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resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formbasededitor [2018/06/14 16:56] – [1. How to select and open the form based editor] jahnke | resources:cerl_thesaurus:editing:formbasededitor [2018/06/14 18:11] – [5. Linking Fields] jahnke | ||
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+ | 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). | ||
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+ | 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/ | ||
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+ | Below the second form you see the buttons for **saving** (Save) the record or **leaving it without saving** (Cancel). | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | Once you start entering data into a field, the editing client starts checking if your data is in the right format. If not, you will get a red box around your field and an error message telling you what's wrong. As long as you have invalid fields in your record, you cannot save it. If your data is ok, the box around the field turns green. | ||
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+ | If you need to **delete information** from a field, you can do so just be deleting the data. If it is a repeated field, that instance will disappear once the record is saved. To remove a complex field from the record make sure all parts of the complex field are emptied. | ||
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===== 5. Linking Fields ===== | ===== 5. Linking Fields ===== | ||
+ | An important feature of the CERL Thesaurus is recording of the relationship between two or more entities in the form of links between their records. This could be a person' | ||
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+ | Fields that may contain links are marked by a yellow-ish/ | ||
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+ | Pick the record from the result list, you want to link to by clicking on it. This will write the record id of that record into the field that contains the link (often labelled " |
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