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Use the General tab to view and edit the general details that have been recorded for an object.

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Note: The Object Maintenance window opens displaying the top level of parent objects in the object hierarchy. Click on the triangle (

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) next to each object to view the objects under each object section or use the navigation buttons or arrow keys to navigate through the tree.

Object Maintenance - General tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field	Description
Number	Unique identifier of the object.
Parent Number	Unique identifier of the parent object.
	Indicates whether the object is Active or Not Active. Note: This is a display-only field. To change an object's active status, use the buttons described below.
Master Object	Select to create a master object for a set of identical objects. For example, a class set of identical text books.
Description	Description of the object.
Object Type	Object type. See Maintaining object types.
On Loan	Number of child objects on loan.
Total Child Objects	Total number of child objects under the selected Master object class set.
Category	Object category. See Maintaining object types.
Model	Model number of the object.
Serial	Serial number of the object.
Barcode	Barcode of the object.
Room	Room in which the object is stored.
Phone Extension	Phone extension or phone number for the object.
Quantity	Quantity of the object. For example, if there are a number of similar curtains in a room, a general Curtain object is created for all the curtains and the quantity recorded in this field.
Acquired Date	Date that the object was acquired.
Asset Number	Asset number of the object. If an asset number has been defined the description of the object is displayed next to this field.
Asset Database	The asset database for this object. This is a read-only field which is populated from the Asset Maintenance program.
Status	Current status of the object. For example, On Loan.
Ownership Type	Ownership type of the object. For example, On lease.
Responsible ID	Synergetic ID number of the community member responsible for the object.
Loaned to ID	Synergetic ID number of the community member who has borrowed the object. This is a read-only field. Note: This field is populated when the item is loaned via the Object Loan window. See either Object Booking - User Bookings tab or Object Booking - Booking Loan tab.
Default Child Object Type	Default type of any child object created from this object.
Overdue Charges:- Amt	Amount charged per day the object is overdue on loan.

Grid area buttons

Button		Description
		Marks an active object as Not Active, so it does not appear when Active Only is selected on the Object list. Objects that are Not Active have their Number, Parent Number and Description displayed in red. Note: Objects with children cannot be marked Not Active.
		Marks a Not Active object as Active, so it appears on the Object list.
		Open the Create Object Children window. See Creating object children. Note: This button is only visible when the Master Object field is selected.
		Open the Select Process Number window. See Deleting object children. Note: This button is only visible when the Master Object field is selected.
Object Type field		Launch Object Type Maintenance to view or update the object type details of the selected object.
Asset Number field		Open the Asset Search window. See Searching for assets in the Assets manual.
		Launch Asset Maintenance to view or update the asset details of the selected object. See Maintaining assets in the Assets manual.
Responsible ID field		Open the Find name on community window. See Searching for community members in the Community manual.
		Launch Community Maintenance to view or update the details of the selected person. See Maintaining community members in the Community manual.
Loaned to field		Launch Community Maintenance to view or update the details of the selected person. See Maintaining community members in the Community manual.


Default Child Object Type		Launch Object Type Maintenance to view or update the details of the selected object type. See Maintaining object types.

Common buttons

Button	Description
Image RemovedImage Added	Add a new object. See Creating new objects.
	Delete the highlighted object.
	Find an object. See Searching for objects.
	Undo the last changes made in an object details field.
	Move to the first, previous, next or last object of those currently displayed in the object tree.
	Apply the changes to the object.
	Close the window.

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