Extending dc.language.iso Options (DSpace 8)

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Peter

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May 8, 2024, 1:01:30 PM5/8/24

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Hi,

I noticed that in DSpace 8 (using RC1) the dc.language.iso form field is a dropdown.

How can I add more languages to the available options? Or maybe I might simply change the field type to onebox or this more fixed approach is intentional (e.g., crosswalks)?

Additionally, we would prefer to use ISO 639-3 for language description, and currently saving the dropdown field results in two-letter description.

Thanks

Peter

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May 10, 2024, 10:55:47 AM5/10/24

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Hi Peter,

In DSpace, the Language dropdown values are defined in the "common_iso_languages" value-pairs in the "submission-forms.xml" here: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/dspace-7_x/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml#L1489

This is an XML configuration file on the backend which defines the submission form fields & their values. More information on how to configure Submission Forms in DSpace can be found in the documentation at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Submission+User+Interface

This same submission configuration exists in DSpace 7 as well as in the upcoming DSpace 8 release.