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<p>
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    <a target="_blank" href="http://drupal.org" title="drupal">Drupal</a> is an open source 
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    <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_content_management_system" title="CMS">content managent system</a>
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    which can be expanded, builded and custimized by developing modules and themes.
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    <b>CDM Dataportal module</b> is a drupal module developed for supporting the front end or presentation layer of the 
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    <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdm-server/" title="EDIT CDM Server">EDIT CDM Server</a>.
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    It allows taxonomist to look up for taxa, search taxa and other features. Besides 
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    the CDM Dataportal module there are several <b>drupal themes</b>
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    which personalized the layout (colours, images and others) of the CDM Dataportal module results.
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    On this basis, it can be possible, for example, to have two different taxonomy collections whith differents selected looks
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    thanks to the different drupal themes (each one per collection). However both collections will have the same features (such
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    taxa search) thanks to the CDM Dataportal module.
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    More documentation about the CDM (Common Data Library) where the CDM dataportal belongs could be found at the following locations:
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    <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdmlib/" title="CDM Library">CDM Library</a>
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    <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/taxeditor/" title="Taxonomic Editor">Taxonomic Editor</a>
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    <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdm-server/" title="CDM Server">CDM Server</a>
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    <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/printpublisher/" title="Print Publisher">Print Publisher</a>
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    <li> <a target="_blank" href="http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdm-setups/" title="CDM Setups">CDM Setups</a>
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<!-- module activation  -->
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<h3>Drupal module and theme activation</h3>
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    To activate the datataportal module go to 
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/build/modules">Administer&#45&#62Site buildin&#45&#62Modules</a>
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    and at the CDM section select the modules CDM API, CDM Dataportal and CDM Taxon Tree. The other two 
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    modules are optional.
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    To change your default theme just navigate to      
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/build/themes">Administer&#45&#62Site buildin&#45&#62Themes</a>
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    where you can select your default theme as well as configured it. 
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<!-- CDM Dataportal Settings  -->
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<h3>CDM Dataportal Settings</h3>
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    If you are using the CDM Dataportal module, you will need to configure it in order to make it run. Here you will find how to
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    explore and configure the module.
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    First step to configure the module is making sure your user has access to the settings options of CDM Dataportal module.
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    You can find the configurations options under <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal">Administer&#45&#62Site Configuration&#45&#62CDM Dataportal</a>. Once you are in the
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    configuration site you will see four different sections:
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<li><h4>General</h4>
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    Drupal's CDM Dataportal module dialogues with the <i>CDM Server</i> asking for taxa data 
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   	and classification of taxa. The first thing the <i>CDM Dataportal module</i> needs to know
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   	is where is the CDM Server located in order to access it. Such parameters are configurable
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    via the general tag of the settings.
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    <p>The general settings has enough documentation that explains itself. However the same
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    documentation with some extra details is avaible
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    <a href="./?q=admin/help/cdm_dataportal_general" title="General">here</a>
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    as one html site. If you prefer to go directly to the general settings just click 
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/general" title="General">here</a>
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    to start the configuration click here. 
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<li><h4>Geo &amp Map</h4>
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    As with <i>CDM Server</i>, CDM Dataportal module also dialogues with a Map Server to 
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    generate all the maps displayed on your web site. Again the module needs to know where
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    the map server is located and this parameter as well as others related with the maps
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    appaerance like map legends, map size, map background ... are configurable via
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/geo" title="General">Geo &amp Map settings</a>.
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    This configuration site also explain all the configurable options itself. Same documentation with some extra details is avaible
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    <a href="./?q=admin/help/cdm_dataportal_geo" title="Geo & Map">here</a> as one html site.
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<li><h4>Layout</h4>		
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/layout" >Here</a> 
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    you will find the settings for configuring the layout issues such pictures size or
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    number of search results to show. Layout section itself contains three subsections; 
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/layout/taxon">Taxon Layout Settings</a>,
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/layout/search">Search Layout Settings</a> and
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal/layout/media">Media Layout Settings</a>. 
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    Each one of the listed links forward you to the settings configuration site where each site explains 
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    itself the different options.
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	A html site with more level of details is available 
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	<a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/settings/cdm_dataportal_layout">here</a>.
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<li><h4>Cache</h4>
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    It is possible to increase the portal time response when serving taxa sites. The mechanism 
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    is quite simple. It works caching all taxa sites available in your portal in a way that when
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    a user wants to visit new taxa, the module will not create the new taxon site from scratch.
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    Instead of that the taxon site will be loaded from the cache and therefore will be no
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    dialogue with the CDM Server. 		 
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    <a href="./?q=admin/help/cdm_dataportal_cache.html" title="Cache">Here</a>
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    you can read the cache configuration help or much better go directly to the
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    <a target="_blank" href="./?q=admin/help/settings/cdm_dataportal/cachesite" title="Cache">cache settings site</a>.
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