User's Manual

Portable Inventory Reader: Conducting Shelf Order Search 4-25
Two additional files are also created to list the items found and the items not found.
• The Items Found file uses the file extension *.psf.
• The Items Not Found file uses the file extension *.psm.
These files may be used to perform another search, or may be processed as results of
the search on the circulation system.
Every time you upload the results of an Item Search, the search results file
“PPTSearchRst.txt” is overwritten with the new data automatically. Thus, if you wish
to retain the previous data, save the file elsewhere before synchronizing.
Conducting Shelf Order Search
Use Shelf Order Search to verify the contents of a shelf against a shelf order list generated
by the Library Management System. Items scanned are compared to the shelf order list to
determine if they are in order, not in the list, or not found. This enables verification and
sorting of the shelf contents.
Selecting or Creating a Shelf Order Search File
A Shelf Order Search file is identified by a *.pso file extension and is transferred from the
Intelligent Library Controller to the Portable Data Terminal. To select or create a Shelf
Order file:
1 Create the file by running a Shelf Order report on the circulation system or by creating
a Shelf Order file manually.
2 See “Preparing an Item Search List File” on page 4-17 for details on how to format the
file, as you configure the file using the exact same methodology as in preparing a
Search List file, only you use the “.pso” extension when saving the file.
Transferring the Shelf Order File
To transfer a Shelf Order file:
1 To transfer a shelf order file (or files) from the Intelligent Library Controller to your
Portable Data Terminal, place the file (for example, Shelf Order.pso) in the
synchronization directory for your Portable Data Terminal. There should be a shortcut
to this directory on the desktop of the Intelligent Library Controller.
2 Once the file is in the correct location, dock the Portable Data Terminal and the file is
automatically transferred.
3 Once the file(s) has been transferred, remove the Portable Data Terminal from its
cradle.
4 If ILS Inventory is not running on your Portable Data Terminal, launch the program by
tapping the Start button in the upper-left hand corner of the screen, then tap ILS
Inventory.