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Record Fields

When you choose the Record Fields option in the Configurator, a screen (as shown in this Catalog database example) will be displayed. Please note: the example screen will open a new window, when you have finished and wish to return to this page, use the cross in the top right corner to close the window. You may have to scroll down to see every option in the Configurator.

Fields shown in the 'Destination' list are the ones already included in the Record View for this database. Fields shown in the 'Source' list are available to add.

To add a field to the Record View:

  • Highlight the field in the Source list
     
  • Click the Add > button
     
  • Click the Save button
     
You will see that the field moves to the Destination list, it will now be included in the record view.
 

To remove a field from the Record View:

  • Highlight the field in the Destination list
     
  • Click the < Remove button
     
  • Click the Save button
     
You will see that the field moves to the Source list, it will no longer be included in the record view.
 

To change the order of fields in the Record View:

  • Highlight a field in the Destination list
     
  • Click on the ^ Move Up or V Move Down button. You will notice the field has changed position
     
  • Repeat with this field and with other fields until the desired order is achieved
     
  • Click the Save button
     

It is possible to define attributes for the fields you have chosen to display in the record view. The following paragraphs describe the options which are located underneath the destination and source lists, with some guidance for input.

Tree field

By default, a field like RefNo can be clicked on the record view to see the hierarchy browser. However, you can make any field link to the Hierarchy Browser using 'Tree field'. To do this:

  • Highlight a field in the Destination list that you would like to link to the Hierarchy Browser
     
  • Click on the arrow to the right of 'Tree field'
     
  • Click on the name of the primary key field (used to generate the tree)
     
  • Click the Save button
     
More than one field can be made to link to the tree. If you instead want to change the field that is used to generate the tree, see the Per-Database Options page.


Field Label

You may wish to re-label a field in CalmView, perhaps to show a more 'user-friendly' fieldname to the public. In order to do this, use the Field Label option in the Configurator. The text entered here will appear next to the field in the Record View. If you do not enter a label here, the original field name will be displayed. Field labels in CalmView can be different from those in Calm, and may contain spaces if required.


Title Field

You may decide to include Multimedia or Graphic fields in your record view. These fields will ordinarily display images or media files from your Calm database. However you may wish to select a secondary field, the contents of which will be displayed as an alternative, for example if a user is using a 'reader' to make your site accessible for blind or partially sighted people.

If you wish to set an alternative field, highlight the field in question in the 'Destination' list and select the name of the alternative field in the Title Field drop-down list.

Full size image type

When a reader of your CalmView website looks at a full record view, they can click on the thumbnail of any of the images displayed to view a full sized version.

Choose 'default', 'GalleryThumbnail', 'OverviewThumbnail', or 'RecordThumbnail' from the dropdown list here to determine which image settings will apply to the image. These settings can be viewed and edited in the Images section of the Configurator.

Url

If this option is selected, the contents of this field will be treated as a URL and when clicked will take the user to the specified page. This should only be used if the field always contains a URL in your data. If its contents are not a valid URL, clicking them will open a 404 error page for the user.

Please note: do not tick the Url box for a field and and also set it to link to the tree using Tree field. Only one of these options should be used for a field.

URL Display Text

If the URL option is selected for a field, text entered here will be displayed instead of each URL in that field. For example, you may wish to enter 'Click here to buy a copy of this in our online store.'

To set display text, enter the text in this field and click the Save button.

HTML

If this option is selected for a field, any HTML code entered for that field will be rendered correctly. For example, <a href="mailto:alm.uk.helpdesk@axiell.com">Contact us.</a> will display as Contact us.