As of TMS 2017, the Barcode Manager can be configured to process timestamp data captured during scanning.
Many (most?) barcode readers can generate a timestamp during scanning, and the Barcode Manager can be configured to use this data when processing location moves. Use of timestamps is controlled by a configuration setting.
In the updated Barcode Manager for TMS 2018, there will be additional support for barcode scanner input as XML, which some of the more sophisticated barcode readers can generate, as in this example:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<scan scanner_model="Motorola 456">
<scans>
<scan timestamp="
20180212T152333" location="2E0F0505CD990" crate="8E182D77F35C1" component="910D93D9F1052" handler="623B91F14AF14" purpose="Display"/> <scan timestamp="
20180212T152400" location="E30EE6F638FF0" crate="" component="CC626C8680BB2" handler="CA9523BAF8FF4" purpose="Display"/> <scan timestamp="
20180214T152333" location="973EECAA441B0" crate="8E182D77F35C1" component="" handler="623B91F14AF14" purpose="Research"/> </scans>
</scan>
Documentation for the Barcode Manager can be found in the Gallery Systems community website, in the Resources section.
Best,
Danielle Uchitelle
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SI.EDU] On Behalf Of Liz Fedowitz
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:11 AM
Hi All,
During a consulting project for a client in the Washington DC area, we came across the time stamp issue as well. In planning for a potential large scale collection move, the lack of a time stamp function within the TMS Barcode manager was identified as a significant risk. Without the time stamp or live upload feature, if the notepad/text files are uploaded into TMS in the wrong order, then an object's location could be incorrectly recorded within the database. This had not been a problem previously because any artifacts moved using the barcode manager were packed and moved within a single workflow and only by a small team of ~4 people. However, in the scenario that they may be facing there would likely be multiple teams working simultaneously in different areas and an artifact could be moved to a new discrete location more than once in a single day. This is where the need to have a time stamp and live updating of the database became highlighteed as a risk factor for the proposed project.
As part of my consulting work, I contacted Jeff Levine at Gallery Systems to inquire whether there were some work around or solution that they could offer. This was in April 2016, and as of that time there was no current solution, however, they may be working on one currently as a result of the conversations that we had and further work with their client. It may be worth contacting them, since getting a different scanner will not resolve the lack of a timestamp or capturing the user who is inputting the data.
Best of luck,
Liz Fedowitz
On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Fidler, Evelyn (KL) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
We have Zebra scanners and I just located the scan for enter, thanks for the heads up!
Evelyn Fidler
Collections Manager
Gestionnaire des collections
@KingsLandingNB
506 476 1905 (c)
Kings Landing Kings Landing
5804 Route 102 5804 route 102
Prince William, NB Prince William, N.-B.
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From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]
SI.EDU] On Behalf Of Im, Caroline
Sent: June 18, 2018 1:19 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Notepad files - Barcode Manager - Scanners
Hi Ana,
I’m not sure if you have a zebra symbol scanner but these are the barcodes that came with our barcode scanner that said to scan them to put an enter after the numbers.
The instructions say to scan the three barcodes one at a time.
Hope this works! If not, you should have gotten a manual or something with your barcode scanner and hopefully they also had barcode scanner codes included with them that will let you input the return carriage.
From: The Museum System (TMS) Users <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Silva, Ana S
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 4:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Notepad files - Barcode Manager - Scanners
Hello everyone,
We are implementing a barcode project in our museum and we will be using the Barcode Manager plugin to track our movement transactions. We are currently using TMS 2017. At the moment, we have a regular handheld barcode scanner with a USB cord, which we have been testing. I noticed that this scanner does not input a time-stamp in the notepad file when it reads a barcode. But more important, I have noticed that when we create such notepad file and scan the barcodes, we have to press “Enter” for each barcode we scan in order to have one barcode per line in the notepad document. Since there’s nothing on the Barcode Manager User’s guide about this, I was wondering if anyone experienced the same problem? Is there a way around this? Will getting a proper scanner, which we are considering because of the time-stamp option, solve this?
And will any of you be able to provide feedback on using a small handheld mobile computer (like the Zebra TC20, for instance) instead of a simple barcode scanner?
Thank you,
Ana
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National Music Museum
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