing description]]
 
 
 
 
 
1. Navigate to the institution you want to edit.
 
*For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see in this manual: [[UM-4|Access content]].
 
 
 
 
 
2. Switch from [[Glossary#View mode|View mode]] to [[Glossary#Edit mode|Edit mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Record title bar|Record title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|Edit button]]; this takes you to the [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit archival institution screen]]. It displays the record with all [[Glossary#Record area|record areas]] closed; click on an area to access the fields grouped under it.
 
 
 
 
 
3. Add / revise data as required (see [[UM-3.3.1|Data entry: archival institutions]]) for detailed explanations and notes on fields).
 
 
 
 
 
4. To discard all changes, click the [[Glossary#Cancel button|Cancel button]]; ICA-AtoM returns you to the [[Glossary#View screen|View screen]], with no changes saved.
 
 
 
 
 
5. To save changes, click the [[Glossary#Save button|Save button]]; ICA-AtoM commits the changes and re-loads the page.
 
*Note that re-loading the page causes all [[Glossary#Record area|record areas]] to '''close'''; this behaviour will be revised in a future release of ICA-AtoM (e.g. page will stay open as it was before save).
 
 
 
 
 
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== Delete an existing description ==
 
 
 
[[Image:um3-1Delete.png|500px|right|thumb|Delete an existing description]]
 
 
 
1. Navigate to the institution you want to delete.
 
*For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see in this manual: [[UM-4|Access content]].
 
 
 
 
 
2. Switch from [[Glossary#View mode|View mode]] to [[Glossary#Edit mode|Edit mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Record title bar|Record title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|Edit button]]; this takes you to the [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
3. Click the [[Glossary#Delete button|Delete button]].
 
 
 
 
 
4. ICA-AtoM prompts you to confirm the delete request; click "OK".
 
 
 
 
 
5. ICA-AtoM deletes the record and returns you to the [[Glossary#List screen|List screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
6. Note the following consequences of deleting an archival institution:
 
 
 
*If the record has lower-level descriptions registered to it (is a "parent record"), '''all the lower-level records are also deleted''' - e.g. if you delete a series, any sub-series, files or items that belong to the series will '''also''' be deleted.
 
 
 
 
 
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== Exit the Edit screen ==
 
 
 
[[Image:um3-3Exit.png|500px|right|thumb|Exit the Edit screen]]
 
 
 
You can exit the [[Glossary#Edit screen|Edit screen]] by a number of methods. Whatever you do, '''always click the Save button before exiting, otherwise any changes you made will be lost.'''
 
 
 
 
 
1. Click the [[Glossary#Record title bar|Record title bar]] to return to the description in [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] ([[Glossary#View screen|View screen]]).
 
 
 
 
 
2. Click a sub-tab on the [[Glossary#Main menu bar|Main menu bar]] to go to that [[Glossary#List screen|List screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
3. Use the [[Glossary#Search / browse box|Search/browse box]] to run a search or browse action.
 
 
 
 
 
4. Click the [[Glossary#ICA-AtoM logo|ICA-AtoM logo]] to return to the [[Glossary#Home screen|Home screen]].
 
 
 
 
 
5. Click a link on the [[Glossary#System menu|System menu]] to launch some other action.
 

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An archival institution view page

Archival institution descriptions are structured into information areas based on the ICA's International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH). This section describes how to add, edit, and delete archival institutions. The data entry pages listed below give detailed notes and explanations on every field included on the edit page; where there is a one-to-one correspondence between an ISDIAH data element and an ICA-AtoM field, the note typically just gives the ISDIAH rule verbatim.


Actions


Data entry


See also

Exit edit mode (same for all record types)