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| − | * Displays an individual record in full in [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] | + | * Displays an individual record in full in [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] |
* Shows only [[Glossary#Field|fields]] that contain data | * Shows only [[Glossary#Field|fields]] that contain data | ||
* Allows user to click [[Glossary#Title bar|title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]] to switch to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] | * Allows user to click [[Glossary#Title bar|title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]] to switch to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] | ||
| − | * Accessible to all users, but [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]] not available to [[Glossary#Researcher|researchers]] | + | * Accessible to all users, but [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]] not available to [[Glossary#Researcher|researchers]] |
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Revision as of 15:28, 31 May 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 link 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 user to click title bar or edit button to switch to edit mode
- Accessible to all users, but edit button 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 floating button block that contains buttons for saving or canceling changes or deleting the record as a whole
- Allows user to toggle between view mode or edit mode by clicking the title bar
- Accessible to contributors, editors andadministrators; not accessible to researchers
Search results
- Displays set of records that match search criteria and summarizes search (number of "hits" returned)
- As of the current version of ICA-AtoM, only available for archival descriptions
- Includes the first three lines of the Dublin Core "description" field (if entered)
- Allows user to click title to go to full record in view mode
- Accessible to all users
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