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Library-customizable forms and pages

WebPAC Pro includes default Customizable Forms that are HTML pages. These are static pages and will display the same information every time a library user requests them. Examples of static pages in WebPAC are the Main Menu and OPAC Menu pages . Other static pages are Search Help Pages, which provide the library user with search hints and search instructions, briefcit , bib_display , and webpub.def . Additional Customizable Forms include other pages such as acquire_web, suggest_web, and patron record display.

These customizable HTML static pages relate to other pages and include pro-style sheets, command links, and tokens.

Style sheets are for the look and feel of your WebPAC; these style sheets are referred to in the HTML pages as styles.css and/or ie_styles.css.
Command links are reserved words that tell the system to perform certain functions. They are always preceded by a slash "/" and they look similar to the following example:
http://yourlibraryIP/search/a
HTML tokens are placeholders that define files such as:




and other links to pages such as search help pages.

Your library can take advantage of the flexibility of these pages and change them as much or as little as it will fit the needs of your unique organization.

Customizable Forms are system generated hard-coded HTML documents that control the display and content of static pages in the WebPAC, outputting different HTML pages dynamically when command links or command functions are issued by the user.

It is important to note, that custom forms are specially named. You can create new Custom Forms; however, when you place these new pages into the HTML Screens directory you must name the new pages using the special name.

Customizable Forms are edited in Web Master mode. The screen bellow illustrates an example of one of the Patron Record Display Forms, the View Your Own Patron Record Verification Form:

An excerpt part of the customized form with the tokens will look like:

You can edit or replace default Customizable Forms. Just remember to rename the form that you are replacing and name the new form using the special name, e.g. mainmenu.html, bib_display.html.

Other Customizable Forms can be seen throughout this tutorial, such as mainmenu.html, opacmenu.html, srchhelp_x.html, briefcit.html, bib_display.html, acquire_web.html, and more.

For a complete list of Customizable Forms and files, refer to the Innovative Guide & Reference , Page # 106941: Customizable Web OPAC Forms.

For current examples of customizable web forms, Web Options, and style sheets see the appropriate example set in WebPAC Example Sets and Photoshop Files on CSDirect.

For more information on customizing your WebPAC refer to the Innovative Guide & Reference:

Page # 107009: Preparing the Content for Customizable Files and Editing

Page # 107052: Editing Customizable Files and Options Using Innovative Programs

Page # 107010: Editing Customizable Files Using non-Innovative Programs.

Customizable Forms can be customized for language, scope, and PTYPE

Customizable Forms can be customized for language, scope, and PTYPE. You can create separate custom forms for each combination of language, scope, and patron type by using the following naming convention:

<form name>_LANG_s#_p#.html

LANG The language code (spi for Spanish, frc for French, etc.).

s# The number of the scope (s1, s2, s3, etc.).

p# The patron type or PTYPE (p0 or p243, etc.).

This convention applies to all Customizable Forms unless otherwise noted.