

While holding left click, drag mouse left or right over columns to hideġ, 2, 3 (depends relationships of ingested objects) Left click to highlight (column should be blue) Use mouse to move arrow over alphabetic column indicator Hiding columns in Excel aids with data entry and limits tabbing and using the mouse. There are a few columns that require certain values to be entered in order to ingest properly.ĭescription level (column H) please use the drop down to select File.Īt Houghton, you should most likely be using File, unless you are entering a Series or Sub-series or an actual item, use File.Ĭontainer instance type (column Y) please use Mixed Materials.Īt Houghton, you should ALWAYS use Mixed Materials (capitalization required). Always leave blank.Įxtent portion (column S) defaults to “Whole” when left blank. Always leave blank.ĭate type (column P) defaults to “Inclusive” when left blank. Most of the time, the default is what we want and therefore don’t need to enter anything into these columns.ĭates label (column M) defaults to “Creation” when left blank.

However a number of them will default to a value if left empty. There are several required columns in the spreadsheet template. LTS maintains general documentation here: Required columns Click “Select File” and choose your spreadsheet from the saved location.Highlight the context in which you want to import the spreadsheet into.Check to make sure there are no empty cells in required fields or extra data in fields that you aren’t using.Fill in your spreadsheet with your description.Do not upload to Google drive/use as a Google sheet. Save spreadsheet to a place convenient for you (Desktop, INBOX, etc).Hide columns on spreadsheet and/or generally set up the template so that it’s easy to use for your particular needs (see below for tips).Download spreadsheet template from Github.

