[racktables-users] Re: survey: barcodes versus asset tags
- From: "Andrew Milne" <a.milne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <racktables-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:56:22 +0800
Barcode is a little confusing because to me that is the code of bars
that represents something else. Machines we purchase have a barcode on
the serial number and a barcode on the product number. Our asset tag
also has a barcode. However, we don't asset tag machines that we lease.
What would be useful is to not have asset tag and barcode as static
attributes but have all attributes as optional attributes with a new
field in the dictionary that indicates that an attribute is mandatory.
Another field to indicate 'unique' attributes would be handy too.
Regards
Andrew Milne.
-----Original Message-----
From: racktables-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:racktables-users-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denis
Ovsienko
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:22 PM
To: racktables-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [racktables-users] survey: barcodes versus asset tags
Hello, list.
There are two columns for each object: "asset tag" and "barcode". There
is also a story behind them. Long time ago the initial implementation of
RackTables had to serve a hardware base, which was accounted by two
independent systems at once (don't ask me, why). One system used labels
without a barcode, and another --- labels with barcode. So at that time
I added two fixed columns into SQL table and that did the trick. Later
it became obvious, that enterprises normally employ only one asset
accounting systems, but the columns were already there, and user's data
also was. So I left things as was.
Now I consider dismissing the "barcode" column in favor of "asset
tag" this year. There are ways to handle existing data:
1. Append the contents of "barcode" to "asset tag".
2. Create an optional "barcode" attribute and move the "barcode" fixed
column data there.
3. Something else, perhaps.
To make the right decision, it is necessary to know, how you,
RackTables users, use these columns. Could you choose, which answer
describes your case best?
- I don't store values in either "barcode" or "asset tag" columns
- I store 1 value in "barcode" column only
- I store 1 value in "asset tag" column only
- I store values in both "barcode" and "asset tag" columns, they are
different
- I always store the same value in both "barcode" and "asset tag"
columns
Thank you in advance.
--
Denis Ovsienko
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