ReferenceData

Reference Data

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Keywords
• 3. Codes
• 4. Code Classes
• 5. Reference Data Synchronization

1. Introduction

The Menu Reference Data offers the infrastructure for maintaining three different items of reference data:

• Keywords

• Codes

• Code Classes

In addition it lets you access the Synchronization tool, that lets you synchronize core and reference data from SciPaMaTo-Core into Public.

2. Keywords

keywords help the users of SciPaMaTo-Public search the papers. Each paper contains the relevant keywords in the Methods field — in the main language.

The list of keywords is maintained in SciPaMaTo-Core and synchronized into SciPaMaTo-Public. SciPaMaTo-Public offers those keywords in a drop-down-list, translated into the language of the browser locale (if supported). SciPaMaTo-Public will search the methods fields for the selected keywords.

By default, the system will use the translation in the main language to search the methods fields, regardless the display language. If that translation does not exactly match the keywords encoded in the methods fields, it is possible to override the automatic translation to the main language.

The keyword list offers a filter that searches the list in all languages (including the override field).

You can create new keywords with the New Keyword button.

Clicking the translations will open the editor:

You can add or remove translations but you should always maintain translations in all supported languages.

You can leave the override blank if the translation in the main language is matching the words in the methods field.

3. Codes

Codes are organized in code classes. The code list always shows you codes of only one code class. You can select the code class to show from the select box.

Search all translations from the translation filter or the comments from the comments filter.

You can create new codes using the New Code button.

Clicking the translations field opens the code editor:

Enter the code and select the code class. Note that the numeric first part of the code must match the id of the code class — e.g. you cannot assign code 2F to code class 3. Add a sort index. It must be unique per code class. Internal codes are not synchronized to SciPaMaTo-Public.

Enter a translation for each supported language. Comments are optional and can be left blank.

Don’t forget to save any changes using the save button.

4. Code Classes

Code Classes are used to group codes. Search all translations or comments from the filter. There are exactly eight code classes, you cannot add or remove them without changing the code.

Clicking the translations field opens the code editor:

Enter the code class and optionally a comment.

Don’t forget to save any changes using the save button.

5. Reference Data Synchronization

Click the button synchronize to publish data from SciPaMaTo-Core to Public.

Read the feedback messages carefully to see if there the process has finished without problems.