The TapeTrack Lite Scan Out function allows you to place volumes in a move status from their current repository to a target repository.

When a volume is put into a move status this only represents the request to move the volume and a second step is required to confirm the movement of the volume.

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1. The TapeTrack Lite Scan Out function allows you to place volumes in a move status from their current repository to a target repository.
2. When a volume is put into a move status this only represents the request to move the volume and a second step is required to confirm the movement of the volume.

This will open the Options window. If required you can set the location for the log files to be written to, or leave the default. To change the default directory, click in the right of the Log File Folder and click on the more options button {image} and select the preferred directory.

Click Next button to continue.

Select the account or customer that you want to manage tapes for by double-clicking the customer-ID or left clicking the customer-ID and clicking Next at the bottom of the page.

In the Scan-Out Location window select a repository to scan out the volumes to by double clicking on the repository or left click to select repository and click Next to proceed.

Select one container by double clicking or by left clicking container ID and clicking Next. To select multiple containers control + left click to select required choices. Containers can also be scanned in by clicking the Open Volume Scan-In window by clicking on scan-in button and scanning required containers. If no containers are needed simply click Next.

The Scan Out Volumes window will display the tapes eligible for scanning out of the selected customer and repository. This window also, by default, opens the Scan Out Volumes input window. Customer-ID and Media-ID values can be entered in the upper right Defaults panel to automatically add these values to the scanned barcodes if required. The field Edit in the Defaults panel can be used to add prefix or suffixes to the volume ID. For example, setting the Customer-ID field to US01, Media-ID field to LTO and Edit field to *L5 will change a barcode of 123456 to US01.LTO.123456L5.

Notes:

• A The scan-out window shows the items that need to be scanned.
• B The scanned item tree shows the items that have been scanned and associated containers.
• C The Scanner button allows you to reiterate the Scanner Window.
• D The Scan-Out Log option lists any errors in scanned volumes.

To scan out volumes choose one of the following methods:

With the Scan Out Volumes input window open and in focus use a barcode scanner, or 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When finished scanning out volumes click Next to continue. If you have not scanned out the entire list a warning of Unscanned Items will be displayed. If you wish to scan out the rest of the volumes click No to return to the Scan Out Volumes window. If you wish to continue and leave the remaining volumes unscanned (they can be scanned out at a future time) click Yes to continue.

From here you can select a repository.

This will bring up the Complete window, from here you can

• Click Finish, Cancel or X to exit TapeTrack Lite
• Click Back to return to start menu and select another task
• Click View Log File to view the log
• Click Print Log File to print out log file for further reference
• Click About This Software to view product and support (email, phone & website) information

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