The Author Field
The Author field (internally author) is a specialized field designed to formally relate the current resource to system users who have authorship attribution.
Field Structure
Section titled “Field Structure”Name:
- Description: Label to identify the field.
- Example:
"Main authors","Responsible researchers".
Destination:
- Description: The location in the data model where the authors’ IDs or data will be referenced.
Instructions:
- Description: Contextual help message.
Required:
- Description: Prevents saving if at least one author is not assigned.
Condition and Access levels:
- Description: Control the field’s visibility and permissions.
Behavior in the interface
Section titled “Behavior in the interface”- It uses a component that lets you search and autocomplete names of users registered in the system.
- It is designed as an array (FormArrayAuthor), meaning the user can add multiple authors iteratively by clicking “+ Add”.
- It provides internal validation to ensure the reference to the system user is valid and is correctly persisted in the structural relations.
Display in metadata
Section titled “Display in metadata”Authors appear listed in the resource’s metadata section, grouped by type and showing all the provided information:
