The Inventory Administration Tab is the main access point for Asset Management in TapeMaster. It displays all of the Volumes and Repositories being managed in the selected Customer / Media Type.

• Add: Add a new volume.
• Delete: Delete a volume.
• Edit
  • Copy
    • Attributes: Copies the displayed attributes of selected volumes to the clipboard.
    • Containers: Copies the assigned container ID's (Cust.Media.Cont) of the selected volumes.
    • Unqualified Volumes: Copies the unqualified volume ID's (no customer or media ID) of the selected volumes.
    • Unqualified Volumes (without suffix): Copies the unqualified volume ID's (no customer or media ID) without the suffix (e.g. 123456L6 will copy as 123456) of the selected volumes.
    • Volumes Ctrl_C: Copies the volume ID's (including customer and media ID ID) of the selected volumes.
  • Paste
    • Attributes: Pastes clipboard contents into the displayed attribute of the selected volumes.
    • Select In List:
      • Attribute: Selects volumes from the inventory using the attribute values in the clipboard.
      • Volume: Selects volumes from the inventory using the volume ID's in the clipboard.
    • Volumes Ctrl+V: Creates new volumes from the value/s in the clipboard.
    • Value by ID
      • Attribute: Pastes in attribute values by volume ID.
      • Next Move: Pastes in next move date by volume ID.
• Export: Export selected volumes to file, either CSV, Email, Excel, Text or XML.
• Find
  • Notes: Display volume notes from search criteria.
  • Datasets: Display volume datasets from search criteria.
• Favorites
  • Set: Add favorite flag to selected volumes.
  • Un-Set: Remove favorite flag to selected volumes.
• Print
  • All: Print all volumes of current customer media.
  • Labels: Print barcode labels of selected volumes.
  • Selected: Print selected volumes of current customer media.
• Properties
• Select
  • All: Selects all volumes of current customer's media.
  • Invert Inverts selection of the selected volumes of current customer's media
• Special Operations
  • Add Note: Opens Add Note window to add a note to selected volumes.
  • Check for Duplicate within Customer: Checks for duplicate volume ID's within the selected customers other media types.
  • Confirm: Confirms selected volumes into their target repository.
  • Container
    • De-Register: De-registers, or removes, a volume's container status.
    • Register: Registers a volume as a container.
    • Purge: Removes all volumes assigned to the container.
  • Detect missing Volumes in Sequence: Highlights any volumes missing from a numerical sequence of selected volumes.
  • Modify
    • Assign to new/no container: Opens the Container Selection window to select container assignment.
    • Data Cluster: Opens Data Cluster Selection window to assign selected volumes to a data cluster.
    • Home Repository: Assigns a home repository value to the selected volumes .
    • Flags: Opens the Modify Flags window to add, remove or toggle the selected volumes flags.
    • Next Move: Opens the Next Move Date Selection window to set the next move date for the selected volumes.
  • Scan
    • Scan to Add Volumes: Opens the Barcode Scanning Window and add the Volumes being scanned to the selected Customer and Media Type.
    • Scan to Select Volumes: Opens the Barcode Scanning Window and select the Volumes being scanned in the Volume List.
  • Search Next Move Dates: Opens Next Move Date Search window, displaying volume ID's and move dates based on filter criteria.
  • Show Next Move in Month View: Opens a window displaying the move dates for the selected Volume(s) in a calendar format.
  • Slots
    • Find Duplicate Slots: Searches the current Media Type for any slots occupied by multiple Volumes.
  • Support
    • Create Export File Creates a TapeTrack export file to send to the GazillaByte helpdesk to help troubleshooting problems.
• View
  • Attribute Pie: Displays a pie graph of selected volumes attribute values.
  • Attribute Table: Displays table listing of selected volumes attribute values.
  • Date Aging
    • Birthday: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes birthday or creation date.
    • Expiry Date: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes expiry date.
    • Last Audit Failure Time: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes last audit failure.
    • Last Move Time: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes last move date and time.
    • Last Sync: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes last sync date and time.
    • Last Write Time: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes last write date and time.
    • Last Update Time: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes last update day and time.
    • Next Move: Displays a table and bar graph of selected volumes next move date.
  • Generation Dispursement Table: Displays a table of selected volumes based on volume generation (e.g. LTO 4, LTO 5 etc) and scratch status.
  • Health Table
  • History Rewind: Displays volume location based on a date or range of dates.
  • History: Displays volume history including location, date, movement, scan and user information of selected volumes.