Purpose/Function
The AU_USER_SYM_SUBSET subroutine displays the narrower terms of one or more selected terms.
Argument syntax and parameters
auth.field!auth.mv!auth.file!higher.term.codes!keep.higher.terms
auth.field |
Required |
Field name of the field or the FMC (Field Mark Count) of the field to extract authority terms from. |
auth.mv |
Optional |
For multi-value authority fields, set to 0 to only process the first authority term, 1 to process all terms (default). |
auth.file |
Required |
System ID of the authority file that controls the auth.field. |
higher.term.codes |
Required |
System ID of the highest term in the hierarchy (i.e. all of the narrower terms you want will sit below this term). If you want to select multiple terms delimit the terms with a semicolon. For example, 12;NOM;2 |
keep.higher.terms |
Optional |
Default 0. If set to 1, then include the selected term if this was the term used in the field. |
Parts of the argument are delimited by an exclamation mark.
Example:
CLASSIFICATION!!CLASSIFICATION!LIN
The above argument has been configured for the Classification field in the Object file. This will only display narrower terms under the top term Linnaean (LIN).
