Add and update resource type templates
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For training resources |
Important: The Textbooks template has several options and rules that do not apply to other templates. Read more… 
In addition to giving you a way to organize your resources, the resource type templates let you determine what information you want to capture about each resource type.
Resource type templates can include information on the team responsible for repairing and maintaining that type of resource. You can create district-based and site-based servicing teams to fit your needs. See Servicing teams (Resource Manager).
Each template lets you define the depreciation information for a particular resource type, determine how the displayable name is created, and specify the fields to be used for both the resource descriptions and the items.
Additionally, if your district needs a way to track software licenses, you can specify templates that represent software.
You can also have Destiny® alert your resource custodians of maintenance needs.
To modify resource type templates
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If you are not on the Edit Resource Type Templates page, then follow the steps in the blue title bar.
- Select what you want to do. See Resource Type Templates
(Resource Manager).
Note: You need to specify for a template a Resource Type name. Note that within a subgroup, each template must have a unique name.
- Make applicable changes to the template.
Important: The Textbooks template has several options and rules that do not apply to other templates. Read more…
- To designate a template as software, select the Represents software that can be assigned to... checkbox.
- To schedule preventive maintenance, select the Schedule preventive maintenance checkbox.
- To let Destiny to automatically transfer any checked-out items of this resource when you transfer the patron who checked them out, select the Checked out items... checkbox.
- To edit the depreciation information, in the Depreciation Information section, click
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- To edit the displayable name, in Displayable Name section, click .
- To add a field to the resource description using this template, in the General Resource Description Field section, click Add Field .
- To add field to the items using this template, in the Item-Specific Fields section, click Add Field.
- If you are modifying a software template, in the License/Media Fields section, click Add Field.
- To edit an existing field, find the field to edit and click .
- To delete an existing field, find the field to delete and click
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You can only edit and delete fields that were added in the current template. Additionally, before you can edit or delete general description fields that are being used to build the displayable name, you must remove them from the Displayable Name definition.
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When you finished modifying the template, you must click Save to save your changes.
Additional information
Specifying depreciation information
If you want to monitor changes in your collection value, Destiny Resource Manager can calculate resource depreciation for you. To do this, you need to configure Depreciation Information for each resource type template. This includes entering the Depreciable Life and Depreciation Convention you want to use to depreciate the resources associated with each resource type template.
General Resource Description Fields
Information about your resources is divided into two parts: the first is the General Resource Description Fields. Much like a title record for a book captures the general information about a book (title, author, publisher, number of pages, etc.), the resource description captures the information that is common for all instances of a particular resource: what it is called (the displayable name), who manufactured it, how much it would normally cost to replace, and so forth.
The General Resource Description Fields that you define determine which fields are available when adding or editing resource descriptions for this type of resource.
Item-Specific Fields
Information about your resources is divided into two parts: the second is the Item-Specific Fields. Much like a copy record for a book captures the information about a specific copy of a book (barcode, purchase price, and so forth), the item-specific fields capture the information that is particular to one instance of a resource: its barcode, the date it was acquired, how much it actually cost, and so forth.
The Item-Specific Fields that you define determine which fields are available when adding or editing items for this type of resource.