CAT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 6. MANAGING INVENTORY
Understanding the Inventory Report
The Inventory Report identifies discrepancies between the inventory file and the item records associated with the location/collection for which the report was generated.
The Location for which the report was generated is shown at the top of the report. The Inventory Report is comprised of four sections, as follows:
- Barcodes not present in the database
This section lists barcodes that were scanned but are not present in the database as a whole. These may be items that were deleted at some point, or they may be barcodes that were scanned incorrectly. These items should be examined to determine why they are not present in the database.
- Barcodes in the wrong location
This section lists barcodes that were scanned and are present in the database, but are not associated with the location being inventoried. Such items are most likely mis-shelved.
- Barcodes not in Inventory file
This section lists barcodes that are associated with the location being inventoried, that have a current status other than “Checked Out,” but were not scanned. These items were not found on the shelf, and are either mis-shelved or missing.
- Barcodes that should not be in Inventory file
This section lists barcodes that were scanned but, based on current status (checked out, lost, missing, etc.), should not have been scanned (found on shelf). It may be necessary to reconcile these items with VERSO. Either check such items in or apply an appropriate exception to the item (see the Circulation User Guide for more information).