jdshaw/visible_external_ids

An ArchivesSpace plugin that adds the ability to view external ids in Archival Object readonly and form views

visible_external_ids

An ArchivesSpace plugin that adds the ability to view external ids in Archival Object readonly and form views

How to install it

To install, just activate the plugin in your config/config.rb file by including an entry such as:

 # If you have other plugins loaded, just add 'visible_external_ids' to
 # the list
 AppConfig[:plugins] = ['local', 'other_plugins', 'visible_external_ids']

And then clone the visible_external_ids repository into your ArchivesSpace plugins directory. For example:

 cd /path/to/your/archivesspace/plugins
 git clone https://github.com/hudmol/visible_external_ids.git

v1.3+ Compatibility

In developing this feature as a plugin, due to the numerous template overrides required it became clear this feature would be a better fit as a core change to minimise future maintenance and potential code conflicts.

We've delivered a pull-request to the core team which will deliver the same behaviours but in a more sustainable way - archivesspace/archivesspace#258.

These changes have been accepted and released in AS, so this plugin will no longer be required (beware an exception has been added to notify you when this time has come). To migrate to the new behaviour, first remove visible_external_ids from AppConfig[:plugins] and then set AppConfig[:show_external_ids] = true.

If you want to continue to allow admins to edit external_ids in AS version 1.4.x, please use the following plugin:

https://github.com/hudmol/editable_external_ids