Deaccession an object record

You can deaccession an object record in eHive by updating its legal status, deaccession information, and location, then saving it as a private record.

1. Log in to My eHive.

2. Go to the record.

3. Under Tools, select Edit record.

4. On the Administration tab, under Status, in the Legal or ownership status field, select Deaccessioned from the pick list.

   • If this term doesn’t exist, select Term Pick List, then New Term to create it. See Pick lists for more information.

5. Under Deaccessioning, enter data into any of the relevant following fields:

   • Deaccession status

   • Deaccession reason

   • Deaccession method

   • Deaccession date

   • Deaccession authoriser

   • Deaccession authoriser position

   • Transferred to

   • Deaccession proceeds

6. On the Details tab, in the Current Location field, select Deaccessioned from the pick list.

   • If this term doesn’t exist, select Term Pick List, then New Term to create it. See Pick lists for more information.

7. Select Save. Under Publish Options, untick all publish options and select OK.