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2) A window will pop up in the middle of the screen. Click to "Form Builder". This takes you to (admin/islandora/xmlform).
3) To On the left right hand side of the page, click on "Associate" next to an existing form.
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Some schema specify that elements appear in a certain order (an order-based schema), that certain elements are required, that only certain elements are repeatable, or whether and how elements can be nested. Refer to your schema documentation and to any guidance it offers in the creation of records based on the schema. In the schema we are using in this tutorial, Simple Dublin Core, each of the fifteen elements is optional and may be repeated, but no nesting is allowed. We will create a simple form for this exercise that utilizes several Dublin Core elements. Let’s create a table listing the element names, the form field labels, the types of form fields, the content of the elements, and whether they are repeatable. We’ll use this information when adding fields to our form.
Element | Label | Type | Content | Repeatable |
title | Title | textfield | The title of the work. | no |
creator | Creator(s) | tags/tag | The creator(s) of the work. | yes |
description | Description | textarea | A description of the work. | no |
type | Type | select | no | |
date | Date | datepicker | The date the work was issued or published. | no |
subject | Subject(s) | tags/tag | The topic of the work. | yes |
rights | Rights | textarea | Information about rights held in and over the resource. | no |
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Just a note that the current version of the XML Form Builder does not currently allow multiple selects. Based on the information in this pull request, users "can still use unallowed elements such as 'checkbox', 'checkboxes', 'date', 'file', 'managed_file', 'password_confirm', 'radio', 'radios', 'tableselect', 'vertical_tabs', 'weight', 'button', 'image_button', 'submit'. But the builder will no longer allow you to give XML CRUD actions to these elements, also the 'select' element doesn't allow XML CRUD combined with multiple." Users still have the option to create their own forms. |
In some cases you will have multiple occurrences of an element, for example a digital object may have more than one creator (multiple authors) or may have many subjects that describe it. The Form Builder has several methods dealing with this use case. In our example OAI DC form we have decided that there could be multiple creators and the schema allows that. It is a two step process:
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In many cases you will want to provide the user with a list of controlled terms and the select form field type is used. For the type element our controlled list of terms is based on the DCMI Type Vocabulary. The Vocabulary provides a general, cross-domain list of approved terms that may be used as values for the Resource Type element to identify the genre of a resource.
DCMI Type Vocabulary
Term | Description |
Collection | An aggregation of resources. |
Dataset | Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. |
Event | A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. |
Image | A visual representation other than text. Examples include images and photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other images and graphics, animations and moving pictures, film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. |
InteractiveResource | A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced. Examples include forms on Web pages, applets, multimedia learning objects, chat services, or virtual reality environments. |
MovingImage | A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. |
PhysicalObject | An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Image, Text or one of the other types. |
Service | A system that provides one or more functions. Examples include a photocopying service, a banking service, an authentication service, interlibrary loans, a Z39.50 or Web server. |
Software | A computer program in source or compiled form. |
Sound | A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. |
StillImage | A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. |
Text | A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. |
When adding a select form field in the Form Builder there are two steps:
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