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planning:tapetrack_design [2017/08/04 18:11] – [Advantages of Location as a Characteristic] Gerard Nicolplanning:tapetrack_design [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 One of the more curious aspects of TapeTrack is how it displays tape information, and how this is often at odds with how people initially perceive how the data should be displayed. One of the more curious aspects of TapeTrack is how it displays tape information, and how this is often at odds with how people initially perceive how the data should be displayed.
  
-<note tip>This is often more of a challenge to overcome than one would thing. Although it is only conceptual, it is not uncommon for this to become a hang-up for people. Explaining the benefits of how TapeTrack displays data is often a good step towards accepting the change.</note>+This is often more of a challenge to overcome than one would think. Although it is only conceptual, it is not uncommon for this to become a hang-up for people. Explaining the benefits of how TapeTrack displays data is often a good step towards accepting the changes.
 ===== How People Expect Tape Data to be Displayed ===== ===== How People Expect Tape Data to be Displayed =====
  
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 Each day the Picking and Distribution List would be produced, and it would comprise of 4 parts (presuming there were only two locations). Each day the Picking and Distribution List would be produced, and it would comprise of 4 parts (presuming there were only two locations).
  
-  - Tapes to be sent offsite to the vault (//picking//). +  * Tapes to be sent offsite to the vault (//picking//). 
-  - Tapes to be returned from the vault (//picking//). +  * Tapes to be returned from the vault (//picking//). 
-  - Tapes to be received from the vault (//distribution//). +  * Tapes to be received from the vault (//distribution//). 
-  - Tapes to be put away at the vault (//distribution//).+  * Tapes to be put away at the vault (//distribution//).
  
 For each of the picking lists, there was a corresponding distribution list which had the exact same tapes on it. For each of the picking lists, there was a corresponding distribution list which had the exact same tapes on it.
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 ===== How TapeTrack Displays Tape Data ===== ===== How TapeTrack Displays Tape Data =====
  
-TapeTrack has been designed to provide a global view of all tapes. for this reason, rather than presenting a given tape volume as an object that is contained within a specific location, a tape object, presents the location of a tape as an characteristic of each tape, i.e. this is tape ''000001L5'', and it is currently in the Offsite Location, but it is moving to the Data Center.+TapeTrack has been designed to provide a global view of all tapes. For this reason, rather than presenting a given tape [[object:volume|Volume]] as an object that is contained within a specific location, a tape object, presents the location of a tape as a characteristic of each tape, i.e. this is tape ''000001L5'', and it is currently in the Offsite Location, but it is moving to the Data Center.
  
 {{:planning:tapetrack_tape_hierarchy_.png|}} {{:planning:tapetrack_tape_hierarchy_.png|}}
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 ===== Advantages of Location as a Characteristic ===== ===== Advantages of Location as a Characteristic =====
  
-In presenting the location of a tape volume as a characteristic the user obtains the following advantages:+In presenting the location of a tape [[object:volume|Volume]] as a characteristic the user obtains the following advantages:
  
-  - Simplified volume searching (you can search for a group of tapes, irrespective of their current location). +  - Simplified [[object:volume|Volume]] searching (you can search for a group of tapes, irrespective of their current location). 
-  - Fast reporting across location boundary (you can search for volumes that are moving, irrespective of their current location). +  - Fast reporting across location boundary (you can search for [[object:volume|Volumes]] that are moving, irrespective of their current location). 
-  - Simplified volume moving (you can move all volumes ending in ''L5'' to a specific location). +  - Simplified [[object:volume|Volume]] moving (you can move all [[object:volume|Volumes]] ending in ''L5'' to a specific location). 
  
 {{:planning:location_as_charactoristic.png|}} {{:planning:location_as_charactoristic.png|}}
  
  
-<- planning:inconsistent_use|Not realizing that Tape Management is an ongoing process and using TapeTrack inconsistently  ^ planning:introduction|Introduction ^  ->+<- planning:inconsistent_use|Tape Management is an ongoing process  ^ planning:introduction|Introduction ^  ->
  
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