Training Video:Default Fields

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

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