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Correcting Errors From The Barcode Inventory Upload


What You'll Need:
-- a Windows workstation running the FIS/TP client software

  1. Correcting Errors
    After you've successfully uploaded the contents of your inventory into the FIS, an In Box entry is created that details all the items inventoried that did not pass validity checks against FIS databases. By opening and correcting the items in the In Box document, you have the ability account for all pieces of equipment that you inventoried, and reconcile required Property Management information with the inventory. Here's how to Use the In Box document to edit and reconcile your inventory:

    1. After you've successfully uploaded information into the FIS, you should receive an In Box document with type BCIE for Barcode Inventory Error, or BCTE for Barcode Tagging Error. To open this document, double click on the document number, or highlight the document and click "Open."


    2. Each entry of the Inventory or Tagging Upload that contains incomplete or inaccurate information will be displayed on its own line in the IN Box document, with a line at the bottom of the screen offering detail about why the entry was not successfully uploaded into the FIS.


    3. Using the information in the Errors dialog box, correct the information in the required field for each line. In the example above, Room 207A is not listed as a valid room number in the FIS.

      Note:
      You can pull up a list of valid values for Campus, Building, Room, Condition, and Status by double clicking on that field, or by highlighting that field and pulling down the Edit Menu and selecting Detail.

    4. When you have corrected the required information for a given line, click the Validate Line button. The line that you have corrected will be checked against the FIS. If there are no errors, the Errors section of the document screen will indicate that there are none.

    5. When you have completed correcting and validating each of the lines in the Barcode Error correction document, Click OK. If you choose to stop correcting errors by clicking Cancel, the errors that you have corrected and validated will be saved until you open the document again, and the document's status in your In Box will be listed as "Deferred."

  2. Possible Error Messages:

    Please note that the errors listed below are cases that require special attention and handling.

    Error: Capital Asset not found for entered tag number.

    These items should not be deleted. After correcting all other errors, forward the document to Theresa Cain, 855-9419. You can forward this document to TCAIN, or any other valid FIS user, by clicking the Workflow menu and choosing Forward. If you forward this document to the University Capital Asset office, it will determine if the items were retired in the Property Management System. Any items coded as retired, but still remaining on campus need to be added to the CAMS file using the "Add Asset Document" as found equipment. A report will be returned to you listing items, with enough information so that you may add the equipment as Found.

    Error: There is more than one asset with tag number XXXXXX

    At least one of the items in question was incorrectly assigned this tag number. Locate each piece of equipment that claims to use the IU Tag number, and verify that the information in the FIS is correct, and correct the appropriate asset using the Tag Asset Maintenance form. You can delete this line form your document. Please do not assign an "N" to either asset.


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