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Altiris™ Barcode Solution
from Symantec™ User's
Guide

Version 7.0

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Page 1: ...Altiris Barcode Solution from Symantec User s Guide Version 7 0...

Page 2: ...ng its use copying distribution and decompilation reverse engineering No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Symantec Corporation an...

Page 3: ...Symantec Corporation 350 Ellis Street Mountain View CA 94043 http www symantec com...

Page 4: ...at provides rapid response and up to the minute information Upgrade assurance that delivers automatic software upgrade protection Global support that is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week Advanced...

Page 5: ...Customer service information is available at the following URL www symantec com techsupp Customer Service is available to assist with the following types of issues Questions regarding product licensi...

Page 6: ...nd countermeasures to prevent attacks before they occur Symantec Early Warning Solutions These services remove the burden of managing and monitoring security devices and events ensuring rapid response...

Page 7: ...Verifying asset data 19 About ownership and editing associations 20 Resolving conflicts 20 Viewing Barcode Solution reports 21 Chapter 3 Using Barcode Solution s User Interface 23 Barcode Solution Ho...

Page 8: ...arcode Solution Reports folder 42 Chapter 4 Using Barcoder 43 About barcoder and the barcode device 43 Starting barcoder 44 Synchronizing barcoder 44 Searching for a barcode value in barcoder 44 Addin...

Page 9: ...Index 57 9 Contents...

Page 10: ...Contents 10...

Page 11: ...olution lets you do the following Speed up asset data entry and reduce errors Manual data collection is slow and error prone Example A well trained data entry operator makes a data entry error once ev...

Page 12: ...ack assets within an enterprise application Inventory at field locations is visible to the warehouse for efficient inventory management Works with RFID dot point tracking Integrates with other IT tool...

Page 13: ...tatus After the first initial download on subsequent synchronizations only the new or the changed data is uploaded Limiting this data improves the performance on the barcode device After the data is d...

Page 14: ...Introducing Symantec Barcode Solution How Barcode Solution works 14...

Page 15: ...d editing associations Resolving conflicts Viewing Barcode Solution reports Using Barcode Solution This process walks you through the steps that you need to complete to set up and using Barcode Soluti...

Page 16: ...oad asset data to the barcode device you need to configure synchronization profiles for the users that scan assets You do this task from the Synchronization Profiles page See Using Barcode Solution on...

Page 17: ...re resources as needed 11 Click Save Changes Installing Barcode Manager To install Barcode Manager on a barcode device you must first access the Symantec Management Console from the host computer You...

Page 18: ...n the barcode device select Start Programs SymantecAltirisBarcoder 3 Select Synchronize 4 Enter your security credentials and click Login Your password and user name are cached for an hour on the hand...

Page 19: ...d data from the barcode device 1 On the barcode device select Start Programs SymantecAltirisBarcoder 2 Click Synchronization 3 Enter the Notification Server computer login credentials and click Login...

Page 20: ...s updated 8 Click Accept Batch to save your changes to the database About ownership and editing associations When you download a resource to the barcode device one level of associated resources is dow...

Page 21: ...accept select the row from list and click Accept The resource versions are deleted from all other batches and only 1 resource version remains This procedure resolves the conflict You must now accept...

Page 22: ...Using Barcode Solution Viewing Barcode Solution reports 22...

Page 23: ...le Summary Web part Barcode Solution home page Quick Links Web part Barcode Solution home page Summary of Assets Scanned Web part Barcode Solution home page Summary of Verification Batches Web part Ba...

Page 24: ...that includes several Web parts to help you to view data and accomplish common tasks Table 3 1 Web parts on the Barcode Solution Home page Description Web part Displays your assets that do not have a...

Page 25: ...of asset You can use the drill down option to view grouped assets types and view the list of assets You can view the Name Status and serial number of assets that do not have a barcode assigned to the...

Page 26: ...ks Web part This Web part helps you to get started with using Barcode Solution The Quick Links Web part is located on the Barcode Solution home page See Barcode Solution home page Assets without a Bar...

Page 27: ...d on the Barcode Solution home page You can view the data about your scanned assets after it is uploaded from your handheld scanner to the server This summary shows the assets that are scanned within...

Page 28: ...rcode Solution home page However this Web part is only visible to you if you have asset management security permissions If you only have barcode user permissions then this Web part is not displayed on...

Page 29: ...Batch Uploads page on page 28 Table 3 6 Options on the Batch Details page Description Option Opens the Resource Details page The Resource Details page shows information about the resource See Resourc...

Page 30: ...have changed A box with a red dotted line indicates that there is a data conflict with another batch Conflict Details Barcode Solution Scanning folder The pages in this folder let you perform key sca...

Page 31: ...partment and you need to change each barcode This page uses an asset s serial number to locate the asset in Notification Server and change the barcode If a Barcode is scanned that is already in the sy...

Page 32: ...r the asset You can use this page when assets have changed location After the assets have been physically moved you can use this page to scan the new location and then scan all assets at the location...

Page 33: ...assets into your system The assets may have a barcode or they may not have a barcode You can use this page to quickly enter multiple assets of a similar nature into your system If this page receives a...

Page 34: ...r of the asset Manufacturer The model of the asset Model The owner of the asset Owner The status of the asset Status Receiving Warning page This page displays a warning when a barcode that has been re...

Page 35: ...ick Scan page on page 32 See Receiving page on page 33 Table 3 12 Options on the Search page Description Option The barcode or serial number of the asset that is to be searched for Barcode Serial Numb...

Page 36: ...nization profiles so that multiple users can use a single profile or one user can use multiple profiles Synchronization profiles can be Opened Renamed Deleted and Exported by right clicking the synchr...

Page 37: ...you synchronize the data with a handled device See Synchronization Profiles page Synchronization tab on page 40 Synchronization Synchronization Profile page Resources tab This page lets you add organ...

Page 38: ...by default and are not editable These fields are not editable because the user is not able to create or update assets on the handheld scanner if these data classes are not downloaded You can protect...

Page 39: ...the handheld device for a profile Available templates Lets you choose whether or not you want to allow a profile to automatically populate the Barcode or System Number fields The following options ar...

Page 40: ...a on the profile and the data on the handheld device If you have made changes to a synchronization profile you must click Save Changes before you can click the Synchronize option Synchronize Data Lets...

Page 41: ...ear All Merge Settings page This page lets you configure global upload settings Before you can use Barcode Solution you need to decide which global configuration items you want to set The Automaticall...

Page 42: ...urce if both the barcode and the serial number match These settings can be changed when needed If you are not sure what you want to do at this time leave them at the default To make a change select th...

Page 43: ...e device lets you scan and collect barcode data and then synchronize the data with Barcode Solution running on the Notification Server computer Barcoder is a program that runs on the barcode device to...

Page 44: ...new data This process is known as a delta synchronization Profiles affect Synchronization If you change the profile that you use then you must complete a full download again To synchronize barcoder 1...

Page 45: ...on the barcode device you can use the barcode device to add a barcode value for the asset If you attempt to assign a barcode to another asset that is already used a dialog is displayed The dialog inf...

Page 46: ...For example you can create barcodes for the name of the company and for common assets You can then select the appropriate field and scan the value into the field rather than keying it in to save time...

Page 47: ...e is new the New Asset screen appears 4 Select the asset type of the asset that you want to create 5 You are taken to the new asset screen with the asset type entered where you can create a new asset...

Page 48: ...ode scan are colored gray or they will show an orange vertical bar on the left of the field when it is focused These grayed fields have a picker icon located to the right of the field The only excepti...

Page 49: ...template About RFID Audit template Search template options The Search template lets you find and view any resource whose data classes correspond with the search fields You can find a resource either b...

Page 50: ...its asset information displays Suppose you have a computer that has a damaged barcode and you need to find its information another way You can enable direct scan for a field make sure that the curser...

Page 51: ...options Name Barcode Location Status Cost Center Owners Manufacturer Model Comment You can use this template when your assets have changed location After the assets have been physically moved you can...

Page 52: ...r Lets you enter a comment for the scanned asset Comment Lets you select an asset type and enter the information for it when you scan an unknown barcode Create new asset on unknown barcode About the L...

Page 53: ...can quickly enter multiple similar assets into your system When you scan an unknown field and Direct Scan is not selected a new asset is created The new asset is created with the field that you scanne...

Page 54: ...tion Audit template allows a user to select or scan a location barcode first Then each barcode that is scanned thereafter in Location Audit template is noted as an inventory item of that location at t...

Page 55: ...User profile The last scan that is performed on a tag in the event of multiple scans 55 Using the Barcoder menu About RFID Audit template...

Page 56: ...Using the Barcoder menu About RFID Audit template 56...

Page 57: ...39 profile summary Web part about 25 Q quick links Barcode Solution about 26 Quick Scan page Barcode Solution about 32 R receiving page about 33 receiving warning about 34 reports Barcode Solution 42...

Page 58: ...synchronization tab synchronization profiles page about 40 T terminology barcode terminology 12 U unresolved conflicts page about 29 W workflow implementation 15 Index 58...

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