From 922a53a5b64f0d23eacba5eb1c834a6cd60e46fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Rylander Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:10:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] LP#1269911: Release notes for Composite Record Attributes Signed-off-by: Mike Rylander Signed-off-by: Dan Wells --- .../OPAC/Composite_Record_Attributes.txt | 31 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Composite_Record_Attributes.txt diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Composite_Record_Attributes.txt b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Composite_Record_Attributes.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e2561842e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Composite_Record_Attributes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Composite Record Attributes +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +With this feature we create an abstraction on top of the Record Attribute +infrastructure to allow the aggregation of multiple, cross-Attribute values +under a single search filter value, accessible through new, dynamic filters. + +Each QueryParser filter will be created by the addition of a Composite Record +Attribute Definition. For instance, one may wish to create a Composite Record +Attribute Definition for an abstract "Item Type" interface component that +uses information from the item_type, vr_format, bib_level and item_form +Record Attribute Definitions, with each Composite Record Attribute Value +having a different combination of Record Attribute Values from some or all of +these Record Attribute Definitions. In this way, as single interface +component might be presented as a dropdown with options such as "All Books", +"All video recordings", "DVDs", "VHS Tapes", "E-Books", "Audio Books" and +"Large Print Books". Of particular note are the "DVDs" and "VHS Tapes" +entries, which include information from Record Attribute Definitions +completely separate from the others. Additionally, the Composite Record +Attribute Values defined by this Composite Record Attribute Definition +can be used to drive behavioral logic, such as alternate icon display or +link generation, in upgrade-friendly template adjustments. + +Included in this development is a replacement for the single-attribute +Format filter supplied for basic search. Instead, a Composite Attribute +is used to combine the values from Item Type, Item Form and Videorecording +Format in various ways that provide a more patron-friendly set of choices. + +This new Format filter can be adjusted, or even replaced with a completely +local one, through configuration and without template adjustment. + -- 2.43.2