Edit an existing resource

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Edit description

 * 1) [[Image:editResource.png|500px|right|thumb|Edit an existing description]]Navigate to the description you want to edit. For more information on navigation in the DCB, see access content
 * 2) Switch from view mode to edit mode by clicking the title or edit button; this takes you to the record's edit page. On loading, the edit page displays the record with all information areas closed; click on an information area to access the fields grouped under it
 * 3) Add/revise data as required
 * 4) To discard all changes, click the "Cancel" button in the button block; the DCB returns you to the view page, with no changes saved
 * 5) To save changes, click the "Save" button in the button block

Publish description



 * 1) All new and imported resources are automatically saved as draft records. This means that users who are not logged in cannot view these records. To publish the records, select "publish" in the gray box at the bottom of the edit page
 * 2) Publication status is inherited from the highest level of description; for example, when a collection description is changed from draft to published, all child levels within the collection are automatically changed as well
 * 3) If a user edits a published record the record's status is automatically changed back to draft

Move description from one parent to another



 * 1) To move a description to another part of the same fonds, use your cursor to drag and drop the description in the context menu.
 * 2) To move a description from one collection to another, open the view page for the description you want to move and click the "Move" button in the button block. Select a description from the list, or search for the desired description, open it by clicking on the blue link, and click "Move here"
 * 3) To make a child-level description a top-level description (e.g. to turn a series into a collection), click "Move here" without selecting one of the blue links

Moving any description using these methods also moves all child-level descriptions of the description being moved. For example, if you move a series that has item-level descriptions attached, all the item-level descriptions will be moved along with the series.