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How to use this guide
This is a complete list of metadata fields for texts in Mandala.
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Fields
Content
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Content | The content of your text or text section. You can learn more at Add Sections to Texts. | long text (WYSIWYG) | |
Language | The language of the content. If the text is a translation, you can record the original language in the Catalog Data section. | controlled vocabulary |
KMap Terms
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Subject | A subject associated with the text or text section. This field uses Knowledge Maps. | ||
Place | A place associated with the text or text section. This field uses Knowledge Maps. | kmap |
Catalog Data
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Description | A description or summary of the text's content. | long text (WYSIWYG) | |
Author | The author(s) of the text. | short text | |
Editor | The editor of the text. | short text | |
Translator | The translator of the text. | short text | |
Original language | The language in which the text was originally written (if the text is a translation). You can include the language of the current version in the Content section. | long text | |
Date | The date of publication. This defaults to the current date. If you want to modify the date, use the format YY-MM-DD. | short text | |
Publication year | The publication year of the current edition of the text. | short text | |
Original publication year | The publication year of the first edition of the text, if the text is a later edition. | short text | |
Rights | A description of the rights that apply to this text. | long text (plain text) | |
Rights (CC) | The creative commons license that applies to the text. You can learn more about each license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ | controlled vocabulary |
Collection
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Collection | The Mandala collection for this text. Collections help you group and organize your texts. The drop-down includes all Mandala collections where you have permission to add texts. Learn how to Create a Text Collection. | controlled vocabulary | |
Visibility | Privacy settings for your image. | controlled vocabulary |
Admin
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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status | A short phrase that describes the status of the text, like "written" or "proofread." This helps your team organize their workflow. | short text |
Revision information
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Revision log message | A message that describes any edits to the text. Other authors and editors can see this log to help them understand your edits. | long text (plain text) |
Publishing options
Field label | Definition | Type | Allows multiples (?) |
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Published | If this box is checked, the text will be published. Anyone who has access to the text can read a published text. If this box is unchecked, the text will save as a draft that only you can read. | checkbox |
Controlled Vocabularies
Rights (CC)
Find definitions for each license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.
Visibility
Field label | Definition |
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Use Group Defaults | The privacy settings for the collection apply to the text. |
Public – Accessible To All Site Users | Anyone that visits Mandala can see this text. |
Private – Accessible Only To Group Members | Only members of the text's collection can see this text. |
If a field allows multiples, you can use that field more than once. For example, you can have many contributors for a single Audio-Video asset.