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Creating a New Archive Accession record

To create a new Accession record from the Calm Main Menu:

  • Click on the Archive Menu option

  • The Archive Menu page is displayed

  • Click on the Accessions Menu option

  • Click on the New option

  • The default archive Accession record appears

To create a new Accession record from within the Accessions Database:

  • Click on the Record > button in the button strip
  • Click the New button, a new blank Accession record is created

Place your cursor in the white part of the fields and use your keyboard to type information into the fields. There is more information on the use of the different types of fields in Calm in the Fields section of this manual.

There are just 2 mandatory fields in the accessions database, AccNo and Title. These are the only fields that you must complete to allow the accession record to function properly. For more information on the intended use of fields in the template you may use the Field Comment facility.