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Configuration blocks list

A reference list of all the Folio configuration blocks that can be configured using OLIB Web.

The following lists all the Folio config blocks and summarises the settings they contain for configuration.

Configuration Block Name Description Summary
g_adv Folio Advanced search Controls the display and operation of the Advanced search option and the Advanced search facets sidebar: the labels and text used for the Advanced search fields; the Advanced facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_basket Folio Basket settings Controls the display and operation of the Basket.
g_classmark Folio Classmark search Controls the display and operation of the Classmark search option and the Classmark facets sidebar: the labels and text used for the Classmark search; the Classmark facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_contmenu Folio Contact Us menu settings The menu options and settings in the Contact Us menu which should contain your own local settings.
g_details_reviewtab Folio Title details Review tab The user reviewing settings and values that are included on the Title details Ratings and Reviews tab.
g_detailstagstab Folio Title details Tags tab The values and text used to describe the options on the End User Tags tab of the Title record details.
g_helpmenu Folio Help menu settings Contains help menu options: This Page; Index; About. If you construct your own help pages, insert them in the html/help directory in the Folio area on the web server. The help option may be switched off in Folio’s main menu: g_menu.
g_hitlist_navbar Folio Hitlist navigation bar Messages and labels for the hitlist navigation bar: number of hits messages; number of hits per page.
Note that it is no longer possible for the Folio user to select a number of hits per page for themselves.
g_isbn Folio ISBN search Controls the display and operation of the ISBN search option and the ISBN facets sidebar: the labels and text used for the ISBN search; the ISBN facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_kws2 Folio Keyword search Controls the display and operation of the main Keyword search option and the Keyword facets sidebar: the labels and text used for the Keyword search; the Keyword facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_kws_tauth Folio Sample Keyword Index Search

A sample block of settings that control the display and operation of a keyword index search option and its associated facets sidebar: the labels and text used for the keyword index search; the facets that are included and their labels and text.

The sample block is configured to search Keyword Index 4 (keyword_indexno = “4”.  It can be mapped to any of the 9 keyword indexes numbered 2 to 10.

g_linksmenu Folio Links menu settings Contains settings that are included in the Links menu that allow the user to link to other websites. For configuration with your own local links or may be removed from Folio’s menu: g_menu.
g_listmenu Folio Lists menu settings Controls the display of the Lists menu.
g_loan_details Folio User Loan Details settings Controls the text displayed for items on loan or overdue.
g_menu Folio Menu settings Controls the Labels and sub menu options available in the main Folio menu.
g_name Folio Author search Controls the display and operation of the Author search option and the Author facets sidebar. The labels and text used for the Author search; the Author facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_permalink Folio Permalink configuration Controls the labels and text for the permalink (straight to / copy url) function.
g_pf_sample Folio Sample Pre-filtered Search Controls the settings and text for operation of the Facets panel.
g_renew Folio Renewals Controls the settings and text used in the View/Update Account page, after the user attempts to self- renew their items on loan.
g_reserve Folio Reservation list Contains the settings and text that control what is displayed on the reservation screen.
g_searchmenu Folio Search menu settings Contains the search options included in the Search menu, what order they are displayed in, and how they are labelled.
g_sidebar Generic Folio Sidebar settings The settings and text displayed in the Folio side bar, when selecting which facets to search with.
g_subject Folio Subject search Controls the display and operation of the Subject search option and the subject facets sidebar. The labels and text used for the Subject search; the subject facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_tiau Folio Title/Author search Controls the display and operation of the Title/Author search option and the Title/Author facets sidebar. The labels and text used for the Title/Author search fields; the Title/Author facets that are included and their labels and text.
g_title_details Folio Title details Controls the content of the record details screens depending on media type: bibliographic details in the top half of the screen and tab displays in the lower half of the screen.
g_title_details_ratings Folio Title details Overall ratings The values and text used to display ratings information in the Ratings and Reviews tab of the title record details.
g_title_hitlist Folio Title hitlist Various settings that control what is displayed on the title hitlist screen including: content of title record line 1 and 2; ratings, reserve button, basket, catalogue enrichment settings; content of the Actions box; content of Sort by box.
g_user_details Folio User details Various settings that specify what is displayed on the Account Details screen including: user fields, user related tabs in lower half of screen; table header labels and hover text; self-registration; renewals; reservations.
g_uservmenu Folio User Services menu settings Controls the content and text of the User Services menu: View/update account, Self-register, Add SDI profile, Submit enquiry, Purchase suggestion. Other options available.
gno_startup Folio Startup settings The Folio settings used for the welcome page and initial start up: expiry, session timeout, logout; cookies message; default search; banner graphic settings; searching text; footer text; catalogue enrichment settings; welcome screen html file; basket settings; Y/N whether statistics are gathered during OPAC use; search limit on hits returned. Can also be used to link to an external stylesheet, font etc..