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--- desktop:scan_window [2017/06/08 13:01] – Scott Cunliffe
+++ desktop:scan_window [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== Scan Window ======
+====== Desktop Scan Window ======
-====== Overview ======
-The scan window is a portal used to scan information into TapeTrack via various devices such as barcode scanner, cloud scan app, keyboard, mouse, windows clipboard or file.
-{{:desktop:scan_window.png}}
+The Desktop Scan Window is the common interface used by [[:start#TapeTrack-Desktop-Software|TapeTrack Desktop Programs]] to Scan information into TapeTrack.
+The window supports various Scan input options, including:
+  * Barcode Scanner
+  * Windows Clipboard
+  * SCSI Input
+  * [[extensions:cloudscan|GazillaByte CloudScan]] Mobile Devices
+  * [[barcode:rfd8500|RFID Scanner]]
+  * Keyboard
+  * File Input via Cut and Paste and Multiple File Selection.
+{{:desktop:scan_window.png?maxwidth=700}}
 **__Notes:__**
-  * **A**  Alphanumeric display of barcode.
+  * **A**  QR Barcode of last Scanned [[object:volume|Volume-ID]].
-  * **B**  Scanned, or entered, display of barcode.
+  * **B**  Alphanumeric display of Barcode.
-  * **C**  List of scanned, or entered, barcodes.
+  * **C**  List of Scanned, or entered, Barcodes.
-  * **D**  Options to enter barcodes including windows clipboard, file, cloud scan and scsi.
+  * **D**  Options to enter Barcodes including windows Clipboard, File Open, SCSI, CloudScan and RFID.
-  * **E**  If Barcode Administration is not set to assume a Customer-ID or Media-ID for a given Volume, Defaults can be set to associate Unqualified Barcodes with a specific Customer and Media Type.
+  * **E**  If Barcode Administration is not set to assume a [[object:customer|Customer-ID]] or [[object:media|Media-ID]] for a given [[object:volume|Volume]], Defaults can be set to associate Unqualified Barcodes with a specific Customer and Media Type.
-  * **F**  The Barcode Scanning Window uses sounds to verify scans. To disable this, set ''Enable Sounds'' to **False**.
+  * **F**  The Barcode Scanning Window Options:
- With the Scan Out Volumes input window open and in focus use a barcode scanner, or [[extensions:cloudscan|CloudScan]] app, to scan volumes from the Scan-Out list. Correct volumes scanned out will display in the lower window with an audible beep and a message "Request OK". Incorrect volumes will display in the lower window with an audible warning "The volume scanned was not in the list" and message displayed in red Scanned Volume is not in the list. Incorrect volumes scanned will not be entered into TapeTrack. Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished scanning volumes.
+    * **Save Defaults** will keep the current values for the next session.
+    * **Enable Sounds** provides audible feedback for Scan verification. To disable this set to **False**.
+    * **Edit** allows the addition of prefix or suffix values to Scanned Barcodes.  Setting Edit to *L6 would enter a Scanned Barcode of 123456 as 123456L6.
+    * **Multiline Records** Set to **True** allows input of multiple [[object:volume|Volumes]] on a single line, separated by spaces, tabs or commas.  Set to **False** inputs each line as one [[object:volume|Volume]] irrespective of format.
+    * **Auto Hash 20+** Set to true will automatically hash any Barcode longer than 20 characters on the client side before sending to Server
+  * **G** SSP RFID port, SSP Barcode port.
+  * **H** Current selected field description.
+===== Barcode Scanner =====
+With the Barcode Scanner connected to the computer as keyboard input, ensure the cursor is in the entry input field (Field A) Scan each Barcode.
+Correct [[object:volume|Volumes]] scanned out will display in the lower window with an audible beep and a message “Request OK”.
+Incorrect [[object:volume|Volumes]] will display in the lower window with an audible warning “The [[object:volume|Volume]] Scanned was not in the list” and the message displayed in red. Incorrect volumes Scanned will not be entered into TapeTrack.
+Click the X in the top right corner when finished Scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]].
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_barcode_scanner.png?700}}
+===== Windows Clipboard =====
+Copy the [[object:volume|Volume-ID's]] to the windows clipboard. With the **Scan Volumes** input window open (click the button with the Scanner image at the top right of the window to open if required) click the paste button at the top of the window and [[object:volume|Volume-ID's]] will be Scanned out.
+Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished Scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]].
+{{desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_clipboard.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== File Input =====
+With the **Scan Volumes** input window open click on the file input button, open the file containing the volumes to be Scanned out.
+Locate and select the file in the browser and click open. [[object:volume|Volumes]] will be loaded from the file and Scanned out.
+Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished Scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]].
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_file.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== SCSI Input =====
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_scsi.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== GazillaByte CloudScan Mobile Devices =====
+For detailed information on using your Android or iOS device with CloudScan see https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/extensions/cloudscan
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_cloudscan.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== RFID Scanner Input =====
+For detailed information on connecting a RFID scanner see https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/barcode/rfd8500
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_rfid.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== Keyboard Input =====
+With the **Scan Volumes** input window open and in focus type in the [[object:volume|Volume/s]] Barcode and press enter to Scan [[object:volume|Volumes]] from the Scan list.
+Correct [[object:volume|Volumes]] Scanned out will display in the lower window with an audible beep and a message "Request OK".
+Incorrect [[object:volume|Volumes]] will display in the lower window with an audible warning "The Volume scanned was not in the list" and the message displayed in red. Incorrect [[object:volume|Volumes]] Scanned will not be entered into TapeTrack.
+Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished Scanning [[object:volume|Volumes]].
+{{:desktop:desktop_volumes_scan_window_barcode_scanner.png?700}}
+=====Setting the Default Customer-ID and Media-ID=====
+There are two ways to set the Customer and or Media Type when in the Scan Windows.
+  * Manually enter the new [[object:customer|Customer-ID]] and [[object:media|Media Type]] in the Defaults window.
+  * Scan a Barcode for the new [[object:customer|Customer]] and [[object:media|Media Type]].
+Barcodes starting with a period are used to set the default customer and media.
+<code>
+.US01.LTO   will set the Customer-ID to US01, and the Media-ID to LTO.
+.US01       will set the Customer-ID to US01.
+..LTO       will set the Media-ID to LTO.
+</code>
+{{:desktop:desktop_scan_window_set_cust_media.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== Editing The Barcode Through The Scan Window =====
+==== Adding A Suffix or Prefix To A Barcode ====
+Adding a prefix or suffix to a Barcode may be required when a [[object:volume|Volume]] has been entered into TapeTrack with an ID of a Barcode and media type (eg. L6) but the [[object:volume|Volume]] only has the Barcode (minus media type) when Scanned.
+To add a suffix to Scanned Barcodes in the field ''Edit'', under **Options** in the top right of the **Scan** window, add an asterisk (which represents the Scanned barcode) and the required suffix.
+For example to add L6 to a Scanned Barcode add ***L6** in the ''Edit'' field.
+Scanning Barcode 000012 will now input into the **Scan** window as 000012L6.
+{{:desktop:desktop_scan_window_suffix.png?maxwidth=700}}
+To add a prefix to the Scanned Barcode is achieved in the same way as adding a prefix except the prefix is added to the ''Edit'' field before the asterisk.
+For example to add TK to the Scanned Barcode add **TK** in the ''Edit'' field.
+Scanning Barcode 000012 will now input into the Scan window as TK000012.
+{{:desktop:desktop_scan_window_prefix.png?maxwidth=700}}
+===== Truncating A Scanned Barcode ====
+If the [[object:volume|Volume-ID's]] have been entered into TapeTrack in a truncated format, the Barcodes can be modified by entering the appropriate values in the ''Edit'' field under **Options** in the top right of the Scan window.
+Two characters that are used to remove unwanted Barcode characters are the tilde (~) and carat (^).  For each position of the Barcode you can remove (^) or keep (~) the associated value.
+If a Barcode has a suffix (000012L6) but the [[object:volume|Volume-ID]] (000012) has been entered in TapeTrack without it, entering either ~~~~~~ or ~~~~~~^^ will keep the first 6 characters and discard the rest.
-{{:desktop:lite_scan_out_volumes_scan_window.png}}
+Scanning Barcode 000012L6 will now input into the **Scan** window as 000012.
-==== Windows Clipboard ====
+{{:desktop:desktop_scan_window_remove_suffix.png?maxwidth=700}}
-Copy the volume-ID/s to windows clipboard. With the Scan Out Volumes input window open (click the button with the scanner image at the top right of the window to open if required) click the paste button at the top of the window and volume ID/s will be scanned out. Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished scanning volumes.
-{{desktop:lite_scan_out-volumes_scan_window_clipboard.png}}
+To remove a prefix from the Barcode, inserting ^^~~~~~~ into the ''Edit'' field will remove the first two characters from the Barcode and keep the next 6 characters.
-==== File Input ====
+Scanning Barcode TK000012 will now input as 000012.
-With the Scan Out Volumes input window open click on the file input button {image} Open the file containing the volumes to be scanned out by clicking on the file input button at the top of the window. Locate and select the file in the browser and click open. Volumes will be loaded from the file and scanned out. Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished scanning volumes.
-{{:desktop:lite_scan_out-volumes_scan_window_file.png}}
+{{:desktop:desktop_scan_window_remove_prefix.png?maxwidth=700}}
-==== Keyboard Input ====
-With the Scan Out Volumes input window open and in focus type in the volume/s barcode and hit enter to scan volumes from the Scan-Out list. Correct volumes scanned out will display in the lower window with an audible beep and a message "Request OK". Incorrect volumes will display in the lower window with an audible warning "The volume scanned was not in the list" and message displayed in red Scanned Volume is not in the list. Incorrect volumes scanned will not be entered into TapeTrack. Click the ''X'' in the top right corner when finished scanning volumes.
-{{:desktop:lite_scan_out-volumes_scan_window_keyboard.png}}
-==== Mouse Input ====
-Close the Scan Out Volumes input window by clicking the ''X'' in the top corner. In the Scan Out Volumes window select volumes from list by left clicking volume-ID. Multiple volumes can be selected by using shift + click and/or control + click. Right click selected volume/s and select scan. Volumes can also be scanned out by pressing the spacebar after selecting the volumes. As this method simply checks off the volumes displayed care must be taken to ensure the volume ID's displayed accurately match the volumes being selected to scan out.
-{{:desktop:lite_scan_out-volumes_scan_window_mouse.png}}
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