This is the page for the thing you will do most: putting entries into your catalogue. It walks through the item form field by field, explains which parts are optional (almost all of them), and covers editing and deleting.
If the difference between an item and a copy is still fuzzy, read Items versus copies first. In short: the item describes the kind of thing, the copies record what you physically own.
Who can do this
Adding and editing items requires the editor or ownerrole.
Add an item
1
Open the collection
Open the collection the item belongs to and choose New item.
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2
Name it
Enter the name. This is the only required field. Emma types "Amazing Spider-Man #300". Everything else can be added now or later.
3
Classify it
Optionally pick a type, a category, a set, and a series, and add tags. The type is the important one: choosing it makes that type's custom fields appear on the form.
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4
Fill in the details
Fill the custom fields the type provides, upload photos, and record the copies you own, all on the same form.
5
Save
Save the item. It appears in the collection immediately.
The form, field by field
Name. Required, and the only thing that is.
Description. Free text for anything that does not fit elsewhere.
Type. Which collection type this item is. Only types enabled on the collection are offered. The type decides which custom fields appear below.
Tags. Pick existing tags or type a new one and it is created on the spot.
Custom fields. Whatever the chosen type defines: text, numbers, dates, yes or no switches, select lists, and ratings up to five stars. Fields appear grouped the way the type organizes them.