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This section describes how to add, edit and delete content in ICA-AtoM. It is organized by the main types of records contained in the system:
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This section describes how to add, edit and delete content in ICA-AtoM:
 
*[[UM-3.1|UM-3.1 Add / edit archival descriptions]].
 
*[[UM-3.1|UM-3.1 Add / edit archival descriptions]].
 
*[[UM-3.2|UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records]].
 
*[[UM-3.2|UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records]].
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*[[Editor|Editors]] and [[Administrator|administrators]] can in addition delete descriptions.
 
*[[Editor|Editors]] and [[Administrator|administrators]] can in addition delete descriptions.
 
*[[Researcher|Researchers]] have no create, edit, or delete privileges; this section of the manual is not relevant to these users.
 
*[[Researcher|Researchers]] have no create, edit, or delete privileges; this section of the manual is not relevant to these users.
*See [[UM-2.3|Getting started > User roles]] for more information on the different [[User role|user roles]] in ICA-AtoM. Note that in a [[Multi-repository system|multi-repository system]], users' edit and delete access may be limited to records originating from their own institution.
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*See [[UM-2.3|Getting started > User roles]] for more information on the different [[User role|user roles]] in ICA-AtoM. Note that in a [[Multi-repository system|multi-repository system]], a user's edit and delete access may be limited to records originating from his or her own institution.
  
  
There is no requirement to create records in any particular order. But when an institution or [[Network|network]] installs an ICA-AtoM application, the first record(s) that should be created are always the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] records for all the repositories that will contribute descriptions to the system. These institutions will then appear in the drop-down list in the "Repository" field when creating [[Archival description|archival descriptions]].
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There is no requirement to create records in any particular order. But when an institution or [[Network|network]] installs an ICA-AtoM application, the first record(s) that should be created are always the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] records for all the repositories that will contribute descriptions to the system. These institutions will then appear in the drop-down list in the ''Repository'' [[Field|field]] when creating [[Archival description|archival descriptions]].

Revision as of 13:00, 22 July 2008

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.

Add / edit content

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This section describes how to add, edit and delete content in ICA-AtoM:


Note that the procedures all assume that you are logged in and that your user account has sufficient access privileges for the actions described.


There is no requirement to create records in any particular order. But when an institution or network installs an ICA-AtoM application, the first record(s) that should be created are always the archival institution records for all the repositories that will contribute descriptions to the system. These institutions will then appear in the drop-down list in the Repository field when creating archival descriptions.