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This module allows you to add entities of type person, place, event, and organization entities to an Islandora repository. Entities are small, metadata-based objects. A number of forms and additional features are provided in this module for those building an institutional repository with Islandora. Much of the functionality for batch ingest and autocomplete (to use entities as authority objects) centres around the MADS forms provided with the module. 

 Custom thumbnails can be added via the manage tab to ingested Events, Places, and Organizations. When creating People entities, a thumbnail can be added at time of object creation. If the thumbnail is not added afterward for the Events, Places, and Organizations Entities, the default icon is the folder icon used for collections. The Entity content model does not come with a form, but a form can be associated with this content model. The default "Entities" collection that is created does not include a policy for including the generic "entity" content model. If you wish to ingest generic entities via the interface, this content model needs to be added to the collection policy. All other entities are simultaneously associated with the generic Entity Content Model at the same time they are associated with the selected entity type content model (such as person or organization).

Objects ingested under Events, Places, Organization and People content models are also affiliated with the generic "Entity" content model provided with the solution pack. To use the Entity content model, you must add it explicitly to the collection policy and associate an appropriate form. 

Additional features for use with the People Entity's MADS form:

Batch Ingest - Person Entities using the MADS form (Scholars) can be batch uploaded using the submodule Islandora Entities CSV Import. Batch ingested entities have a default association with the person entity cmodel and override any form association to create metadata serving the same view as the MADS person (see below). Person Entity Content model and create a metadata stream matching the default MADS person form.

CSV's must be properly prepared. Any comma within a field must be replaced with a double pipe ie - 'Nursing, Department of' must be replaced with 'Nursing|| Department of' If multiple arguments are supplied within a single column, they must be separated with a ~ ie meat~cheese~pickles If a column in a CSV is to be processed it must have a header from the following list.

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