Institutions

Institutions are quite simple records, but the input form used to create them has some specific features that need more information.

1) Overview of the form

Institution records may be created with a form divided in four parts or screens:

A) Identification and description

This screen contains the identifier, name, acronym, jurisdiction, administrative status and institution type.

B) Institution address

Complete information for contacting the institution can be provided: address (divided in small pieces of information), phone and fax number, URL, email, contact person.

C) Links towards other records or external resources

Links towards other records, such as a larger parent institution. Do not use this liking mechanism to store the institution online address.

D) System metadata and local data

As for any record type, some system information is defined here.

2) Address

The institution address may be the most specific part of an institution record, and provides important information. In general, this part of the form will have been customized for a specific instance of the MICHAEL production module.

Typical customization include:

• Patterns for valid content such as postal codes.
• Various level of regional information, such as départements in France or Devolved administrations in United Kingdom.
• Special behaviour when selecting an information: for instance, when selecting a county in UK, it can automatically select the appropriate region and devolved administration.
• Specific lists of regions, départements, counties, provinces, etc.

You need to pay attention to these specific behaviours and rules, but for more information you should contact your system administrator or read a specific guideline for your instance.