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Where to Find Other Peoples' Islandora Forms

Along the top of the screen at Islandora > Form Builder , you will also see an option to "Create Form" or "Import Form".

Creating forms from scratch requires proficiency in XPath/XSLT.

Importing forms used by other sites can be a good way to look for source material beyond the built in forms that come with an out-of-the-box Islandora install.

Islandora's Built In Forms

Some forms are already built into your Islandora site.To access the XML form builder, log into your Islandora site as an administrator, and navigate to Islandora > Form Builder   To see those, click to "Islandora" in the admin menu across the top of the page. A window will pop up in the middle of the screen.  Click to "Form Builder".  This takes you to (admin/islandora/xmlform). You should see the screen below: 

Here you will see all of the forms currently installed on your site. From this point you can take existing forms and copy, edit, view, export, delete, or associate those existing formsor associate existing forms on your site.

Copying an existing form, and editing the copy can be a good way to make small changes and develop a new form.

GitHub sources for Islandora Forms

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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).

Along the top of the screen at Islandora > Form Builder , you will also see an option to "Create Form" or "Import Form".

Creating forms from scratch requires proficiency in XPath/XSLT.

Importing forms used by other sites can be a good way to look for source material beyond the built in forms that come with an out-of-the-box Islandora install.

3)  Locate a form on GitHub that you want to explore.  Download the XML file from GitHub.

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