This article explains why you might want to detach an edition record from its Edition Data Record and how to do this.
Why detach an edition record?
If you want to edit an edition's artwork details, like 'Artist', 'Stock number', 'Title', Date', 'Medium' and other artwork details, you can detach the record from the Edition Data Record.
Remember, detached records are not updated when the Edition Data Record is changed, and their main details (medium, dimensions, etc) can be edited.
How to detach a record
Steps
- Find the an edition record you wish to separate from its Edition Data Record and click the 'pencil edit' icon
- In the edit screen, go to the Edition tab
- Scroll to Edition details and click Detach from Edition Data Record
- You will notice the Edition tab change to the Artwork tab, so can now edit the artwork record details
Reattach your edition
You can revert this change by clicking 'Reattach to Edition Data Record' under the record's Artwork tab, under Series.