I use Select Random Entry because, as a system administrator, it exposes me to many different kinds of records in the system and I check them for errors, misspellings, and inconsistencies in field usage, and so on. Often, one record can be the “tip of the iceberg” and lead to many other similar errors.
Linda Pulliam, Head of Collections Management, MFA Boston
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Hi Diane, thank you! Yes, I’ve checked and this is possible in 2010 also, so I will ask around here at the museum and see what people prefer in this field.
Still I think it would be nice to be able to add more fields, and customise those to one’s institution’s needs, or customise several of the existing fields. E.g. we don’t have much use for the choice “Select Random Entry” J Do any of you use it?
What I really would like to be able to do, is to have a type of udf for the initial module query pages, and thus be able to customise this page for each of the departments using TMS or even for specific users. Have this been discussed before on this list? Which also leads me to another question: Is there an online archive for this listserv where one could search?
Thanks again, and best, Hilde
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Fra: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] På vegne av Diane Lee
Sendt: 18. november 2011 17:55
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Emne: Re: Is the Object Query Screen modifiable?
Hi Hilde –
In 9.35 you can change the last field at the bottom left of the Query screen where there is a free text entry box. (We use Object Number in ours.) But it would have to be a field that you could free text search – it won’t handle a drill down type of search like you might want to do for location – there is no “…” box. I just tried it in ours, and I got results when searching for one particular room, but entering exact locations did not work well.
If you want to try any of it, it is configurable in dbconfig under Manage > Modules, and you will see the pull down where you can change under Quick Find Column.
Again, this is 9.35, and it is probably different on 2010, but that might give you a hint anyway.
Diane.
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Diane Lee, Collections Manager 860-236-5621 x242
Connecticut Historical Society
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 7:33 AM
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Subject: SV: Is the Object Query Screen modifiable?
Thank you, David, I suspected as much. I will contact Gallery Systems. Thanks again!
Kind regards, Hilde
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Sendt: 18. november 2011 13:09
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Emne: Re: Is the Object Query Screen modifiable?
Hello Hilde,
I don’t believe you can change the Object module query screen, but I suggest contacting Gallery Systems to discuss your needs.
Possibly TMS 2010 allows these changes and I’m just not aware of them.
Best regards, David
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 2:37 AM
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Thank you, David. I think I might’ve put this a little wrong. I’ve already added fields to the Query Assistant so i know that that is possible, and it’s good that one can tailor the assistant to suit ones needs. But now my users would like to know whether we can modify the left part of the Object Query Screen itself by adding, removing or substituting fields there. Say e.g. leaving out the random post choice and adding Current Location instead. Is that possible, or are the searching fields in the Object Query Screen itself hard coded?
Thanks again!
Best, Hilde
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Sendt: 17. november 2011 13:10
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Emne: Re: Is the Object Query Screen modifiable?
Yes, you can add fields to the Query Assistant or the advanced query groups.
You do that in the TMS dbconfig and you need to be the TMS sys.admin.
You just drag and drop the appropriate fields from the DB structure to the Query Assistant or the advance query folders in any module.
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Good luck with your new TMS installation.
David Parsell
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Yale Center for British Art
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Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:50 AM
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Subject: Is the Object Query Screen modifiable?
Hi everyone, I’m new to this list and fairly new to TMS as well. I work as database administrator at the Munch Museum in Oslo, and we have launched our live TMS this summer after a long and quite painful conversion into TMS from our many FileMaker files. Hopefully I can get answers to my questions from some of you J
My first question is, is the Object Query Screen modifiable? My users would’ve liked to have the fields they search often, e.g. Current Location, placed directly in the Object Query Screen. Is it possible to modify the screen?
Thanks in advance, and kind regards from Hilde Bøe
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