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--- resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formbasededitor [2018/06/14 16:04] – created jahnke
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 ===== 1. How to select and open the form based editor =====
+There are currently three different editing clients available for the CERL Theaurus: a form-based editor, an editor using the Unimarc-based so called CT internal format (which was the internal format of the previous database system) and an editor showing the record in YAML (which is much closer to the current internal format).
+When clicking on the editing icon at the bottom of a record's full display, you will be asked, which editor you would like to use. This document is trying to give you some help when using the first option, the form-based editor.
+{{ :resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formedit1.png?700 |Choose an editor}}
 ===== 2. The two main sections =====
+CERL Thesaurus records contain two types of data. One is information about the entity, i.e. the person, place, printer etc, which is described by the record and the other is information about the record itself (like its editing history, possible duplicates etc).
+{{ :resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formedit2.png?700 |two main sections}}
+In the old CT internal format this distinction was not as clearly visible as it is in the current interface. The form based editor displays each type of information in a separate form. Both forms are folded/collapsed when the editor is opened. You can open them by clicking on the label that reads "Description of the Entity" or "Description of the Record".
+Below the second form you see the buttons for **saving** (Save) the record or **leaving it without saving** (Cancel).
 ===== 3. Simple Fields =====
+The form does contain various types of fields according to the type of data that should be entered. Those may be simple text fields, drop-down lists, drop-down lists with the option to remove a selected value or complex fields (see below). Some databases within this system use also multi-select fields (i.e. a drop-down that allows to select more than one value), but we don't need those for the CT.
+{{ :resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formedit3.png?700 |repeatable text fields}}
+Some fields are repeatable. **Repeatable fields** display a blue [+] button next to it. Clicking on that button will create a new, empty field of the same type and name. Within repeatable fiels, the order of fields sometimes matters (e.g. for parts of a name), this is why each instance of a repeatable field has its own [+] button. So you can add a new field exactly where you want it to be.
 ===== 4. Complex Fields =====

resources/cerl_thesaurus/editing/formbasededitor.txt · Last modified: 2022/05/17 10:04 by liventsova