Difference between revisions of "Page types"

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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
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 menu is only available to administrators)
Accessible from any other page by clicking the site title, the site 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 authenticated users to toggle between edit mode and view mode by clicking the title.
Allows authenticated 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.
Accessible to contributors, editors, and administrators; 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. Note browse menu directly below search box.

Lists of descriptions retrieved by selecting a browse menu item.
Lists default to sorting by most recently updated; however, user can select alphabetic sort if desired.
Users can also browse by subject, place, and digital object type.

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.

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 * Displays an individual record in full in [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]].
 * Shows only [[Glossary#Field|fields]] that contain data.
-* Allows authenticated users to toggle between [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] and [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Title bar|title bar]].
+* Allows authenticated users to toggle between [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] and [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Title|title]].
 * Allows authenticated users user to click on [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] buttons to go to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]], to upload [[Glossary#Digital object|digital objects]], to add [[Glossary#Physical storage|physical storage]], etc.
 * Accessible to all users, but [[Glossary#Button block|button block]] not available to [[Glossary#Researcher|researchers]].