Define Custom Entities

Custom entities can be defined at the system level only. To define new entities for display in PAC bibliographic search results:

Note:
The maximum number of custom entities that can be defined at one time is 16,383. Internally, custom entities are assigned identifiers in the range of 16,384 and 32,767. The identifier number is displayed in the Entity Properties dialog box, Advanced tabbed page (Entity path).

Note:
You need the permission Modify and create display entities: Allow to do this procedure.

  1. Select System, PowerPAC profiles, Title Display: Configure to open the Title Display: Configure dialog box at the system level.
  2. Click the new entity icon TitleDisplayNewEnt.gif at the top of the Available Entities list. The New Custom Entity dialog box opens.
  1. Type a description for the entity. The description identifies the entity in the system, but does not display in PAC. Your description must contain at least one character and no more than 255 characters, and it must be unique within the set of bibliographic entities.
  2. Type an initial label for the entity.

The label will be displayed in PAC if this entity and its label are both set to display. Labels associated with custom entities do not have default values. The initial label that you specify is created for each language at the system level. You can later edit the label for specific languages; see Select bibliographic entities for display and edit labels.

  1. If this entity is repeatable, select (check) Repeatable.
  2. Click OK to save the new entity and close the New Custom Entity dialog box. The Entity Properties dialog box appears.
  3. Define the tags, indicators, and subfields for the new entity:
  1. On the Entity Properties dialog box, click Define Entity.
  2. See Edit a bibliographic entity definition for editing instructions.

Related Information

Deleting a custom entity - You cannot delete a custom entity if it is currently used in any display configuration. Select the entity in the Available Entities list and click the delete icon TitleDispDelete.gif above the list. If the entity is currently in use, a message lists the configurations where it is used.