Multiple Text Field

A Metadata Multiple Text Field allows the user to enter a list of values. They can enter as many values as they want. The list will appear as a semi-colon separated list of values within the HTML source code of a page.

Details Screen

The Details screen allows you to configure the settings for the Metadata Multiple Text Field.  

Details

This section allows you to change various details to do with the multiple text field. The Details section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Details Section of the Details screen for a Multiple Text Field

The following fields are available:

• Field Name: by default, the name that was entered when this field was created will appear in this field. You can change the name of the field by clicking into this field and entering the new name.  

  Tip: You should choose a name for your field that is unique across all Metadata Schemas in your system.  

• Friendly Name: enter a friendly name for the field. This will be displayed as the field name on the Metadata screen of an asset. If the name of the field is complicated or does not reflect what should be entered, you may want to enter a Friendly Name. For example, if you have named your field DC.Keywords, you may want the label on the Metadata screen to show Keywords instead.
• Description: enter a description for the field. This will be displayed on the Metadata screen of an asset. It can be used to display instructions to your users about how to enter a sensible value into the metadata field. For example, if your field is called Keyword you may wish to enter a description Please enter a list of keywords.
• Scheme: enter the industry standard scheme for this field, for example AGLS. This will be placed in the HTML source code of a page.
• Language: enter the language for this field, for example English. This will be placed in the HTML source code of a page.
• Default: enter a default list of values for the field. This will appear on the Metadata screen of an asset. A user can then override the default value for the asset. You can enter free text into this field as well as keyword replacements. For more information on using keyword replacements refer to the Using Keyword Replacements on the Details screen of a Metadata field section below.
You can enter as many values to the default list as you want. Once you have added them, you can reorder the list by using the arrows located on the right hand side or delete a value by clicking on the icon. If you reorder the list or delete a value, remember to click Commit.

Options

This section allows you to change the options for this field. The Options section of the Details screen is shown in the figure below.

The Options section

The following fields are available:

• Editable: select whether or not this field should be editable on the Metadata screen. If you have entered a default value that you do not want your users to override, you can change this option to No and the field will not be editable.
• Required: select whether or not this field is a required field. If you select Yes, the assets that have this Metadata Schema applied to it will not be able to go Live until a value has been entered into this field.
• Contextable?: select whether or not this field is context-aware. If you select Yes, this field will be allowed to take a different value for each context within the system. The default value of this field can also be set individually for each context. For more information, refer to the Contexts manual.
• Show On Frontend: select whether or not to show this field in the HTML source code of a page.  The options you can select from include:  
  • Always: select this option to always show this field in the HTML source code of a page.
  • Only if Filled: select this option to only show this field in the HTML source code of a page if it has been filled in.
  • Never: select this option to never show this field in the HTML source code of a page.

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