Contributor Role field

The Contributor Role records the role of the person who contributed content to an Object or Topic record.

Examples

  • Contributor

  • Previous Owner

  • Researcher

  • Author

  • Reviewer

Field details

Field type

Authority field

Internal field name

CONTRIBUTOR_ROLE

Locations

  • Object > Acquisition, Provenance & Rights window > Provenance, Rights tab

  • Topic window > Administration tab

Searching on this field

Expand Person (all roles) then select Contributor in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

This is how to select this field in Reporting.

Object file

  • Field (Across the page) reports: Select Contributor Role.

  • Group (Down the page) reports: Expand Contribution (full details) then select Role.

Topic file

  • Field (Across the page) reports: Select Contributor Role.

  • Group (Down the page) reports: Expand Contributor Details then select Role/Type.

You can sort on this field. Select Contributor Role.