Fields: Display Codes

Display codes provide a way to translate the different types of codes that are used in your database to more user-friendly labels that are displayed in Searching. For example, you might have a location code named “NB” that you may want to display as “North Branch” when Portfolio displays location information. This is especially helpful when differentiating between similar codes from multiple Discovery source sites.

Search Configuration > Display Codes > View Display Codes

If you add or edit a display code, you must refresh the Discovery search cache afterwards. Your changes are not reflected in Searching or the Admin console until you refresh the search cache. For more information about refreshing the Discovery search cache, see Refreshing the search cache.

Search Field Name

Displays the name of the search field for which you are adding, editing, or deleting display codes. The search field name that displays is the global or site-specific search field that you chose previously.

Discovery Source Site

Displays the name of the Discovery source site for which you are adding, editing, or deleting display codes. The Discovery source site that displays is the global or site-specific search field that you chose previously.

Note: If you are only viewing global display codes, this information does not display.

Display Codes List

Displays a list of all the existing global or site-specific display codes on the system.

The list displays this information:

Option Description

Code

Displays a unique code for the global or site-specific display code (up to 30 characters). Codes are displayed in all uppercase letters.

Name

Displays the name of the global or site-specific display code (up to 80 characters).

Management options

Lets you manage display codes by adding, editing, or deleting them.

You can choose these options:

Option Description

Add Code

Lets you add a new global or site-specific display code. For more information, see Adding or editing a display code.

Edit

Lets you edit the settings for an existing global or site-specific display code. For more information, see Adding or editing a display code.

Delete

Lets you delete an existing global or site-specific display code. For more information, see Deleting a display code.

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