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 menu 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 authenticated users to toggle between edit mode and view mode by clicking the title bar.
• 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 option.
• Lists default to sorting by most recently updated; however, user can select alphabetic sort if desired.
• Users can also browse by subject term, place term, 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.