COG Inheritance: Data Entry Form Display for Catalog Numbers

[grantfitzsimmons]

This issue addresses the enhancement of the data entry form for Collection Objects (COs) that belong to Collection Object Groups (COGs) when they lack an assigned catalog number and inherit the catalog number from the primary CO within their COG.

Display Logic for Catalog Numbers

• When a CO is part of a COG and does not have a defined catalog number, the system should display the catalog number of the primary CO belonging to the parent COG as a placeholder in the catalog number field.

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Logic Flow

• The display logic will follow these conditions:
• If a CO has no catalog number,
• And the CO belongs to a COG,
• And the COG has a designated primary CO child,
• Then the catalog number of that primary CO child will be shown as a placeholder in the Catalog Number field.

User Interaction

• Users should be able to override the placeholder by entering a new catalog number. Once a new value is entered, it should replace the placeholder, indicating that the catalog number is now user-defined.

Visual Indications

• The placeholder should be visually distinct (e.g., grayed out) to indicate that it is an inherited value. The field must remain editable, allowing users to input a new catalog number.