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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.6 Navigate: context menu
  
[[Image:UM-4.6_1.png|500px|right|thumb|Archival description view screen with context menu box on right]]
 
  
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The [[Glossary#Context menu|context menu]] provides a series of links to entities relating to the current entity. The links available on the [[Glossary#Context menu|context menu]] vary by [[Entity types|entity type]]. Each is described separately below.
  
The [[context menu box]] provides a series of links to records relating to the current description. The links available on the [[context menu box]] vary by record type. Each is described separately below.
 
  
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== Archival description ==
  
'''Archival description'''
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[[Image:UM-4.6_1.png|500px|right|thumb|Archival description view screen with context menu on right]]
  
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# Archival institution: links to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] holding the material described
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#* Returned from the value entered in the "repository" [[Glossary#Field|field]] (see [[ISAD#Context area|context area]])
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# Creator: links to the [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] of the corporate body(ies), person(s), or family(ies) registered as the [[Glossary#Creator|creator(s)]] of the material
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#* Returned from the value entered in the "creation context" [[Glossary#Field|fields]] (see [[ISAD#Context area|context area]])
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# Related descriptions: displays the hierarchy of arrangement in which the current description (highlighted) is situated and provides links to the related descriptions in the hierarchy. Descriptions that contain lower levels ([[Glossary#Child record|child records]]) can be expanded or collapsed to show or hide the links to the child descriptions
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# Physical storage: displays the physical location of the records
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#* Returned from the values entered on the [[physical storage]] page
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# Export
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#* Displays export options for the current description. Clicking on one of the options will produce an XML export file of the description. See [[export descriptions]].
  
1. ''Archival institution:'' links to the [[archival institution]] holding the material described.
 
  
*Returned from the value entered in the ''repository'' [[field]] (see [[UM-3.1.4#Context_area|UM-3.1.4 Context area]]).
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== Authority records ==
  
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# Creator of: links to the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] for which the entity is registered as the [[Glossary#Creator|creator]]
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#* Returned from the value entered in the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions']] creation context [[Glossary#Field|fields]] (see [[ISAD#Context area|context area]])
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#* Typically [[Glossary#Creator|creators]] are registered only at the highest [[Glossary#Level of description|level of description]]: typically [[Glossary#Fonds|fonds]], collection, or series, depending on institutional practices
  
2. ''Creator:'' links to the [[authority record]] of the corporate body(ies), person(s) or family(ies) registered as the [[Creator|creator(s)]] of the material.
 
  
*Returned from the value entered in the ''creation context'' [[field|fields]] (see [[UM-3.1.4#Context_area|UM-3.1.4 Context area]]).
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== Archival institutions ==
  
 
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# Holdings: links to [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] of material held by the institution
3. ''Related descriptions:'' shows the hierarchy of arrangement in which the current record (highlighted) is situated and provides links to the related descriptions in the hierarchy. Descriptions that contain lower levels [[Child record|(child records)]] can be expanded or collapsed to show or hide the links to the child descriptions.
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#* Returned from the value entered in the [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions']] "repository" field (see [[ISAD#Context area|context area]])
 
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#* Typically a repository is registered only at the highest [[Glossary#Level of description|level of description]]: typically [[Glossary#Fonds|fonds]], collection, or series, depending on institutional practices
 
 
4. ''Physical storage:'' shows the physical location of the records.
 
 
 
*Returned from the values entered in the [[physical storage]] area (see [[UM-3.1.8|UM-3.1.8 Physical storage area]]).
 
 
 
 
 
5. ''Export''
 
 
 
*Shows export options for the current record. Clicking on one of the options will produce an xml export file for the record. See [[UM-6.3|UM-6.3 Export records]].
 
 
 
 
 
'''Authority records'''
 
 
 
 
 
6. ''Creator of:'' links to the [[Archival description|archival descriptions]] for which the entity is registered as the [[Creator|creator]].
 
 
 
*Returned from the value entered in the [[Archival description|archival descriptions']] ''creation context'' [[Field|fields]] (see [[UM-3.1.4#Context_area|UM-3.1.4 Context area]]).
 
 
 
*Typically [[Creator|creators]] are registered only at the highest [[Level of description|level of description]]: typically [[Fonds|fonds]], collection or series, depending on institutional practices.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Archival institutions'''
 
 
 
 
 
7. ''Holdings:'' links to [[Archival description|archival descriptions]] of material held by the institution.
 
 
 
*Returned from the value entered in the [[Archival description|archival descriptions']] ''repository'' field (see [[UM-3.1.4#Context_area|UM-3.1.4 Context area]]).
 
 
 
*Typically a ''repository'' is registered only at the highest [[Level of description|level of description]]: typically [[fonds|fonds]], collection or series, depending on institutional practices.
 
  
  
 
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The context menu provides a series of links to entities relating to the current entity. The links available on the context menu vary by entity type. Each is described separately below.


Archival description

Archival description view screen with context menu on right
  1. Archival institution: links to the archival institution holding the material described
  2. Creator: links to the authority record of the corporate body(ies), person(s), or family(ies) registered as the creator(s) of the material
  3. Related descriptions: displays the hierarchy of arrangement in which the current description (highlighted) is situated and provides links to the related descriptions in the hierarchy. Descriptions that contain lower levels (child records) can be expanded or collapsed to show or hide the links to the child descriptions
  4. Physical storage: displays the physical location of the records
  5. Export
    • Displays export options for the current description. Clicking on one of the options will produce an XML export file of the description. See export descriptions.


Authority records

  1. Creator of: links to the archival descriptions for which the entity is registered as the creator


Archival institutions

  1. Holdings: links to archival descriptions of material held by the institution