To add a thing, from the Staff Console:
To delete a thing, from the Staff Console:
For each thing, the following settings can be configured. To configure thing settings, from the Staff Console:
Field | Description |
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Status | Choose from two different statuses:
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Name | Name of the thing. |
YouTube Video ID | Enter a YouTube Video ID to embed a video in the thing description on the public interface. |
Instructions Link | Provide a link to instructions for the thing, if available. |
Loan Period | Default loan period applied to all museum passes added. This value can be changed per museum/thing. (i.e. If this value is set to 3, a reservation made on December 15 will be due back on December 17. December 13 and 14 will also be made unavailable to avoid a reservation conflict.) |
Maximum Reservations within a Year | Designate the number of reservations allowed for this item within a rolling year. (i.e. If the field is set to 1, if a reservation exists for August 15, 2021, the next available date allowed for a reservation is August 16, 2022). If set to Disabled, limits will default to those defined in Library > Settings. |
Maximum Reservations within a Month | Designate the number of reservations allowed for this item within a rolling month. (i.e. If the field is set to 1, if a reservation exists for August 15, 2021, the next available date allowed for a reservation is September 16, 2021). If set to Disabled, limits will default to those defined in Library > Settings. |
Description | Description of the thing. |
Image | The image chosen when creating the record can be changed here. |
Category | The category chosen when creating the record can be changed here. |
Expiration Date | Used to manage annual subscriptions to museum passes. All dates past the expiration date will be made unavailable on the public calendar. |
You can configure the dates a thing is available for use. To configure availability dates for a thing, from the Staff Console:
Field | Description |
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Open | The thing is available for pickup. |
Closed | The thing is not available for pickup or due date (if Extend Due Date if Closed field set to Yes). |
Not Due | The thing is available for pickup but not due date (if Extend Due Date if Closed field set to Yes). |
You can add new items, update existing items, and delete items for each thing.
To add a thing item, from the Staff Console:
To update an existing thing item, from the Staff Console:
To delete a thing item, from the Staff Console: