UW CORAL Web Front End - Definitions

Inv Area

The Inv Area record specifies, very simply, the name of a branch in the inventory (supply) tree, and its relative precedence over its sibling branches. If Parent ID is blank, it will appear at the top level; the convention is to have one top-level branch for every lab. If Parent ID refers to an area that does not exist, it will not appear at all. Rank specifies its rank: lower values appear sooner (more towards the top) in the equipment tree. Two entries with the same rank are sorted alphabetically.