--
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `itemtypes`;
-CREATE TABLE `itemtypes` (
- `itemtype` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
- `description` mediumtext,
- `rentalcharge` double(16,4) default NULL,
- `notforloan` smallint(6) default NULL,
- `imageurl` varchar(200) default NULL,
- `summary` text,
+CREATE TABLE `itemtypes` ( -- defines the item types
+ `itemtype` varchar(10) NOT NULL default '', -- unique key, a code associated with the item type
+ `description` mediumtext, -- a plain text explanation of the item type
+ `rentalcharge` double(16,4) default NULL, -- the amount charged when this item is checked out/issued
+ `notforloan` smallint(6) default NULL, -- 1 if the item is not for loan, 0 if the item is available for loan
+ `imageurl` varchar(200) default NULL, -- URL for the item type icon
+ `summary` text, -- information from the summary field, may include HTML
PRIMARY KEY (`itemtype`),
UNIQUE KEY `itemtype` (`itemtype`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;