Brief Description field

The Brief Description (or Details) field records a general description of an Object, Exhibition, or Photo/Audio-Visual record.

Example

Cylindrical creamware Bristol Pottery mug with umber under-glaze transfer print and over-glaze enamel, commemorating the Treaty of Amiens signed between England, France, Spain and Holland, 1802.

Field details

Field type

Text field

Internal field name

BRIEF_DESC

Locations

  • Object > Identification window > Title, Artist, Date tab

  • Object > Library window > Publication tab

  • Object > Archive Series window > Identity, Content, Structure tab

  • Object > Accessory window > Description tab

  • Photo/Audio-Visual > Identification window > Identification tab

  • Exhibition > Exhibition Concept window > Title, Venue tab

Searching on this field

Select Brief Description (or All Text for Exhibition Concept records) in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

Select Brief Description (or Description for Exhibition Concept records) in Reporting.

You can't sort on this field.