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Procedure 4:
Define or Modify the Rule Specification
Along with a display
specification, rule specifications
are the essential structures inside a formatting
configuration file that allow you to define or modify a format
directly.
Creating
a New Rule Specification
Perform the following
steps to define a rule specification:
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1. Open
the desired formatting configuration file using your text editor.
Example:
#MyFormats.ini
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2. Scroll
down to the desired area in the formatting
configuration file where you want to add your new rule
specification and use your
text editor to type the definition.
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3. Within
square brackets, type the desired name of the new rule specification.
Example:
[brieftitlebfst]
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4. Type class=
and a value equal to the name of a formatting rule (java class).
Example:
class
= ORG.oclc.fmts.rules.AddSaveButton
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5. Type additional
parameters and their values as needed for any formatting
rule that may use them.
| Example: |
[bookmarkFromBriefbfst]
class = ORG.oclc.fmts.rules.AddSaveButton
nextpage = &StyleTable.pages.bookMarkFromBrief;
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6. Define a
rule specification for each
rule listed in a display specification.
| Example: |
rule*
= recordnumberbfst
[recordnumberbfst]
class = ORG.oclc.fmts.rules.AddRecordNumber
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| 7. Save and
exit the formatting configuration file
when you are finished. |
| Helpful
Hints: |
When
defining a new formatting configuration
file, the recommended method is to copy and then modify an
existing file that contains most of the desired structures in it.
Another alternative is for you to create a new file and include another
file in it using the #include
command. Including a file allows you to use what you want
from the included file, but override anything that you do not want
by defining it in the new file. |
Modify a Rule Specification
Perform the following
steps to modify an existing rule specification.
1. Open
the desired formatting configuration file using your text editor.
| Example: |
#
#MarArticleRules.ini
#These are the different field elements that
#can be displayed
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2.
Scroll down to the section in the formatting configuration file
containing the rule specification that you want to modify and use
your text editor to insert, change, or delete the desired text.
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| 3. Repeat Step
2 for as many rule specifications that you need to modify. |
| 4. Save and
exit the formatting configuration file when you are finished. |
See Also
Formatting
Your Display
Design the Format
Locate the Affected Display Formatting Configuration
Files
Display Formatting Configuration Files
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