On the other hand, we create separate records for the components of something like a tea set or a dining set. We do this mainly to handle individual conservation records (especially useful when components are conserved individually). We then associate the component records to the master record. -Jim Shippey, US Treasury/ InfoPro -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Quigley ( [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: TMS Group locations We do the same thing at the Whitney. Its so easy to do a quick move and select the components you want to move if the whole lot isn't moving together. suzanne -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Leverock [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: TMS Group locations Dear Julie, For something like a Tea Service set, here at the BMA what we do is create one record for the set, and then add components to that record for each piece. This way we can record locations for each piece, especially if only some pieces were to be displayed or go out on loan. For us it's important to handle it this way so we can have correct component counts for collections management <snip>