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planning:tapetrack_design [2019/10/16 22:09] – [How TapeTrack Displays Data] Scott Cunliffeplanning:tapetrack_design [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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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 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.+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.
  
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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). 
  
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