User Manual - NM Collector Software
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1. 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Clip Latch 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet ollower Assembly 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayd iren 3 33 Singer 4 Mk 1 bayonet Operating Rod Catch gt E Geological E IGAS SYSTEM li Home Inventory Cylinder o Knives Gas Cylinder Lock Gas Cylinder Lock Screw gt Licenses gt E Nihonto SIGHTS m Front Sight Paper items Rear Sight Pinion e im Passwords Elevation Cap Knob o pH IWindage Knob a Recipes Rear Sight Nut Stamps ISTOCK 8 HARDWARE Subscriptions Stock o p Whistles Stock Ferrule Lower Band don Hand Guard ear Hand Guard Clip Hand Guard More Tab Capture even more descriptive information here Many more fields are provided for your customization AIRE eop dpe ENA Lt i A File Options Manage Format Reports Help 9 CI Collector gt Ammo gt 2 Coins 9 ry Firearms 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet i 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 2 Date Fields mm dd yyyy 3 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk1bayd 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet amp 2 Geological e im Home Inventory e im Knives ea Licenses E Nihonto T e Paper Items e e Passwords e m Stamps gt Subscriptions gt Pj Whistles2. x o Recipes 50 00 o Stamps e Subscriptions Condition Comments B ee Whistles i Refinished to like new condition Notes Lend Lease markings As with the identification tab captions can be changed and all fields are editable Pictures Tab This tab is used to capture detailed pictures of the selected item File Options Manage Format Reports Help Insert Copy Delete gt em Eas Apply L 4 9 NM Collector NM x lt Ej Coins NM Ej Firearms 290 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bay 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet Ea Geological fa Home Inventory NM Ej Knives NM Ej Licenses ia Nihonto Paper Items NM Ej Passwords NM E Recipes Picture Path E3 Stamps F aaWorkspaces 7 5 0 O jpg fa Subscriptions Picture Notes Whistles Include In Reports o o o o o o o o o Date Picture Taken Aug 15 2010 This tab should be self explanatory Depending on the picture option selected Options gt Pictures the picture is either saved in the database Save in Database or in the file system Save in File System If the pictures are too large they can a
3. 0s Bar Code Unique ID The function of the buttons is as follows Clear clears the contents so you can start from scratch Revert if changes have been made on the current page this button is enabled It allows you to revert your data to the last saved values Apply if changes have been made on the current page this button is enabled It saves the cur rent values in memory Note the changes are not stored to disk until you properly close the pro gram You may save date to disk at any time by clicking the Save button Save this writes your current data which is loaded in memory to disk including all of your chang es since the last write to disk Statistics this takes you to the Statistics page Close closes NM Collector Software JE and save your data to disk Identification Tab This tab is used to capture identification information n v baoa NM Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPT ED le a o File Options Manage Format Reports Help Identification Description Pictures Receipt Disposition Maintenance Events Data Sheet More Links Delete gt Clear Revert Apply Save Statistics Close Collector 4 Ba
4. Please note the pre defined field types including Text with drop downs Currency Date and Notes These field types come with certain pre defined expectations for that field type so please use the appropriate field type for your data Links Tab Capture just about any document web site or folder of information associated with this item Drag and drop documents images or files and they will be automatically added to the table You can also click the Add Link button to manually add a link The table starts out with a placeholder in order to enable drag and drop Use the Delete button to delete the Placeholder or any other row n E NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database 15 NOT ENCRYPTED EI M X n ______ File Options Manage Format Reports Help Identification Description Pictures Receipt Disposition Maintenance Events Data Sheet More Links dete gt am Drag and Drop to add links or click Add Link button to manually add links 9 7 NM Collector Select row and then click Open Link button to view link If nothing happens please check the link e Ammo o ia Coins Description Link 9 Firearms Placeholder ere must be atleast one row in the table for drag and drop to work 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 1
5. l uie EE se 9 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 bed di tus Rican out clan 3 11 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 ba 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet gt Geological o Home Inventory Completed Performed If gt 2 Knives Date jan1 1998 Cost 50 00 s e m Licenses Increment 50 Units rounds NM Ni Notes monte Left some solvent soaking in the bore gt i Paper items e m Passwords gt E Recipes e 23 Stamps Subscriptions o Whistles Next Due m Increment 250 Units rounds The intent of the Increment and Units field is to identify the interval other than date at which the opera tion was performed and is to be performed next For example if you were to change the oil in your car every 3 months or three thousand miles your Completed Increment would be the actual miles at which the oil change was performed and the Units would be miles The Next due date would be three months later and the Next Due increment would be the current increment plus 3000 miles Events Tab This tab is used to capture events such as shows and outings with the item NN Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED 2 es 9 7 NM Collector JE gt Ammo Colas New Mexico State Fair Helpers ui Firearms Albuquerque
6. 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayc Re Index Database This should be run occasionally to clean up the database and make it run more efficiently Backup Database This option opens a window that tells you how to backup your database Recover Database This option opens a window that tells you how to recover your database Export to JE CSV Use this to export most of the data into an Excel compliant CSV formatted file You select the directory to export to and the software names the csv file in accordance with the collection type you have selected It also creates sub folders to hold the pictures for each item All data is exported except Maintenance and Events Only the latest Receipt and Disposition records are exported The following table lists examples of the names of the exported csv file for each collection type JE Collection Type Exported CSV File Name Firearms JEFirearms csv Knives JEKnives csv Home Inventory JEHome Inventory csv Nihonto JENihonto csv Stamps JEStamps csv Coins JECoins csv OtherCollectionName JEOtherCollectionName csv Export gt to Android CSV Export your data for later import into the appropriate Android NM Collector application You select the directory to export to and the software names the csv file in accordance with the collection type you have selected It also creates sub folders to hold the pictures for each item Be sure to copy the pictures directory as well
7. Maintenan c X A REED 17 Events er 18 Data Sheets D X X 19 More Tab CT CCP 20 T 22 Up eT CH M 23 Re Index Database is acus iere nee d ele de eei eode dee pee dox decors ines 23 Backup DalaDa58 euius vi es dee Ad o E RERUM EE DE 23 Recover Database eo ded eu au osea eoa euo alude tuor dde dealt 23 Export S100 CSV s ean 23 Exports CSM ai etna ts cent tart 24 Import gt from NM Gun Collector nth nnne 24 Import gt from Android CSV eene entree ERR rn Rar Rire 24 POMS from er SV MN EET 24 Write TO DISK sive ERST E 24 eile qi P RE 25 PIGUIEO P 25 Mg Mm EE 25 Subscription gt AClIVallOn coin rn arr hen eH RE E EE R ER ERE ER ENEA AERE E VIR REVELA 25 Manage Menu EET 26 Collection 26 Edit Drop Down dp 27 Format Men eR 28 Reports m 29 Help Men M O uu M T 29 EX MpleS aces 30 Migrate beat tadde aA EA a A E a aa AAA Aa
8. 1 Singer 4 Mk 2 bayonet sample pdf file C Data aaWorkspaces 13 documentation NMCollectorJEManual pdf D 22 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet sample word file CADatalaaWorkspaces 13 documentation NMCollectorJEManual docx 3 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 ba Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet sample html file C Data aaWorkspaces 13 documentation NMCollectorJEManual htm gt Geological sample web page http iwww nmcollector net o Home Inventory e Knives io mn Licenses o 2 Ninonto e m Paper Items e Passwords e fa Recipes gt Stamps e e Subscriptions Eg whistles sample folder CADatalaaWorkspaces 13 documentation AddLink Delete Open Link Select a row and click the Open Link button to open the item with the appropriate application on your system PDF files are opened with Adobe Word files are opened with Word html files and urls are opened with a web browser ect If you chose to open a urls in your Links table this is one of the only times the software will connect to the internet The other is if you choose an item from the help menu If you resize the window the Description column will adjust to fit the text in it Statistics This feature can be your best friend if you have a large collection It is also extremely useful if you track purchase sale and appraised values as it will summarize total cost and v
9. 30 e BomedlnvenloDy d sses ongin eap a a ela and E 30 e Group Items in a Collection Using 30 Create a Wish List 30 Duplicate a Collection 30 MR t 31 Nita SUGGESTIONS usc 31 Frequently Asked Questions FAG us rdi aues Lx ko Y Xa de iaa ex E CE TRAN MESE EAR EUN TIN Ga 2 kn 31 Introduction About nmCollector Net LLC nmCollector Net LLC is New Mexico based company that was officially licensed in April of 2001 de velop and sell collecting software over the internet Our current efforts are focused around a general product applicable to any collection which can be run on any computer operating system This product is called NM Collector Software JE Java Edition Contacting Us email cjpryor nmcollector net web contact form http Awww nmcollector net nmguncollector contactForm feedback php physical address Clayton J Pryor C O R B White P C 9007 Washington NE Suite A Albuquerque New Mexico 87113 NM Collector Software JE About NM Collector Software JE Java Edition is a truly portable software designed to be run on any computer with any operating system from a USB Flash drive Although it can be installed on the computer hard drive it is also designed to run entirely off of a
10. Gun safe To bring data in from other applications 1 export NM Collector Software data to see what fields are available 2 use MS Excel or other compatible spreadsheet application such as Open Office to ar range the data from your other application to match the data format exported from NM Collector Software and 3 import the data Save To Disk This writes your current data which is loaded in memory to disk including all of your changes since the last save to disk NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is a Automatically Apply Changes Pictures Manage Format Reports Help mi Ammo m Coins fim Firearms 100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Automatically Apply Changes Covered earlier in this document Select to automatically apply changes Deselect to manually apply changes Pictures Chose Save in Database to save pictures in the database the actual pictures themselves are stored in the database Chose Save in File System to store pictures in the file system only a path to the picture is stored in the database Saving pictures in the database makes it easier to backup and restore your data but can significantly slow down NM Collector Software Storing pictures in the file system makes NM Collector Software run much faster but makes it more difficult to b
11. Mk I 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet File Options Ident Si Collection Types Use this functionality to change add delete import export print and change Collection Types Hint to create a new collection type based on an existing collection type export the existing collection type and re import it as the new collection type then make your changes to the new collection type n Collector JE This copy licensed to evaluation Ir S Collection Types Please limit Name field to 16 characters Resynch Export Import Insert Delete Print Close ID Name Description Show In Tree 13 Ammo Track Your Ammo v 12 Coins Track Your Numismatics 1 Firearms Track Your Firearms 10 Geological Track Your Fossils Rocks Minerals Ge v 115 Home Inventory Track items in your home v 4 Knives Track Your Knives v 22 Licenses Track Your Licenses v 23 Nihonto Track Your Japanese Swords v 16 Paper Items Paper and items made of paper v You can edit values other than the ID which is set for you and maintained by the system by clicking a value within the table and typing within that cell The Show in Tree checkbox determines whether or not the Collection Type will be displayed in the tree The following is a description for each button Res
12. New Mexico Fine Arts Building i Date aug 23 1998 Ez Cost 50 00 Daa Aa i Description annual State Fair 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayc 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet gt fi a Geological a Home Inventory ia Knives Licenses a Nihonto Paper Items t a Passwords a Recipes gt 28 Stamps e Subscriptions gt Whistles Blue Ribbon as part of a three gun display This should be self explanatory Data Sheets Tab Some advanced collectors particularly with regard to many U S military firearms require extensive de tailed documentation of the components found within an item There is no way to capture these details other than through the use of a Data Sheet designed specifically for that item Images of data sheets can be captured in the pictures section However this tab allows a person to enter textual data sheets that can be reviewed and updated as appropriate Here is an example of a blank M1 Garand Data sheet So oan TOO a a a lt File Options Manage Format Reports Help Find Insert 4 Copy Delete gt 9 7 Collector m Hammer Spring Guide p Safety gt Coins Trigger NM hears OPERATING PARTS 100 Savage CALL St Alb VT No 4 9 Bullet Guide
13. want to edit from the other drop down list These lists are automatically populated as you add new values to the drop downs on each tab Sometimes you will unintentionally add an item that does not belong or need to correct the spelling Use this tool to make those corrections c NM NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation D File Options Manage Collector JE Change All Fonts gt Ammo Change Backgrounds Coins Reset to Defaults Firearms 7100 Savage CALL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Use the Format menu to change the default formats for buttons captions and fields Here is an example for fields ly Size 12 V Bold Preview n mn Sample Text Sample Text HH Sample Text Sample Text re s a sample of this font Ok Cancel You can change the font type font color and background color You can also change individual items by double right clicking the item and selecting the appropriate val ues to change form the pop up menu Here is an example of a special format applied to a key identifica tion field Collec This copy licensed to Te File Security Manage Format Utilities Reports Subscription Help rea ow ws oe Pre Description Pictures Rec
14. M Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is File Options Manage Format Reports Help Find Copy Delete nal NM Collector JE m Ammo m Coins mi Firearms nul 0 0 Savage C A L St Alb VT No 4 Mk 19C6749 D 11 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet D 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayonet 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet Geological NM Home Inventory 4 Licenses Nihonto m Paper Items Passwords m Recipes m Stamps ES Subscriptions Ej Whistles 7 1 O oF As you can see from this excerpt we can view all or parts of our collections in this tree view Collection types are shown as a special NM folder while items in the collection type are listed under the collection type Some items themselves look like folders while others look like a simple sheet of paper More on this later under Sub Folders below The buttons at the top are enabled and disabled as appropriate for where we are in the tree In this case we have a collection type Firearms selected so only buttons that apply to an entire collection type are enabled At this point it makes sense to Find an item in the collection or to Insert a new item in the collec tion More on the buttons later Select an Item NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRY
15. NM Collector Software JE Java Edition Printable Help Saturday January 04 2014 Contents I POGUCHON ERA RR RT AER 3 About nmColect r aqoa 3 fucum 3 NM GollBctor Sotware JE sesvinuxsezsasaxUsv ER rS TE ERR EN EDEEE NC RR 4 MEME 4 CVI ECCO TEM MEME 4 Bcc P 6 OVGIVIEW maternal AENA 6 Select 7 Dragan E 7 SUD Folder RR 7 DUONG teiccaanitessaatineciqcvantesusiimiccecwaaluncesiasctaumait eres tisacumaitessadutianeaaleauatnnees 8 ADS 9 MOM MOV REA TA 9 Tc 9 zu P 10 l umiriejMiopecc c 12 Des iiptiom TAD mm 13 Pictures 14 KENGER ENNE 15 DIGBOSINOM TaD VAn 16
16. PTED M J Se te E File Options Manage Format Reports Help Identification Description Pictures Receipt Disposition Maintenance Events Data Sheet More Links Find Insert 1 Save Statistics 9 Collector JE 2 Bar Code requires installation of free barcode font from idautomation com See www idautomation com fonts free wt o 27 anne ia Coins Firearms Bar Code Unique ID 0 v 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 9C 3 1 1 Singer 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 2 2 Stevens 4 Mk 2 bayonet Manufacturer Savage v 3 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayq Importer St Alb VT 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet Model gt ET Geological No 4 Mk e Home Inventory SerialNumber 9 6749 e Knives Type Bolt Action Rifle A pm Licenses Caliber Or Gauge 303 British mA e eH Nihonto gt Paperit 4 Paper Items e d Passwords IM v Recipes e Stamps 4 4 Subscriptions gt ET Whistles L Include in A amp D Report 4 Include in Reports Yes X In the picture above we have selected an item to edit The values for the selected it
17. Report From File Inventory With Pictures idautomation cot o d Ammo Maintenance Inventory With Pictures in File System s fa Coins Events Inventory With Pictures And Notes e Finan Data Sheets gt Inventory With Pictures in File System And Notes a00 CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I1 9 Insurance Inventory m Insurance Inventory With Pictures And Notes 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet D 22 Stevens 4 Mk 2 bayonet Insurance Inventory With Pictures in File System And Notes 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 ba c Acquisition And Disposition Not BATFE Compliant Am VT 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet L ih Model 4 SerialNumber 9C6749 If you need a report that you cannot find please let us know what that report is so we can develop it for you and others Home Inventory Help Menu Various links to help are provided in this menu item These links will open a browser and connect to an external site to retrieve the requested information This is one of the only times the software will connect to the internet The other is if you have urls in your Links table Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is File Options Manage Format Reports About NM Collector JE Support Usage Notes CA NM Collector Check For Latest Version Pee T o Search The Internet o fim Coins When Won t Load BE F
18. USB flash drive that can be plugged into any computer making it a truly portable application Java 6 run time engine required comes with Windows Mac OS and Linux It comes with templates for coin collections knife collections Japanese sword collections stamp collec tions gem collections and others built in You can even define your own collection types from scratch if you wish With NM Collector Software JE you can customize the following to your preferences e Look and Feel pick and choose your own fonts including style and size as well as foreground and background colors e Field Headings standard headings available which you can modify and or make your own e Drop Down Values many provided for each type of collection but you can add and modify your own e Collection Type Templates many are provided and you can create your own If you do not like the fields provided you can redefine them to your own You get over 32 fields that you can define General Notes e Dates can be cleared by selecting none in the bottom right corner of the Date Pop up window e Data can be sorted in any order in the Statistics Window You can then go directly to any item by double clicking on it in the Statistics Window e When exporting data remember that you are selecting the directory to export to Do not try to specify a file name The program names the export file in accordance with the collection type that you are exporting e
19. When importing data from another system export the data from NM Collector Software and then rearrange the data you want to import so that it matches the fields in the exported file This will help insure a successful import e Backup Backup Backup Always back up your data before any major operation such as an im port so you can easily recover your data as it was in case something goes wrong The way to backup is to copy your entire installation directory generally the contents of the USB flash drive or wherever you chose to place the application on your desktop generally Collec tor Software JE for windows Overview The NM Collector Software JE user interface is broken down into two major components a tree view and tabs The tree view provides your main interface to the entire contents of your collection Using the tree view you can add delete and select items to view and update You can also modify their location relative to other items in the tree view The tabs provide a means for organizing viewing and updating data specific to the individual item lected in the tree view There is room for a lot of data so the tabs provide a logical and intuitive organiza tion for that data Tree View Overview The tree view is your main tool for organizing your collection and selecting the items you wish to ed it Following the screen capture below is a description of the tree functionality N
20. ack up and restore because you must manage the pictures separately from the database and make sure they are restored to the exact same paths as they were originally in when added to the Pictures tab Security You can set a password and enable security to prevent others from using your copy of NM Collector Software Be sure to put the password in a safe place for you will need it to use NM Collector Software after you enable security Subscription Activation Manage your activation here Activate NM Collector JE 28 days left before expiration P m _ Activation expires in 28 days To avoid delays please request activation soon Please enter Customer ID exactly as given to you evaluation Please enter Activation Key exactly as given to you Paste Customer ID Paste Activation Activate Cancel There are many Paste options to simplify entry of the activation information Of course you must copy the information before it is available to paste E NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation D Manage Format Reports Help Collection Types Edit Identification Drop Down Lists Edit Description Drop Down Lists NM Colle Edit Receipt Drop Down Lists o i Am Edit Disposition Drop Down Lists e ia Coins 3 Firearms 9 7100 Savage CALI St Alb VT No 4
21. alues for you Make changes here or double click on an item in the table to go to it in the main window Export the data in various forms including HTML XML and CSV for importing into Excel The Refresh button is used to update any changes made here in the main window Collection Statistics for Collection Type Filter Item Count 5 Total Current Value Total Appraised Value 225 0 Cost 150 0 Total Insured Value 0 0 ge naes Single click column heading to sort by that column Total Proceeds 0 0 Double click row to go to that item in the tree COLLECTIONTYPENAME Unique ID Custom Tag Manufacturer Importer Model Serial Number Type Firearms Savage St Alb VT 4 9C6749 Bolt Action Rifle Firearms Singer 4Mk2 bayonet Firearms Stevens No 4 Mk2 bayonet Firearms Singer 4 Mk 1 bayonet Firearms British Contractor 4 Mk 1 bayonet File Menu NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluatior File Options Re Index Database 1 Backup Database Recover Database gt a Manage Format Reports Help Export to Android CSV Import to JECSV Save to Disk Exit L4 9 100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 9 lt 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet
22. as the csv file to your Android SD card for import into the appropriate Android NM Collector app The export function determines the appropriate Android collection type to export to based on the currently selected collection type as follows NOTE If you change the name of one of the collection types listed below they will be exported to NMItems JE Collection Type Android Application Exported CSV File Name Firearms NM Guns AndroidNMGuns csv Knives NM Knives AndroidNMKnives csv Home Inventory NM Home AndroidNMHome csv Nihonto NM Japanese Swords AndroidNMSwords csv Stamps NM Stamps AndroidNMStamps csv Coins NM Coins AndroidNMCoins csv All Others NM Items AndroidNMitems csv Import gt from NM Gun Collector Data This menu item has one purpose to facilitate the migration of data from NM Gun Collector Software to NM Collector JE Additional information can be found at http www nmcollectorsoftware com support Import htm Import gt from Android CSV Use this to bring data in from your Android NM Collector apps It will bring in new items update existing items with data captured in the Android apps and add pictures from the Android Whatever csv file you pick will be imported into your currently selected collection type so be sure to pick the correct Android file for the collection type you have currently selected Import gt from JE CSV This allows you to bring in data from other NM Collector JE users or from other applications such as
23. cted item Tabs Overview The tabs contain data for the item selected in the tree view There are so many available fields the tabs provide a logical way to organize them Edit Captions Captions can be changed to meet your needs on any tab simply by checking Edit Captions and making your changes Uncheck Edit Captions when you are done NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED _ m File Options Manage Format Reports Help ca NM Collector JE Bar Code requires installation of free barcode font from idaut ul e m Coins Firearms 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk 1 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 22 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet o e mi Home Inventory gt P3 Knives e m Licenses P3 Nihonto o m Paper Items e im Passwords Q F Recipes gt P3 Stamps e Subscriptions o P3 Whistles Edit Captions Bar Code C A I Stu f 303 Brit Buttons There are buttons at the top of each tab The actual buttons vary by tab When a button is not enabled that means it does not apply to the current situation Auto Apply Changes Selected The buttons also vary depending on whether or not you have selected to automatically apply changes If this option is selected ther
24. e will be fewer buttons since your changes are saved automatically ector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Dat NM Firearms 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT 4 Mk I 9 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Even though changes are automatically applied you still might feel more comfortable telling it to save your data manually once in a while That is what the save button is for on this screen Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED _ emm File Options Manage Format Reports Help Description necat 9 Collector Bar Code requires installation of free barcode font amp 81 Ammo gt Ej Coins Firearms Edit Captions Bar Code Unique ID Auto Apply Changes Not Selected With this option you get to choose when to save your changes or not Buttons are present to support this additional functionality Firearms 9 100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 9 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet The actual buttons vary by tab When a button is not enabled that means it does not apply to the current tab or data condition data changed or not changed since last save ation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED eas jm Revert Statistics Bar Code requires installation of free barcode font from idautomation com See www idautomation com fonts free Edit Captions
25. eipt Disposition Maintenance Events Data Sheet More CI collector Firearms 700 Savage CAL St Alb VT IV Mk 1906749 Clear D Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet I 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Singer Mk bayonet DX an eaman Logon Conductor Bia x Falc mayank CI 54 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayonet Unique DRE AS E f Katana Kanemoto Sanbon sufi Itame mi Knives r CA st Am gt Gt stamps No IV 1 gt 29 Geotogicar 9 gt mi coins Bolt Action Rifle 1 stausucs Bar Code requires installation of free barcode font from idautomation com See www idautomation com fonts free Custom Tag o Manufacturer Savage 4114164 1 GUOedu Include in ARD Report Reports Menu There are many reports available You can select them through this menu item If you store pictures in the file system rather than the database you would choose the In File System version of any report with pictures NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED I Simple Inventory tion Maintena Firearms gt Simple Inventory With Notes SE Dalsia Bar Codes gt Inventory 7 NM Collector JE Load
26. em are populated in the tabs for easy viewing and editing Also note that all of the buttons above the tree are now ena bled All of them make sense when an individual item is selected Drag and Drop You can move an item to any location in the Tree view by simply clicking on it and holding the mouse but ton while you move it in the tree then letting go of the mouse button when it is where you want it Sub Folders As noted above some items look like folders while others don t You can create sub folders to associate items with other items or to collect items for whatever reason that makes sense to you To convert an item to a sub folder simply select it and click the Ins button to insert a new item to be associated with it Another approach is to Demote Arrow Pointing to the Right the item located directly below it Now you can add other items to the folder by inserting new items in the sub folder or dragging and dropping other items to it Notice that the sub folder still retains its identity as an item so you can manage information about it In other cases there is no information to manage at the folder level An example of a folder that would not require any data would be a location folder such as bedroom safe created simply to contain items stored in that location Exclude Sub Folders From Reports If the sub folder is an actual item with other items associated with it you will want to include it in reports However if the sub fold
27. er is simply a holding place for other items then you will not want to include it in reports Make the appropriate selection for the Include in Reports filed to determine whether or to include the selected item in reports Buttons Find locate any item in the tree based on a text value in one of the first Identification fields This is particularly useful for large collections Copy create a new item based on the currently selected item All relevant ID Description Re ceipt and Disposition data will be copied This is particularly useful if you acquire many similar items at the same time Be sure to change something immediately after the duplication so as to distinguish the items one from another Insert create a new item from scratch If a collection is selected when the Insert button is pressed the new item will be inserted as a member of that selected collection If an item is se lected when the Insert button is clicked the currently selected item will be converted to a folder and the newly inserted item will be automatically associated with that item If this is not your in tent you can use the Demote button below to make the newly inserted item an equivalent to the selected item Delete delete the current item Be careful with this as there is no recovery unless you recover your database from backup Promote Arrow Left promote shift left the selected item Demote Arrow Right demote shift right the sele
28. ffect the performance of the application and may not load properly or show up in reports with images Please keep them as small as reasonably possible have success fully loaded pictures as large as 2048 x 1360 pixels 1 400 KB with no problems but you may be able to load even larger or perhaps smaller pictures depending on the memory you have available on your sys tem Use the Include In Reports option to select what pictures will appear in reports You can drag and drop individual or groups of pictures from your file system directly into this tab Receipt Tab This tab is used to capture information on your acquisition of the item File Options Manage Format Reports Help Coc once Gens Data Remove Previous 10f1 Next Apply Collector EE z Ammo Date 1 2009 Price 150 00 coins Edit Captions gt Bi rms wee i 9 erie we 3 1 1 Singer No 4 2 bayonet Dreamy oo Street1 poozrwashingtonne 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet wen B Home mento ov E sor aa mmm je li oia Lo y amp 0 Recipes i gt Ej Stamps 7 i Lo o nes Notes There can be multiple receipts for any item since an item can be disposed of and then brought back into the collection for one reason or another Dis
29. irearms 9 7100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Nothing helps understanding of a system better than examples Here are links to some useful examples Please give them a try before asking for help e Migrate Pictures Demonstrates Migrate Pictures from database to file system migrate pic tures from file system to database consolidate pictures spread throughout a file system to the NM Collector Software directory e Home Inventory Demonstrates Creation of new Collection Type Creation of new Field Labels Creation of new Drop Down Lists Group Items in a Collection Using Folders Demonstrates Creation of folders within an exist ing collection e Create a Wish List Demonstrates Creation of folder to track wish list and then moving items when wish list item acquired e Duplicate a Collection Type Demonstrates Creation of a new collection based on an existing collection Support Initial Suggestions e f you encounter problems with your activation please study our Activation Example Please do so before requesting support e Before trying anything else please make sure you have the latest release e Make sure you have the pre requisite Java installed at least 1 6 http www java com en download manual jsp NM Collector Software JE will not start without it and you will see a message to that effect If all goes well it will then automatical
30. ly send you to the Java download page If not just use the link above Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Question How do start NM Collector Software on the Custom USB Flash Drive Answer Run in accordance with computer as listed below e Windows Run NMCollectorJE6 exe e Mac Run NMCollectorJE app e Linux Issue the following command java jar NMCollectorJE6 Question Why can t enter data All of the fields appear to be disabled Answer You need to select a collection type and then insert an item or edit an existing item already in the collection Please see the Create a Wish List example to see how this works Question How do install and run NM Collector Software on my Mac Answer created the following step by step instructions Please carefully follow them Thanks Question How do copy NM Collector Software from one computer to another Answer You can copy your entire NM Collector Software directory to any computer you want to run it on no need to install it on the new computer Then to update the data only from one system to the other just copy the database nmcswDB between computers Please be careful not to overwrite more recent data with older data Question Why is NM Collector Software behaving strangely on my 64 bit Windows system Answer Most likely you are not running the correct Java for your Windows system Please see these de tailed instructions for Java on 64 bit Windows Systems http www ja
31. ntains an automatic conversion of the Unique ID into a bar code This field can be used to quickly locate an item based on a scan of the bar code For example you can print bar codes to hang tags and tie them to each of your items While inspecting an item you can scan the bar code into this bar code field and the system will immediately locate and make that item current For the bar code field to render properly you must download and install a free Code 39 bar code font from http www idautomation com fonts free Description Tab This tab is used to capture descriptive information that is in addition to identification information NM Edition his copy licensed gt evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTI D 1 Les lt File Options Manage Format Reports Help ma me NM Collector JE a gt Ammo pi Coins E Firearms 51 L H 3 22 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 8 Im Ll 333 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet E 1 me ____ Ls amp Geological E o Home Inventory sooo Date Manufactured Jan 1 1943 Knives ss SSS ic Licenses E Appraised Value sz25 0 Date Appraised NM gt igi Mihonto Current Value 522500 Date Current Value Paper Items Passwords Insured Value 50 00 Date Insured
32. position Tab This tab is used to capture information on your disposition of the item t Colle m Editio 15 copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED i g he Remove Previous oi C Edit Captions 11 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 44 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet Ea Home Inventory Knives Licenses Nihonto fa Paper Items Passwords m jj Recipes Ej Stamps subscriptions Ej Whistles o o o o o o o oF o o There can be multiple dispositions for any item since an item can be disposed of and then brought back into the collection for one reason or another and then disposed of again Maintenance Tab This tab is used to capture maintenance and repair that has been performed on the selected item NM Collector Java Edition This copy licensed to evaluation Database is NOT ENCRYPTED gesos Sex File Options Manage Format Reports Help Identification Description Pictures Receipt Disposition Maintenance Events Data Sheet More Links Copy Delete gt Add Previous Next Apply Save Close Collector e E Ammo 18 i Operation Clean Bore
33. r Code requires installation of free barcode font from idautomation com See www idautomation com fonts free NM o M Ammo Edit Captions gt Coins Lua Firearms Bar Code UniqueID 0 Z 100 Savage CAL St Alb VT No 4 Mk I 9 3 1 1 Singer No 4 Mk 2 bayonet 3 2 2 Stevens No 4 Mk 2 bayonet Manufacturer Savage m 4 4 British Contractor No 4 Mk 1 bayd Importer CAL St Alb VT 3 33 Singer No 4 Mk 1 bayonet 8 g logical Model No 4 nA e Home Inventory SerialNumber 9C6749 gt gt Knives Type Bolt Action Rifle gt Licenses Caliber Or Gauge 303 British o Nihonto test change b Paper items 2E e Passwords e i Stamps e ry Subscriptions 4 gt Whistles Include in A amp D Report Include in Reports Captions are initially populated based on the collection template selected These captions can be cus tomized to your preferences Of course changing a caption within a collection type will apply to all items within that collection type More on that under Edit Captions All fields are editable so use them as you wish Where there are drop down lists an existing item can be selected or new items can be added simply by typing a new value in the drop down field The next time you need the item it will appear in the drop down and can be selected The bar code field co
34. va com en download faq java_win64bit xml Question How do import my data from NM Gun Collector software Answer Please see Import Data From NM Gun Collector Question Will NM Collector Software meet the approval of a BATFE C amp R FFL inspection Answer Given the new BATFE requirements for alternate records found here the answer is no How ever given the BATFE definition for a Bound Book found here you can print a C amp R from Collector Software and assemble the pages to make up your bound book Further the rulings listed above may change at any time It is up to you to keep track of the latest BATFE rulings and make your own decision as to the suitability of this software for your purposes Question When use my USB flash drive in a computer other than the one originally stored my pictures on the pictures go away store my pictures on the USB flash drive However the drive letter changes on different computers Answer You can manually set your USB drive letter so that it is the same on any computer Search for assign drive letter to find instructions on how to do it for your operating system
35. ynch used to update the main tree view with your changes This will also happen automati cally when you close the Collection Types window Export use this button to export the selected collection You select a collection for export by clicking the name prior to clicking the Export button or from a drop down after you have clicked the Export button This can be used to share your collection type definition with others Import use to import an exported collection type If the name of the imported collection type al ready exists it will be renamed prior to import so as not to over write your current definition Insert use to create a new collection type Once created go to the main tabs to set the head ings Delete delete the selected collection type Print print the table of collection types Close close the Collection Types window Edit Drop Down Lists Use this functionality to edit drop down lists on each tab Co lect or JE prop Dom Lst tor colector Te LETT ox DDTEXTVALUE DDTEXTNOTE IERAL2 DDTEXTGENERAL3 DDTEXTGENERAL4 Arisaka null null null Astra null null null Auto Ordnance null Lanchester null null Select the Collection Type from the drop down and then the list you
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