Config.txt

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Metadata field configuration for a collection. Lives in a collection directory under index/etc

[edit] format

Colon separated records, one metadata field per line of the file.

name:nick:type:size:thesaurus:usefor:search:hide:vocab:dc

the records in each lines are:

name - the display name of the field
nick - the field nick name, the true name of the field that is used internally.
type - the type of the field. Either TEXT, DATE, or FTS (full text search)
size - BIG (display field as a text area) or SMALL
thesaurus - unused thesaurus parameter
usefor - unused usefor parameter
search - SEARCH for a searchable field, NOSEARCH or anything else for a non-searchable field
hide - HIDE for a hidden field, NOHIDE or anything else for a visible field
vocab - VOCAB for a controlled vocabulary field, NOVOCAB or anything else for a non-controlled vocab field
dc - the field nick name of the Dublin Core field this field is mapped to