Making HIP More Hip! Veronica Smith and Jean Ward CHUG Conference May 8, 2008

The Workflow Log into HIP administration Navigate to the area to be changed Make the change Restart Jboss Pick “down time” to restart Jboss unless it is an emergency Requests/Holds won’t work during restart

Adding or Removing fields: Customize > Searching > Displays For adding or removing various fields Edit fields in: Full Bib record Bib summary screen Copy/Item Information box

Edit Displays Screen

Edit Full Bib Display Screen

Adding a Field to a Full Bib Record Use “Full Bib” display Elements that cannot be changed Adding simple fields such as the Summary or Award Notes: Create a “label” for the new field Follow existing format Always use Marc maps that start with “D” for Display Marc maps are setup in Horizon (Table Editor > marc_map)

Copy/Holdings Information Bar Use “Copy” display Adding or removing additional fields to this section: Ex: Item notes Length of fields and display come from Horizon: Table Editor > Location (for Location names) Table Editor > Collection (for Collection names) Table Editor > item_status (for Status)

Keyword Search Results Use “Availability” display Adding circulation type information to the display: Turn on Collection and Status Add Due Date Difference between “Bib Summary” and “Availability” Finding column names

Editing text or screen layout Customize > Interface > Variables For editing the look of the the results screen or the labels of various fields: Changes to the “Item Information” box Links to Bookstores Names of various links

Preliminary Variables Screen

Variable Preferences Screen (Full Bib)

Editing Other Areas of HIP: Customize > Interface > Variables > Text Changing the Description of various labels Ex: Place Request includes: Pickup Select message Position in Hold Queue message Customize > Interface > Tabset > Pick a profile Change tabs or subtab names, and some text Ex: “Welcome to…” “GO” in the “Explore the…” text message Setup > Libraries > Library Information Library name for “You’re searching…”

When NOT to make changes: Never make major changes in the live environment Try in a test environment first- if possible Do not change certain sub tabs Ex: Location and Hours Do not make changes to Kids’ HIP if you have this installed

Getting Help: Veronica Smith (303) Jean Ward (303) iPac listserv ( HIP admin manual Table Structures manual