Date Accessioned field

The Date Accessioned field records the date an object was assigned an accession number or legally acquired.

How this field works

If you have accession number formats that are sensitive to accession date, then when you enter a date in this field, the accession number will default to the correct format.

Field details

Field type

Date field

Field locations

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

• Object - Library window - Publication tab

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

• Object - Archive File/Item window - Identity, Content, Structure tab

Internal field name

ACCESSION_DATE

Searching on this field

Select Accession Date in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

Select Accession Date in Reporting.

You can sort on this field.