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The purpose of the Catalogue module of cadett ELSA, is to manage data about articles. In most cases, those are standard components that you can buy from suppliers. The term used in cadett ELSA for articles for which data is stored in the database of the Catalogue, is “resources”.

 

Please note the difference between a “resource”, for example in the catalogue, and a “device”, for example in a device list.

 

•A “resource” is a certain type of component in general, not one specific physical specimen. A resource cannot have an item designation, since a resource may occur in an infinite number of copies.

 

•A “device” is the opposite, namely a specific named specimen of the resource in question. A device is named using an item designation, unique for that specific copy.