Hi Vicki, Here at the BMA I break the TMS record up so what we want to deaccession could have it's own object record. This was it's not confusing, especially with the Accessioning fields, there is only one place to record object status for the record and also to create a Deaccession Record, this can't be done for components. And this is important when I need to provide database stats. For example, I have a table setting, 2 plates, tea cup, saucer, numbered as 65.100.10a-d, in TMS as one record. But if we are to deaccession only the tea cup and saucer, I would break up components into either two (65.100a-b for plates and 65.100c-d for cup and saucer to be deaccessioned) or four individual object records for each component. Hope this helps, Stephanie > How do you deaccession components? > > I mean, for instance say you had a tea set--a beautiful tea set, but one with a lot of stuff that you already had. Say you had one accession number assigned to the tea set as a whole with all the pieces as components. Say you sold off some of the plates, a spoon or two, and maybe even a cup. Say none of these components were in numerical order within the record. > > How would you be isolate only the deaccessioned items, assign each of them some sort of return receipt number, and print out a return receipt report--all the while still retaining the integrity of the current record? > > I eagerly await your replies because, quite frankly, it's stumped the lot of us. > > Much obliged. > > > Vicki Cain > Sr. Administrative Assistant > Registrar's Office > Yale University Art Gallery > Phone: 203/432-7876 > Fax: 203/432-7159 Stephanie Leverock Records Manager/Collections Review Coordinator Brooklyn Museum of Art 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238 Tel: 718-501-6483/Fax: 718-501-6135