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--- newdevs:landscape:tree [2019/11/15 18:13] – tmccanna
+++ newdevs:landscape:tree [2024/02/16 14:16] – tmccanna
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 //Note: After changing configuration files, server restarts are usually required.//
-**Field Mapper**
+**Field Mapper / IDL / Database Schema**
+The field mapper assists the UI in connecting to the database.
   * Git: \Open-ILS\examples\fm_IDL.xml
   * Installed: /openils/conf/fm_IDL.xml
-A version of the Field Mapper is also installed for use by the reports engine.
+A version of the field mapper is also installed specifically for use by the reports engine.
   * Installed:  /openils/var/web/reports/fm_IDL.xml
+You can view the live version on your server through a browser by going to:
+  * [[https://<your domain>/reports/fm_IDL.xml]]
+An outline of the database schema is at: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=newdevs:db:schemas:3.10_schma
 **Virtual Host Configuration File**
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 **Perl Modules**
   * Git: \Open-ILS\src\perlmods\lib\OpenILS\
-  * Installed: /user/local/share/perl/[version number]/OpenILS/
+  * Installed: /usr/local/share/perl/[version number]/OpenILS/
+//Note: If adding a new page to the OPAC, add the new path to EGCatLoader.pm in the "load" subroutine//
 **KPAC (Kids' Catalog)**
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 **Angular**
   * Git: \Open-ILS\src\eg2\src\app\
   * Installed: /home/opensrf/Evergreen/Open-ILS/src/eg2/src/app/
+  * Note: After changing an Angular file, it must be recompiled using [[newdevs:angular|ng build]].
+  * Advanced Note: If you add --watch, and leave it running in a [[https://www.howtogeek.com/662422/how-to-use-linuxs-screen-command/|screen]] session, and create a [[https://www.howtogeek.com/287014/how-to-create-and-use-symbolic-links-aka-symlinks-on-linux/|symbolic link]] from /openils/var/web/eg2 to Open-ILS/web/eg2 it will watch this directory for new files and recompile them on the fly.
 **Circulation Pop-Up Messages**
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 //When adding release notes, copy the RELEASE_NOTE_TEMPLATE.adoc into the correct folder, rename it to describe the change, and fill it out in ASCIIDoc format.//
+===== Table vs. View =====
+  * Table: The database table where data is stored.
+    * [[http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/3.0_schema/|Evergreen Database Schema]]
+  * View: A view is the result of a SQL query. It combines data from multiple tables and keeps it in memory for easier programmatic access.