Field Update Types

All data fields in P5, except for the PIT Tag field, have an Update Type that governs whether or not a field can be appended to, and how that append will occur. Fields can be appended to from the digitizer Set Multiple Field values command, the Update From Session tool, the Fill Records tool in Record Management, and with Tag Actions. When a tool or digitizer command tries to append to a field, the Update Type determines what will happen as described below:

Append Without Space	The new value will be appended to any existing value without a space between the existing and the appended value.
Append With Space	The new value will be appended to any existing value with a space between the existing and the appended value.
Overwrite	The new value will replace any existing value.

Field	Update Type
Acoustic Tag	Append Without Space
Brood Year	Overwrite Only
Capture Method	Overwrite Only
Coded-Wire Tag	Append Without Space
Conditional Comments	Append With Space
Detail Note	Append With Space
Event Date	Overwrite Only
Event Site	Overwrite Only
EventT ype	Overwrite Only
Genetic ID	Append Without Space
Hatchery	Overwrite Only
Hold Temp	Overwrite Only
Lat/Long Source	Overwrite Only
Length	Overwrite Only
Life Stage	Overwrite Only
Location Latitude	Overwrite Only
Location Longitude	Overwrite Only
Mark Method	Overwrite Only
Mark Temp	Overwrite Only
Migration Year	Overwrite Only
Organization	Overwrite Only
Other Tag	Append Without Space
PDV1	Append Without Space
PDV10	Append Without Space
PDV2	Append Without Space
PDV3	Append Without Space
PDV4	Append Without Space
PDV5	Append Without Space
PDV6	Append Without Space
PDV7	Append Without Space
PDV8	Append Without Space
PDV9	Append Without Space
Raceway/Transect/Tank	Append Without Space
Radio Tag	Append Without Space
Release Date	Overwrite Only
Release Site	Overwrite Only
Release Temp	Overwrite Only
RKM Ext	Overwrite Only
Scale ID	Append Without Space
Second PIT Tag	Overwrite Only
Spawn Year	Overwrite Only
SRR Code	Overwrite Only
Stock	Append Without Space
Tagger	Overwrite Only
Text Comments	Append With Space
Weight	Overwrite Only