Our databases in Handy Library Manager use data field names that support entries for the following items: books, magazines, dvds, video tapes, cds, serials, documents, ...
If you would like to organize specialized library with one type of items, we suggest to optimize the field names of the main inventory table. For example if you manage video tape archive library you would rather use the following data field names: DIRECTOR, RUNTIME, CAST, STUDIO, GENRE, MUSICBY, ...
Below we include explanations how you could quickly use our predefined field names file that will allow you to convert our Handy Library Manager (general library solution) to a specialized library (movie library solution).
LIBRARY:
Handy Library Manager: |
field position |
name change is allowed |
Video Tape, DVD Library: |
IDNO | 1 | - | - |
TITLE | 2 | YES | - |
AUTHOR | 3 | YES | DIRECTOR |
TYPE | 4 | - | - |
COAUTHORS | 5 | YES | CREATORS |
PUBLISHER | 6 | YES | STUDIO |
PUBLISHED | 7 | YES | RELEASED |
PLACE | 8 | YES | STAR |
SERIES | 9 | YES | - |
EDITION | 10 | YES | SEASON |
CATEGORY | 11 | YES | GENRE |
LEVEL | 12 | YES | RATING |
FORMAT | 13 | YES | MEDIATYPE |
EDITOR | 14 | YES | MUSICBY |
ILLUSTRATOR | 15 | YES | COUNTRY |
PAGES | 16 | YES | RUNNINGTIME |
PHYSICAL | 17 | YES | DETAILS |
DEWEY | 18 | YES | CATALOGNR |
LCCN | 19 | YES | USER_1 |
ISBN | 20 | YES | USER_2 |
ISSN | 21 | YES | USER_3 |
UPC_EAN | 22 | YES | - |
SUBJECT1 | 23 | YES | - |
SUBJECT2 | 24 | YES | - |
SUBJECT3 | 25 | YES | - |
SUBJECTS | 26 | YES | - |
NOTES | 27 | YES | - |
SUMMARY | 28 | YES | - |
IMAGE | 29 | YES | - |
CUSTOM1 | 30 | YES | - |
CUSTOM2 | 31 | YES | - |
CUSTOM3 | 32 | YES | - |
CUSTOM4 | 33 | YES | - |
CUSTOM5 | 34 | YES | - |
CUSTOM6 | 35 | YES | - |
CUSTOM7 | 36 | YES | - |
CUSTOM8 | 37 | YES | - |
CUSTOM9 | 38 | YES | - |
39 | - | - |
The above new field names are stored in the library-video-library-data-fields.fld file.
Click here to download: library-video-library-data-fields.zip. Save the file on your computer in any temporary folder. Open Windows File Explorer, navigate to the zipped file, and unzip the file.
Start Handy Library Manager.
Open the Options window. Click the Maintenance tab.
Click Change Field Names.
Select Library database.
Click Load From File.
Select library-video-library-data-fields.fld file.
Click Open.
New field names are displayed in the Current Field Names box.
Click Next.
Click Apply Changes.
Handy Movie Library, the main inventory table with sample movie entries and new field names.
Handy Movie Library, the check in/out window with sample check out transaction.
Handy Movie Library, inventory detailed sample report.
This is the list of additional data field names that you can consider when optimizing our Handy Library Manager for management of the Video Tape, DVD, and Blue-ray film library:
BUDGET
CAST, STARRING, SUPPORTING_ACTORS
AWARDS
RUNTIME
DISC_NUMBER
COUNTRY
PRODUCER
SCREENPLAY
BASEDON
CINEMATOGRAPHY
EDITED
DISTRIBUTED
BOXOFFICE, GROSS
PLOT
KEYWORDS
RATING, LEVEL
MEDIATYPE, FORMAT
SUBTITLES
Genre List:
Drama
Thriller
Crime
Musical
Comedy
Changing field names, rules:
We created movie library template. Instead of renaming data fields in the main library database you can install the movie library template with data field names already predefined. You can use this template for evaluation. Library template file will install as a new library.
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