Utilities...

The Utilities module is the heart of the TextTracker Suite program and it is here that you protect and maintain your database.  The resource database would be one of the largest databases in your organisation costing tens of thousands of dollars to replace.  For this reason you as the Resource Manager need to become familiar with the functions in the Utilities module...

Entering data is never as much fun the second time!

The functions of Utilities include :-

• Standard backup to back up to hard drive (includes housekeeping)
• Alternate backup to backup to network drive
• External backup to backup to USB drive, etc
• Global update facility for bulk data editing
• Stocktake administration, reports, reconciliation and culling facility
• Administrative reports e.g. Shelf, audit and basic acquisition lists
• Automatic Loan Extensions and Cut-off dates to extend loans and shorten loans at the end of the year
• Make Buffer files for changing loan periods, culling and random printing of spine labels
• Setting up to three levels of passwords to restrict access to software modules and functions
• Inloading and Outloading data (most notably SCIS data inloading)
• Setup Borrower Images so photos appear when you lend resources to help you know the borrowers