You can start
planning for this feature right now; any object relationship that you currently
have can be marked as a separable relationship once you have TMS 9.38
installed.
For example, you
might currently have a relationship called “Object – Frame.” Once you install TMS 9.38 you’ll
get a checkbox in the Edit Relationships screen that will allow you to mark
this relationship as Separable.
Danielle
Uchitelle
Managing
Director
Gallery Systems
261 W. 35th Street
New York, NY 10001-1902
Tel: 646 733 2239 x264
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That’s fantastic, Danielle!
Thanks!
If this is a feature coming up, would it
be worth waiting until we have 9.38 before we start this project, or can it
easily be added on once we’ve upgraded?
David
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David,
In TMS 9.38 there is a new object
relationship called “separable object.” One of the main
features of separable objects is that, when you move one, you get an alert
asking if you also want to move all related co-located separable objects.
In this case co-located simply means related separable objects currently in the
same location.
This feature was initially designed to
manage things like print portfolios but I can see how it could also be used to
manage frames created as separable object records related to the primary object
record.
Danielle Uchitelle
Managing
Director
Gallery Systems
261 W. 35th Street
New York, NY 10001-1902
Tel: 646 733 2239 x264
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It’s a
great idea David.
We have had the
same issue with artwork frames, and have recently decided to remove frames as
object components.
I would also be
keen to hear of any solutions people have in dealing with frames, such as David
as indicated.
Sarah
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Subject: Frames as separate
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A
week or so ago, there was a thread going for those of you who made individual
records for non-art components of a work of art (frame, crate, pedestal, mount,
etc.).
I
am leaning towards starting a global policy here whereby EVERY frame in our
museum would have a unique record in TMS, whether it lived on its work of art
or not. The frame would be linked to the object, and if a frame was used
over and over again, could be linked to multiple objects, creating a history of
use for the frame.
It
seems to me that if EVERY frame were not entered separately—even those frames
that are never removed from a painting—people who move the objects would
easily get confused as to knowing when to do a location change for a frame and
when not to. If the frames are linked to the object, an art handler who
moves a painting with a frame can easily toggle over to the record for the
frame and make that location change as well.
BUT
how do you handle moving entire groups of objects, like moving an entire
exhibition or object package worth of objects if whoever made the exhibition
record or object package didn’t add the frame records? Is there a
way of calling for all of the “related” objects for ALL of the
records in a group?
Am
I nuts for thinking this is a good idea?
Thanks
in advance for your wisdom and insight…
David
David
Aylsworth
Collections
Registar
Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston
tel:
713-639-7824
fax:
713-639-7780
Presenting North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection
on view June 7 – September 27,
2009