Using the Media Field on Animal Details

This field can be useful for tracking animals that have been part of a promotion, or many promotions. 

The Media Animal features record history, can be edited, and allow for notes to be added simultaneously. It is also reportable. 

To Apply the Media Animal field:

1. From the Animal Details page, scroll down to the bottom of the Animal Details section, just above the Status Details section.
2. Locate the field Media Animals
3. Click on the arrows at the end of the Select Options bar to expand the field
4. Click to check any options that apply, or use the Check All Options to tick all boxes.
5. Enter any notes relating to the media in the Media Animal Notes field. This links with the Media History. 
6. Click Update Details to save your changes. 

To Edit Existing Media:

1. Click the (H) history field next to the Media Animal OR Media Animal Notes (both do the same thing)
2. A pop up will deploy displaying a summary of the Media Animal History.
3. Click the Edit link next to the entry you wish to change
4. Click the arrows at the end of the Media Animal drop down (will indicate the number of media options selected, e.g. 1 selected) to change or add Media options.
5. Click to place your cursor in the Notes free text field to edit
6. Click Submit so save your changes OR
7. Click Delete to remove the entry entirely.

Reporting for Media Animals

The Media Animals field is available to the following reports:

• Media Animal Stories (664)
• In Care Inventory (226)
• Adopted List Report (196)
• Outgoing Detail List (198)
• Current Media = media currently active on the Animal Details page
• Media = media that was active before the Outgoing Status called upon for this report was applied.
• Incoming Detail List (197)
• Offers the same two media options as above

To Add New Media Options:

User will require access to the Administration menu to perform this task.

1. From the Welcome / Search page, navigate to the orange left hand menu then find and click on Administration
2. find and click on the option Edit Drop Down Lists
3. find the option Media Animal and click on the option to Add for a new option, or Edit to alter an existing option
1. If Editing, locate the option you wish to change from the drop down in the resulting pop up and select it to populate the text box
4. Place your cursor in the text box and type in the new name for the Media Animal entry
5. Click Add Media Animal Entry or Edit Media Animal Entry to save your changes.