Edit an existing accession record
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Edit accession
Navigate to the accession record you want to edit. You can locate all accessions in ICA-AtoM by hovering over "Manage" in the main menu and select Accessions from the drop-down menu. For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see access content.
Archival descriptions that are created from an accession record will have a hyperlink to the related accession record. The hyperlink is located in the "Accession area" at the bottom of the archival description, available in the View archival description screen. Users without permissions can see the hyperlink but cannot access the accession record.
Switch from View accession record to Edit accession record, you can do this by clicking on the "Edit" button in the button bar at the bottom of the screen or by clicking on any of the area headings in the accession record. On loading, the edit page displays the record with all information areas closed; click on an information area to access the fields grouped under it.