Page types

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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
• View
• Edit
• Search results
• Browse results
• Error

Home page

Home page: user is logged in

• 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

View page for an archival description

• Displays an individual record in full in view mode
• Shows only fields that contain data
• Allows logged-in users to toggle between edit mode and view mode by clicking the title bar
• Allows logged-in 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

Edit page for an archival description

• 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
• 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

Search results page

• 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

Browse results page; user is browsing authority records

• Lists of descriptions retrieved by selecting a Browse option

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