Chapter 20 taking inventory of your collection, Beginning an inventory – Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Chapter 20 Taking inventory of your collection

This chapter provides detailed instructions for the entire inventory process,

including the different methods of entering items into inventory. You'll also learn

what to do if you finalized inventory too soon and how to indicate that an item is

missing without running an inventory.

Note:

If you are taking inventory of your collection for the first time, we

recommend that you read Chapter 19, Inventory basics."

Beginning an inventory

Before you start the Begin Inventory process, make certain that you've completed

the necessary preparations (see Preparing for inventory" on page 210).

Important:

The Begin Inventory processing cannot be canceled and requires

exclusive access to the database. While it is running, no other Follett

applications may be open at any workstation except for the search

modules, such as OPAC and WebCollection Plus. Once the Begin

Inventory processing is complete, normal activities can resume.

To start an inventory, from the Inventory main window, click Begin or select

Inventory | Begin Inventory. From the Begin Inventory dialog, select whether

you want to run a full or a partial inventory:

To inventory a particular section of

your library, select this option, and

then click Starting at and Ending at to

specify the call number range you

want to inventory.

To inventory your entire collection,

select this option.

After making your selection, click Begin. Once you've confirmed your inventory

choice, the Begin Inventory progress dialog appears. When processing is

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