Global settings

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Specify width of reference images

Main Page > (UM) User manual > UM-7 Administer ICA-AtoM > UM-7.3 Customize settings > UM-7.3.1 Specify width of reference images

View digital object screen showing reference display copy of image
Edit maximum width setting


One of ICA-AtoM's design assumptions is that the digital objects users upload typically will be too large to easily display in an ICA-AtoM field. Therefore, when you upload a digital object, ICA-AtoM creates two "derivative" images: a thumbnail and a reference display copy.

  • The thumbnail is for display on the View archival description screen.


ICA-AtoM ships with a default setting specifying the maximum width size of the reference display copy at 480 pixels. This is the optimized width given ICA-AtoM's other design specs (field width). System administrators, however, can increase or decrease the maximum reference image size (width) to suit the requirements of their institution or network.


1. Click the Admin > Settings tab.


2. Click the Global information area to display global settings.


3. Revise the reference_image_maxwidth value as required.


4. Click the Save button.