Compsee apex II, Operating & Programming Manual

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Apex-0698-Part 2: Apex-trak Part 2
Using Apex-Trak In Item Tracking and Inventory Systems
Apex-Trak includes many features to streamline data entry into inventory and tracking systems. With Apex-Trak,
you can:
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Automatically, electronically record the date and time each item was inventoried, a data record was
updated, or the movement of an item was recorded.
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Use multiple portable data collection terminals to enter data.
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Store approximately 3,000 items in each terminal (refer to page 9 for more specific information).
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Transfer data through an RS-232 cable to a host system, either directly to an ASCII file on the PC or via a
Compsee Wedge.
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Modify the names and lengths of fields.
The following optional features are available if the associated hardware is purchased for the Apex II Apex-Trak
system.
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Scan commercial and Apex-Trak bar codes.
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Collect tracking data by scanning bar codes on items.
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Use multiple scanning devices to enter data.
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Print barcoded tags from a portable bar code printer.
With the Asset Inventory Apex-Trak program, you can:
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Add, view, and edit data records during inventory.
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Use a minimum of 4 fields and maximum of 8 fields of data for each asset being tracked.
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Record observable information (such as physical description, remarks, condition) electronically as
inventory is being performed.
With the Item Track Apex-Trak program, you can:
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Record when an item is issued, returned, and restocked electronically as the event occurs.
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Record the individual or group to whom the item is issued and the number of days the item is checked out
for.
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Use either 5 or 6 fields of data for each item being tracked.
With the Physical Inventory Apex-Trak program, you can:
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Record locations that are inventoried, items found in each location, and the count for each item.
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Use either 4 or 5 fields of data for each item being inventoried.
Apex II Physical Description - Controls and Indicators
Figure 2-4 illustrates, and Table 2-1 describes, the Apex II controls and indicators used in Apex-Trak procedures.
The <ALT> key is used in combination with some of the other keys to perform special procedures, described in
Chapter 4.
Only keys used with Apex-Trak are described here. Refer to Part 1, User’s Manual, for descriptions of how these
keys are used when the Apex II is in other modes of operation.