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Mystic Help
Lookup Manager: Using the Lookup Manager
At its core, the Lookup Manager performs its job in exactly the same way as any other Manage Dialog in Mystic:
- Select an item in the left hand list
- Edit the item details in the right hand side
- Update the item
Because of the large number of different types of items, called Categories however, there are a few additional things to cover.
Selecting an Item
Mystic divides the various foundation data into Categories, each of which is of a specific type (or usage). The Category Types are:
- Item Indexing
- Item Popups
- Item Qualifiers
- Reader Indexing
- Reader Popups
- Reader Qualifiers
- System
If you do not see a particular category in the Lookup Manager which you wish to edit, it may simply be that their display is turned off - this is done to reduce the number of categories displayed in the drop-down list box at anyone time to reduce confusion from the large numbers. In order to make it visible, select the [Options] toolbar tab and toggle on the toolbar icons in the [Reader Categories], [Item Categories] or [System] toolbar groups as required.
The Indexing Category Types represent foundation data which may appear in connection with a particular type of record (items, readers etc) any of which may be used multiple times within the same record. Such foundation data may therefore include Keywords and Contributors (i.e. Authors) as several different values of each type may be attached to the record.
The Popup Category Types represent foundation data which would normally appear only once within a particular type of record and therefore typically is used to populate drop-down lists where only a single selection can be made. Such foundation data may therefore include Publishers, Series Titles, Student Classes etc.
The Qualifier Category Types contain additional information which is combined with the above to add particular meaning to the specific use of that value in single cases. In the case of Contributors for example, individuals may be attached to items as Authors, Illustrators, Editors, Actors, Directors etc. and may be attached multiple times to the same record, each with a different Qualifier.
The System Category Types contain foundation data which is used to configure Mystic, or otherwise inform Mystic how to operate.
Basic Use of the Manager
Data Fields
