Map Fields to Targets

Managing Field Mappings

The mapping of fields will vary by project and by publishing target type. Regardless of the target type, in order for your project fields to display in the user end-environment, they'll need to be mapped to either a default target field or a custom field. Any fields that aren't mapped won't appear in the end-user environment.

JSTOR Target

To map your project fields:

1. In your project, click the Project Settings button.
2. Under the Targets tab, select the target collection name, then select Map Project Fields.
3. Using the drop-down menus for each project field in the first column, select a project field to map to the target fields in the second column. You can map multiple project fields to the same target field.
4. Certain fields have available attributes that can be applied to control the field display label. For example, the "Contributor" target field with the attribute "photographer" applied will display as "Photographer" when published. See JSTOR Target Field List for available attributes and display labels.
5. Configure any required fields as needed.
6. Repeat until all desired fields are mapped for publishing.
7. Select Save to save changes to your project's field mappings.

Customizing display labels in JSTOR

Though project field labels within Forum can be customized, it's not currently possible to customize the display labels of default fields in JSTOR when published.

You can, however, apply available attributes to certain fields (see above) or map fields to Custom Fields.

Artstor Target

To map your project fields:

1. In your project, click the Project Settings button.
2. Under the Targets tab, select the target collection name, then select Map Project Fields.
3. Using the drop-down menus for each project field in the first column, select a project field to map to the target fields in the second column. You can map multiple project fields to the same target field and reorder mapped fields by dragging and dropping them using the handle to the left of the project field name.
4. Target fields can be configured to include freeform prefixes before the value when published. For example, you might add the prefix "Photographer:" to the "Creator" field.
5. Configure any displayable, searchable, and/or required fields as needed.
6. Repeat until all desired fields are mapped for publishing.
7. Select Save to save changes to your project's field mappings.

Customizing display labels in Artstor

Though project field labels within Forum can be customized, it's not currently possible to customize the display labels of default fields in Artstor when published.

You can, however, add freeform prefix text to the field value (see above) or map fields to the Custom Field Display option.

Custom Fields

JSTOR Target

Project fields that don't have an appropriate JSTOR target field but should be displayed on the item page can be mapped to the Custom Fields option.

Custom Fields are searchable and the display label when published will use the field's label in Forum.

Artstor Target

If you'd like your fields to display in a specific order in Artstor, you can elect to map your project fields to the Custom Field Display option.

Project fields mapped to this option will display in Artstor in the order they're mapped. Keep in mind that by mapping to these fields, users may not be able to use advanced searching on specific fields in Artstor.

Suggested Field Mappings

After your publishing target is created, you'll need to map your project fields to target fields so users can see your item metadata. To assist in this process, Forum will create suggested mappings that you can save.

JSTOR Target

See the resources below for suggested field mappings when publishing to JSTOR.

• Suggested Mappings for the Visual Resources Template
• Suggested Mappings for the JSTOR Template
• Field-specific Mapping Recommendations

Artstor Target

There are a multitude of ways that fields can map, but Artstor uses 29 standard fields for institutional, public, and personal collection targets. Of those 29 fields, 4 are also used for advanced searching and filtering in these end-user environments, boosting your collection’s discovery among users.

The following tables show the Visual Resources template and Archivision template fields with the suggested mappings for display in Artstor.

Artstor Facets

Of the 29 target fields available in the map, 4 of those fields are used in the advanced search and filtering options in Artstor. It is important that the Artstor Classification, Country, Earliest Date, and Latest Date fields are mapped to the correct target fields to enable these functionalities.

If you do not have these fields enabled for your project, follow the instructions to add or fields to your project and use the below configuration for these fields.