Add a new accession record

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Add a new accession record

1. In the main menu, hover your cursor over the "Add" menu.
   

   Go to Add > Accession records
2. Select "Accession records" from the drop-down menu.
3. ICA-AtoM takes you to an Edit accession record screen for data entry. The Accession number field is automatically assigned a Unique ID, this number cannot be altered. The accession record edit template provides a variety of field types for data entry (e.g., calendar, free-text, pop-up dialogs and drop-downs). Remember to click on each information area to access the data entry fields grouped under it. Enter data as required.
   

   Blank Edit accession record data-entry template
4. Click the "Create" button in the button block to create and save the new accession record. If you do not want to keep the record you can click the "Cancel" button and remove the record.

In the Accession record, the data entry field titled "Source of acquisition" is the same as "Immediate source of acquisition" (this label will be changed in the next ICA-AtoM release, see Issue 2271). If the resources were acquired by the archival repository directly from the creator, use this field. If the resources were acquired by the archival repository from someone other than the creator, go further down in the accessions template and open the Admin area, select the field titled "Archival history" and enter the related acquisition information. The Archival history is the ISAD(G) term, it maps to Custodial history in RAD (this label will be changed in the next ICA-AtoM release to Archival/custodial history, see Issue 2272).

Add a donor

Donor dialog

In the Edit accession record screen, under the Donor/Transferring body area you can enter the names and contact information for related donors using the donor dialog. For a full explanation of donors, go to the add/edit donors page

Add rights

Rights dialog

In the Edit accession record screen, under the Rights area you can enter one or more rights restrictions related to the accession using the rights record. For a full explanation of rights, go to the add/edit rights page

View accession record

Completed accession record

After creating an accession record you can review the data in the View accession record screen. In the button block and the bottom of the screen you have the option(s) to create an archival description and/or deaccession record. For a full explanation of deaccessioning go to the add/edit deaccession records page.