Return Catalogue Items Using Scanner

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RETURN CATALOGUE ITEMS USING SCANNER

This is a core process within Baslogue^®. This is where you record items as having been returned by people so that they can be placed back on the shelves, as quickly as possible, and with the use of barcodes. If you deal with physically small items, you may consider having a "return bin" where people can simply drop returned items, and then at the end of the day perform the process below on all items that have been returned.

There are other ways of returning an item - refer to Returning Catalogue Items for further details. The method described below is specifically for use with barcodes.

It is highly recommended that you first print out the Cheat Sheet. The right-hand side of the cheat sheet contains the steps that you will find below.

By using the Cheat Sheet it is possible to perform the entire Return Items process using the barcode scanner only.

This feature is not available if you are currently running the Standalone Edition under the Catalogue Browser role.

STEP 1

Begin at the main window on the Catalogue Tab. Do one of the following:

Scan the barcode shown at Step 1 on the Cheat Sheet; or
Click the "Return Items Using Scanner" button; or
Press F10 or Ctrl-R on the keyboard

You should now be presented with the following window:

STEP 2

You can now enter all of the items that are to be returned. For each item, do one of the following:

Scan the barcode that is on the catalogue item; or
Type in the barcode number from the catalogue item, and press Enter

Repeat the above for each catalogue item that is to be returned. As each item is scanned or entered, it should appear in the list. If there is a problem with the item then a warning message is displayed.

STEP 3

To close the above window, do one of the following:

Scan the barcode shown at Step 3 on the Cheat Sheet; or
Click OK using the mouse; or
Press Alt-O or Ctrl-O on the keyboard (that is the letter "O" not the number zero)