Difference between revisions of "Search fields"

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Main Page > User manual > Access content > Advanced search > Field names for advanced searching

To search on particular fields, enter in the search box the field name followed by a colon followed by the search term (e.g. exampleField:exampleTerm).

The following is a list of the fields in archival description records that can be searched. The field label is presented as it is displayed, followed by its field name for search purposes. The weight of the field has been included where applicable.

Fields names must be entered exactly as shown in order for the search to work.

Fields are grouped by their information area on the edit page.

Field labels are listed as they appear on the pages shipped with ICA-AtoM. If your administrator has customized the field labels in your ICA-AtoM application, these may be different from what appears on your page.

Identity area

Identifier: identifier (5x weight)
Title: title (10x weight)
Title note: notes
Start Date: startDate (YYYYMMDD format)
End Date: endDate (YYYYMMDD format)
Level of description: levelOfDescription
Level of description ID: levelOfDescriptionId
Extent and medium: extentandmedium

Context area

Creator: creator
Administrative/biographical history: creatorhistory
Repository: repository
Immediate source of acquisition: acquisition
Archival history: archivalhistory

Content and structure area

Scope and content: scopeandcontent
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling: appraisal
Accruals: accruals
System of arrangement: arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access: accessconditions
Conditions governing reproduction: reproductionconditions
Language of material: language
Script of material: script
Physical characteristics: physicalcharacteristics
Finding aids: findingaids

Allied materials area

Location of originals: locationoforiginals
Location of copies: locationofcopies
Related units of description: relatedunitsofdescription
Publication note: notes

Notes area

Note: notes

Access points

Subject access points: subject
Place access points: place
Name access points: name

Digital objects

Media type: mediatype

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 To search on particular [[Glossary#Field|fields]], enter in the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]] the [[Glossary#Field|field]] name followed by a colon followed by the search term (e.g. exampleField:exampleTerm).
-The following is a list of the fields in [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] records that can be searched. The [[Glossary#Field label|field label]] is presented as it is displayed, followed by its field name for search purposes.
+The following is a list of the fields in [[Glossary#Archival description|archival description]] records that can be searched. The [[Glossary#Field label|field label]] is presented as it is displayed, followed by its field name for search purposes. The weight of the field has been included where applicable.
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