Application Guide

Editing Collection Information

TrackMyTrains.com makes it very easy to change or delete information in your database. Item and Inventory records are edited separately. Record deletions are also done through these edit pages. The two choices available are:

  • Item   (Edit the currently selected item record)
  • Inventory   (Edit the currently selected inventory record)

Changing or Deleting an Item Record

To edit an item, first select the item you want to change as the currently selected item record by highlighting the row in the display table corresponding to the item. If you want to make sure you have the right item, clicking a second time on the selected row will display the detailed information about the item.

Next, click on the Item button under Edit in the left menu bar. This will bring you to the Edit - Item screen.

Change or enter new information by typing it or selecting the appropriate value from the edit tables. When you are done, go to the bottom of the page, where you have three options:

Clicking here will save the changes you just made and bring you back to the View - Details screen.

Click here if you want to permanently delete the record and all inventory records associated with it. As a safety feature, a window will pop-up and ask you to confirm your intention to delete the item. You must confirm the delete by clicking on "Yes - Delete the Item" before your record will be removed. Clicking on "No - Do Not Delete This Item" will cancel your delete and the item record will remain in your database.

Click here if you no longer want to make any changes or delete the record. Your changes will not be saved and you will be brought back to the View - Details page.

 

Changing or Deleting an Inventory Record

Editing an inventory record is similar to editing an item record. You must first select the item and then the inventory record that you wish to change as the currently selected records. The item is selected from the display table found on either "View - Find/List" page or "View - Details". If there is only one inventory record associated with the item, by default it will be the currently selected inventory record. Otherwise select it by clicking on the desired record in the display table of inventory records at the bottom of the item detail record. Note that if you are working with an item and inventory records you just added, these are already the currently selected records.

Once you have selected the inventory record you want to change or delete, click on Inventory under the heading Edit on the left menu bar. This will bring you to the Edit - Inventory page with the chosen inventory record displayed for editing. Make any changes you want to the record and then go to the bottom of the page, where you will have three choices:

Click on this button to save your changes.

Click here if you want to permanently delete the inventory record. As a safety feature, a window will pop-up and ask you to confirm your intention to delete the item. You must confirm the delete by clicking on "Yes - Delete the Item" before your record will be removed. Clicking on "No - Do Not Delete This Item" will cancel your delete and the item record will remain in your database.

Click on this button if you do not want to save your changes or delete the record.
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