Flex Editor
Step plugin for the dynamic customisation of data entry masks for metadata
Overview
Introduction
This plugin enables dynamic customization of the user interface, allowing specific metadata management requirements to be efficiently implemented.
Installation
This plugin is delivered as a tar archive. To install it, the archive plugin_intranda_step_flex-editor.tar
must be extracted into the Goobi directory:
This plugin also comes with a configuration file named plugin_intranda_step_flex-editor.xml
. It must be placed in the following path:
To use the plugin, it must be selected in a workflow step:
Overview and Functionality
The Flex Editor for Goobi Workflow allows flexible customization of the metadata input interface. Through an XML configuration file, you can define how metadata fields are organized and displayed in columns and boxes. Various field types, such as text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns, provide different input options.
Configuration
The plugin is configured using the file plugin_intranda_step_flex-editor.xml
as shown here:
General parameters
The <config>
block can occur repeatedly for different projects or work steps in order to be able to perform different actions within different workflows. The other parameters within this configuration file have the following meanings:
Further parameters
In addition to these general parameters, the following parameters are available for further configuration:
The configuration file describes the structure of the user interface as seen in Goobi. The configuration consists of multiple <column>
elements, each representing a column in the interface. Within the <column>
elements, there are <box>
elements that group multiple metadata fields into a box within the interface. Inside the <box>
elements are <field>
elements, representing a metadata field in the process. The <field>
elements can have different types, giving them specific functionality in the user interface:
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