Acquisition Source field

The Acquisition Source field records the name of the person or company you acquired an object from.

How this field works

The Acquisition Source field connects to the Person file.

Field details

Field type

Authority field

Internal field name

ACQ_SOURCE

Location

Object > Acquisition, Provenance & Rights window > Acquisition tab

Searching on this field

Select Acquisition Source in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

Select Acquisition Source in Reporting.

You can sort on this field.

Note: When you enter a person or company into this field, the information is added to their Person record.