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Usage[edit]
Copy and paste the following code into the top of the article, filling the appropriate fields. If a field is unknown, delete it.
{{InfoBoxProduct | image = | name = | type = | author = | development = | primarywriting = | pages = | cover = | interiorart = | illustrations = | publisher = | productioncode = | year = | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | MSRP = | content = | era = | agency = | universedate = | timeline = | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] | series = | precededby = | followedby = }}
Explanation[edit]
All entries are optional unless noted as "required" below, meaning that the respective row does not appear if the field is left blank. Some fields only apply to certain product types.
- image =
- Front cover of the product
- name =
- The name of the product. If this is left blank, the InfoBox will display the article's name here, so it only needs to be given when there is a difference between product name and article name.
- type =
- (required) Core Game Set, Rulebook, Sourcebook, Novel, Anthology, etc. See Product Type Classification Tree for an survey of product types.
- author =
- Use where applicable, otherwise use the following two instead:
- development =
- Use instead of "author" where applicable (typically for boxed sets or game supplements)
- primarywriting =
- (see above)
- pages =
- Use where applicable, i.e. for individual books or files
- cover =
- The cover artist
- interiorart =
- The interior artist(s)
- illustrations =
- The illustrator(s), if separate from the interior artist(s)
- publisher =
- (required) The (first) publishing company of the product, typically FASA, FanPro, CGL, BattleCorps, ROC, etc.
- productioncode =
- The (first) publisher's product code
- year =
- (required) Year (preferentially date, if possible) of first publication, regardless of later publications
- ISBN10 =
- The ISBN-10 number of the product
- ISBN13 =
- The ISBN-13 number of the product
- MSRP =
- Manufacturer's (original) suggested retail price. Include the currency - this will usually be US $, except for original foreign products
- content =
- Description of products that are not books
- era =
- BattleTech era(s) covered by the product
- agency =
- The in-universe agency releasing the document
- universedate =
- The in-universe date of publication
- timeline =
- Earliest and latest point in the BattleTech timeline described in the product
- scrollable timeline =
- Use exact dates for the first and last entries. These properties can be used to display the dates on a timeline on the Novels page.
- series =
- Series of which the product is part
- precededby =
- Preceding product (in the series or otherwise)
- followedby =
- Following product (in the series or otherwise)