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 Copy the Volume-ID's to the clipboard by right clicking highlighted Volumes and selecting ''Edit'' > ''Copy'' > ''Unqualified Volumes''  Copy the Volume-ID's to the clipboard by right clicking highlighted Volumes and selecting ''Edit'' > ''Copy'' > ''Unqualified Volumes'' 
  
 +{{select_volumes.gif}}
 ===== Open Repository Map ===== ===== Open Repository Map =====
  
 Right click the required Repository and select ''View Repository Usage Map'' to open the Slot allocation window. Right click the required Repository and select ''View Repository Usage Map'' to open the Slot allocation window.
  
 +{{view_repository_map.gif}}
 ===== Select Slots ===== ===== Select Slots =====
  
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 Click ''OK'' to close the window and select the Slots, click ''OK'' to the confirmation popup. Click ''OK'' to close the window and select the Slots, click ''OK'' to the confirmation popup.
  
-==== Manually Selected Slots ====+{{auto_slot_assignment.gif}} 
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 +===== Manually Assigned Slots =====
  
 Scroll through the listing of Slots and select the required Slots using Shift+Click and/or Ctrl+Click until the correct number of slots are selected for the number of Volumes to be assigned. Scroll through the listing of Slots and select the required Slots using Shift+Click and/or Ctrl+Click until the correct number of slots are selected for the number of Volumes to be assigned.
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-===== Assign Volumes To Slots ===== 
  
 If your Volume-ID's are copied to your clipboard, right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Edit'' > ''Paste Volume List Into Slots''. If your Volume-ID's are copied to your clipboard, right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Edit'' > ''Paste Volume List Into Slots''.
  
-If you are using a scanner to scan each Volume to a Slot, right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Scan'' > ''Scan To Assign'' to open the Scan window.   Scan the tape to assign each Volume to a selected Slot.+{{select_slots_manually.gif}}
  
 +If you are using a scanner to scan each Volume to a Slot, right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Scan'' > ''Scan To Assign'' to open the Scan window.   Scan the Barcodes in the order you want to assign each Volume to the selected Slots.  Close the Scan window when Volumes have all been scanned.
  
 +{{scan_manual_slots.gif}}
 ===== Apply Updates ===== ===== Apply Updates =====
  
 Right click the highlighted Volumes and select ''Update'' to reserve the Slots and place Volumes into a move. Right click the highlighted Volumes and select ''Update'' to reserve the Slots and place Volumes into a move.
  
 +{{update_slots.gif}}
 ===== Confirming Volumes Into Slots ===== ===== Confirming Volumes Into Slots =====
  
 +Volumes may be left in a move status to allow librarian staff to scan them in the Slots using your usual Scan-Inn process or thy can be confirmed in through either the Repository Usage Map window or TapeMaster Inventory window.
  
-Right click the highlighted Volumes and select ''Confirm''.+To Confirm the Volumes in the Repository Usage Map window, right click the highlighted Volumes and select ''Confirm''. 
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 +{{confirm_volumes_slots.gif}}
 ===== Block Slots If Not To Be Re-used ===== ===== Block Slots If Not To Be Re-used =====
  
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 To block the Slots select the required Slots by clicking, Shift+Click and/or Ctrl+Click.  Right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Slot Management'' > ''Block''. To block the Slots select the required Slots by clicking, Shift+Click and/or Ctrl+Click.  Right click the highlighted Slots and select ''Slot Management'' > ''Block''.
  
-The blocked Slots can be unblocked if required by right clicking the Slot and selecting ''Slot Management'' > ''Unblock''.+{{block_slots.gif}}
  
 +The blocked Slots can be unblocked if required by right clicking the Slot and selecting ''Slot Management'' > ''Unblock''.
  
 +Close the Repository Usage Map window by clicking the ''X'' at the top right corner.
 ===== Update TapeMaster Display ===== ===== Update TapeMaster Display =====
  
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-{{tag> slot master technote slotting zones}}+{{tag> slot tapemaster technote slotting zones}}
  
  
  
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