====== Scan To Slot ======

All Slotting operations require Checkpoint to be in ''Query mode''.

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===== Scanning Volumes To Slots Using Zone, Slot and Volume Barcodes =====

This method relies on both the zones and Slots being Barcoded (further information on printing Barcodes can be found [[checkpoint:print_barcodes|here]]).  Slotting on the [[object:repository|Repository]] also need to be disabled if you have the Slotting allocation script being run by the scheduler or volumes will be automatically allocated a Slot based on the Slotting mode of that [[object:repository|Repository]]. 

From the customer tree right-click the required customer/s and select ''Add'' to load volumes into the **To Scan** window.

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Once all volumes required have been added to the **To Scan** window, select ''Process''->''Special Operations''->''Scan To Slot'' from the main menu to open the scan window.

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Enter the number 2 into the scan window to set scan mode to **Zone, Slot and volume**.

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Scan **Zone** barcode, **Slot** barcode and then the **Volume** barcode.

Checkpoint will now ask you to confirm the Slot and volume by rescanning the volume barcode.  If the same volume barcode is scanned the [[object:volume|Volumes]] will be allocated to that Slot.

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While still allocating [[object:volume|Volumes]] in the selected zone, subsequent scans only require scanning the next Slot and [[object:volume|Volume]] and then scanning the [[object:volume|Volumes]] again to confirm the Slot allocation.

<note tip>Scanning to Slot only allocates the [[object:volume|Volumes]] to the selected Slots, [[object:volume|Volumes]] will still need to be scanned into the [[object:repository|Repository]]/Slots to confirm the [[object:volume|Volumes]] to that location.</note>


===== Scan to Set Slot Allocation Flag =====

Using this method enables you to control the Slot allocation order of [[object:volume|Volumes]], based on the order you scan them in.

This process requires the **Do not slot** option to be enabled for the Target [[object:repository|Repository]] and the executable [[cli:tmss10slotallocation|TMSS10SlotAllocation]] to be run either manually after scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]] or scheduled on a regular basis so that it runs after scanning to set Slot allocation [[common:volume_flags|Flag]] and before scanning in to the Slots to confirm.

As [[object:volume|Volumes]] are placed in a move to the [[object:repository|Repository]], a **t** [[common:volume_flags|Flag]] will be assigned.  This **t** [[common:volume_flags|Flag]] stops the slotting.bat script automatically assigning a Slot.

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When the [[object:volume|Volumes]] arrive at the [[object:repository|Repository]], after loading the required [[object:media|Media]] into the **To Scan** window, selecting ''Process''->''Special Operations''->''Scan to Set Slot Allocation Flag'' to open the **Scan** window.

Scan the [[object:volume|Volumes]] in the order you want the Slots to be assigned and, when all [[object:volume|Volumes]] have been scanned, close the **Scan** window. Select ''Process''->''Update Server'' to update the Slot allocation [[common:volume_flags|Flag]]s on the scanned [[object:volume|Volumes]].



Either wait the required time (depending on how often you have the Slotting.bat file scheduled to run) or run the script manually if required.

Update the Checkpoint tree by selecting ''Process''->''Build/Update Movement Tree'' from the main menu.  Add required moving media back into the **To Scan** window, which will now display the allocated Slots for the [[object:volume|Volumes]].

Open the **Scan** window to scan-in the [[object:volume|Volumes]].

Ensure the default [[object:customer|Customer-ID]] and [[object:media|Media-ID]] on the right of the **Scan** window are correct.

Enter in the required scan mode:
  * Enter **0** for scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]] barcode only.
  * Enter **1** for scanning Zone and [[object:volume|Volumes]] barcodes.
  * Enter **2** for Zone, Slot and [[object:volume|Volumes]] barcodes.

Scan in the [[object:volume|Volumes]] as per normal operations to confirm [[object:volume|Volumes]] into their assigned Slots.