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Creating a New Entry Record

The museum Entry record is designed to help you to document items as they enter the museum. An entry record may be used for individual objects or groups of material as required. The Entry record type may be customised using the Admin program.

New Entry records may be created from the Main Menu or from within the Entry/Accession database via the Record button in the side button strip. To create a new Entry record from the main menu:

  • Click the Museum menu button
  • Click the Object Entry and Loan In Menu button
  • Click the New Entry button, a new Entry record is created

To create a new Entry record from within the Entry and Loans In database:

  • Click the Record > Button in the button strip
  • Click the New Button, the Choose Record Type dialogue box appears
  • , as shown:

    Dialogue box shows available record types of ObjectAccession, ObjectEntry and LoanIn, with an OK button
     

  • Select the ObjectEntry record type and click OK, a new blank ObjectEntry record is created

Here is an example of a blank Entry record. Please note that the example record will open in a new window, when you have finished and wish to return to this page, use the cross in the top right corner to close the window.