Many thanks Richard, Very useful! I did revisit the input-forms.xml configuration documentation before I emailed the list (http://www.dspace.org/technology/system-docs/submission.html), but don't recall seeing the <visibility> attribute listed . . .
Cheers, Mike Michael White eLearning Developer Centre for eLearning Development (CeLD) S7, The Library University of Stirling Stirling SCOTLAND FK9 4LA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 (0) 1786 466877 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 466880 http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/celd/ -----Original Message----- From: Richard Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 January 2007 16:06 To: Michael White Cc: dspace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] Metadata fields only visible during workflow? Hi Michael, > I can't see a way to do this out of the box, but thought I'd ask > anyway (because my colleagues in bibliographic services have asked me!). > > Is it possible to define metadata elements that are not visible on the > input forms to ordinary punters during submission, but are visible > during the edit metadata workflow step? Yup, your input-forms.xml should be set up so that the relevant fields are marked with: <visibility>workflow</visibility> This should be in the documentation under how to configure your input-forms.xml file. > We want to do this as we have some metadata elements that will > confuse/frustrate submitters, but that we want our metadata staff to > complete during workflow. That's why I wrote it too ;) > Also, is it possible to control the availability of additional fields > dependant on the choices made on the "initial questions" page (beyond > the fields that are automatically skipped)? We have some additional > data we want to collect when an item has been published before, but it > would be better to skip these fields if the item has not been published. > > We're on v1.3.2. Ah - I don't recall if this is in 1.3.2, but if not, you will find a patch on SF (browse closed patches for some sensible wording like "visibility") which you will be able to apply. Cheers, -- Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Jones | t: +44 (0)20 759 [48614 / 41815] Web & Database | e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Technology Specialist | b: http://chronicles-of-richard.blogspot.com/ Imperial College London | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- The University of Stirling is a university established in Scotland by charter at Stirling, FK9 4LA. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not disclose, copy or deliver this message to anyone and any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
