We use components of Object records of type 'accessory', as opposed to 'part of object'. That way we can move record dims etc about accessories and move e.g. a painting and its dedicated transit frame together, or independently. Jon Tate -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Raynor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 February 2004 16:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Tracking crates in TMS Dear all, I've tried unsucessfully to send the following message (at least I believe it didn't go through) as I didn't get any responses. I'm hoping to hear from all of you who use TMS to track object crates. We would like to find a way to track object crates, associated object housing, or mounts in TMS. We are soliciting suggestions from other TMS users who might have already found a successful way to use TMS for this purpose. Thanks for your advice. Patricia Patricia A. Raynor Museum Specialist National Postal Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560-0570 202-633-5514 202-786-2767 (fax) Temporary mailing address: National Postal Museum Smithsonian Institution 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Post Office Box 75039 Washington, DC 20002