MTD-1.1.2

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• MTD-1 Record information about archival materials
  • MTD-1.1 Register units of description
    • MTD-1.1.2 Assign names to the object of a description

Assign names to the object of a description

Requirement number	MTD-1.1.2
Requirement name	Assign names to the object of a description.
Requirement specification	The system must be able to: Assign a title to an archival descriptions. Accommodate multiple titles (variants, title changes). Differentiate the authorized title from variants. Support explanatory notes on titles.
Source quotation	ISAD(G) 3.1.2 OSARIS
Associated functional requirements	FNC-2.5.1 Identify units of description
Associated quality requirements	The application should be able to: Support drop-down value lists for data entry of Type of title. Retrieve descriptions by any name (authorized or variants).
Associated technical requirements
ICA-AtoM fields	information_object::title information_object::alternate_title note::note_content note::note_type
ICA-AtoM implementation	ICA-AtoM includes fields for Title (title) and Alternate title (alternate_title). ICA-AtoM does not impose any formatting rules. Users can add as many Title notes as required (stored in a separate note database table).
Known issues	Need to allow multiple alternate titles (currently only allows 1 alternate). Need to support date ranges on titles (previous names of description).
Use cases
User Manual sections	Add / edit content > Archival descriptions > Edit screen (data entry) > Identity area