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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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titleOpening the General tab

To open the General tab:

  1. Select Module > Objects > Object Maintenance from the main menu.
    The General tab of the Object Maintenance window is displayed.
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  2. Navigate to the object in the left-hand tree list. See Object Maintenance window (on page ).
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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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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.

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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 page ).

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 (on page ).

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 (on page ) or Object Booking - Booking Loan tab (on page ).

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

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Note: This button is only visible when the Master Object field is selected.

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Note: This button is only visible when the Master Object field is selected.

Button

 

Description

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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.

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Marks a Not Active object as Active, so it appears on the Object list.

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Open the Create Object Children window. See Creating object children

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Open the Select Process Number window. See Deleting object children

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Object Type field

 

Launch Object Type Maintenance to view or update the object type details of the selected object.

Asset Number field

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Open the Asset Search window.
See Searching for assets in the Assets manual.

 

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Launch Asset Maintenance to view or update the asset details of the selected object.
See Maintaining assets in the Assets manual.

Responsible ID field

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Open the Find name on community window.
See Searching for community members in the Community manual.

 

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Launch Community Maintenance to view or update the details of the selected person.
See Maintaining community members in the Community manual.

Loaned to field

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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

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Launch Object Type Maintenance to view or update the details of the selected object type.
See Maintaining object types (on page ).


Common buttons

Button

Description

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Add a new object. See Creating new objects (on page ).

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Delete the highlighted object.

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Find an object. See Searching for objects (on page ).

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Undo the last changes made in an object details field.

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Move to the first, previous, next or last object of those currently displayed in the object tree.

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Apply the changes to the object.

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Close the window.