Classification

The Classification field records an object's grouping or class.

Field details

Private field
classification is the field ID
Pick List with 200 character limit
Detail tab in the object cataloguing page

Catalogue tips

This field records the classification hierarchy for an object, which helps people find similar objects in eHive. For example, a search for footwear would find ballet pumps and gumboots.

Choose a thesaurus to help keep your terms consistent.

Examples

  • awards, trophy

  • clothing, outerwear, jackets

  • photographs, photographic prints

Natural science records

This field is called Taxonomic classification on natural science records. Classify the specimen as precisely as you can. For an animal or plant specimen, identify the species level. For example:

  • Morepork: Ninox novaeseelandiae

  • Silver Fern: Cyathea dealbata

Search tips

You can search on this field with:

class

For example, enter class: footwear into the search field to find all footwear objects with that classification.