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While discussing their database organization planning with a client, the topic of 'stuff' (computers, equipment, furniture, realestate, cars,...) came up. It would be good to be able to track these things: inventory, maintenance, assigned users, mortgages, etc.

Does any have any thoughts about trying to add these items to CiviCRM--perhaps by creating a new "contact type" for the stuff, with appropriate fields?

Advantages of integrating with CiviCRM would seem to include
--utilize the existing front end capacities: one could fairly easily create a new MySQL DB to hold this info, but creating the front ends would be a lot of work
--integrate with assigned users, maintenance firms (eg, auto repair), donors.

However, would it be too awkward to make this fit into CiviCRM?

There is also a make it happen for this:

http://civicrm.org/make-it-happen#CiviBooking

lobo

Thanks. 'Booking' is more complexity than I'm interested in.

I'll give it more thought and share if I come up with something.