From 09a646d22447b99e349aa14f62766d251bfb9daa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jane Sandberg Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 15:30:20 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: configuring fixed field dropdown menus Signed-off-by: Jane Sandberg --- docs/admin/MARC_RAD_MVF_CRA.adoc | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/admin/MARC_RAD_MVF_CRA.adoc b/docs/admin/MARC_RAD_MVF_CRA.adoc index e9ec007568..c3dd59cc53 100644 --- a/docs/admin/MARC_RAD_MVF_CRA.adoc +++ b/docs/admin/MARC_RAD_MVF_CRA.adoc @@ -5,6 +5,31 @@ The MARC Record Attribute Definitions support the ingesting, indexing, searching To Access the MARC Record Attributes, click *Administration* -> *Server Administration* -> *MARC Record Attributes* +Managing Fixed Field Drop-down Context Menus +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +indexterm:[Fixed fields] +indexterm:[MARC editor,configuring] + +The MARC Editor includes Fixed Field Drop-down Context Menus, which make it easier for catalogers to select the right values for fixed fields +in both Bibliographic and Authority records. You can use the MARC Record Attributes interface to modify these dropdowns to make them better +suited for catalogers in your consortium. + +To edit these menus, you can follow these steps: + +. Click *Administration -> Server Administration -> MARC Record Attributes*. +. If there's not already a dropdown for your fixed field, click *New Attr. Definition* and fill out the form using other fixed field +attribute definitions as a model. +. If you can find an attribute definition for your fixed field in the list, click the "Manage" link in the Coded Value Maps column. +. Click *New Map*. +. In the SVF Attribute field, type the name of the Attribute you identified in steps 2-3. +. In the code field, type the actual value that will go into the fixed field (typically 1-4 characters). You can add an option to keep that fixed field empty by typing a space into this field. +. In the value field, type the short description you'd like your catalogers to see in the dropdown menu. +. Optional: add a longer description of this value in the Description field. +. Check the OPAC Visible checkbox. + + + Multi Valued Fields and Composite Record Attributes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 2.43.2