Training Video:Default Fields
Contents
Introduction
This video covers what default values are and how to configure EPrints to apply default values to fields on items in the repository
What You Will Learn
- What a default value is
- How to add a default value to an existing field
- How to access details of the currently logged-in user
- How to find system field names for fields in the workflow
What You Should Already Know
- How to access the EPrints administration functions
Resources
Video
The Video can be found at http://youtu.be/79vlrBHWpOU.
Index
- 00:00 - introduction
- 00:05 - selecting a field for our first, simple example
- 00:50 - finding the example field's name through the admin menu
- 01:40 - finding the appropriate configuration file through the admin menu
- 03:10 - editing the correct configuration file (eprint_fields_default.pl)
- 04:05 - saving and reloading configuration
- 04:15 - adding a new item in My Deposits
- 04:25 - verifying it worked
- 05:10 - a more complex example
- 06:30 - editing a configuration file via the command line to add a default value based on current user information
- 07:45 - finding the name of the field to be used as a conditional on the second example
- 08:00 - alter the new default value based on the logged-in user
- 08:35 - verifying the code's syntax is correct
- 08:45 - restarting apache
- 08:50 - adding a new item to test the changes
- 09:00 - verify the first condition worked
- 09:05 - removing organisation from the user's profile
- 09:25 - verifying the second condition worked
The Video
Notes, Errata and Additional Information
- EPrints 3.3.14
- Ubuntu 15.04
Test Yourself
- modify the configuration to add a default value to a field
- add a default value based on current user information
