The Catalog screen allows an administrator to view each product, inventory details, sites products are issued to, and respective accessories.
Add Record 
- adds a product to TIPWeb-IT
Show Inactive - when checked, allows a district level administrative user to search for and view any product marked as inactive
Search Fields - located at the top of the Catalog grid, allows a district level administrative user to search for a specific product using the Product Number, Product Name, Manufacturer, Model, Product Type, Other #1, and/or Price search fields
Edit 
- is located
on each product's row and is the process by which a district level
administrative user may add/edit the respective product's details
Duplicate 
- is located on each product's row and is the process by which a district
level administrative user may duplicate an existing product's details
for time saving measures
Merge 
-
is located on each product's row and is the process by which a district
level administrative user may merge existing product's within the
Catalog to clean up duplicate and incorrect entries
The Catalog page provides the following reports to be viewed/printed (results are dependent on how the Catalog grid is filtered):
Product Catalog - complete listing, in PDF format, of products within TIPWeb-IT and has detailed information regarding each product (including product number barcodes)
Product Listing - provides, in XLS format, a listing of all products and the details of those items
Inventory Value by Product Type – provides, in XLS format, the total value of existing inventory across the district.
Missing Inventory Value by Product Type – provides, in XLS format, the total value of missing inventory across the district.
Inventory Aging By Product Type - provides, in XLS format, a listing of Product Type, Site Name, Location Type, Quantity, and Age (which is calculated by the purchase date of the catalog item) for the entire district
Site Inventory Aging by Product - provides, in XLS format, a listing of Product Type, Site Name, Location Type, Quantity, and Age (which is calculated by the purchase date of the catalog item) for the respective site
Selecting a product allows a user to view details for the respective product. The Details tab displays each product's information as entered by the district level administrative user.
Product Number - an auto generated field, however, the district level administrative user has the option to enter their own product number
Product Name - name of the product
Manufacturer - company which produces the product
Model - manufacturer's specific version of the product
Product Type - description of the different types or groups of products (such as laptop, calculator, printer, cell phone, etc...)
Area - a descriptive area to which a product is associated (such as science, special education, technology, etc...)
SKU - defined by a retailer's coding system to distinguish individual products within the respective retailer's point-of-sale system
Notes - displays any district level administrative user created notes
Projected Life - number of years the administrative level predicts this product is deemed to be usable
Other #1 - optional field used to track miscellaneous information regarding the product
Other #2 - optional field used to track miscellaneous information regarding the product
Other #3 - optional field used to track miscellaneous information regarding the product
Suggested Price - suggested replacement price for the product
Serial Required - true or false setting used to require a serial number be recorded when a tag is issued for this product
Image of Product - picture associated with the product and displayed on numerous screens and various reports
Total Inventory - quantity of the product
Total Available - quantity of the product tagged and currently in the status of "Available" (versus the status of "In Use")
Total Value - calculated by the Total Inventory count multiplied by the Suggested Price
Selecting a product allows a user to view details for the respective product. The Inventory tab displays the product's total inventory count, the total In Use, and the total Available. It displays the sites to which the product has been issued and the status of the item at the site level.
Site ID - an alpha and/or numeric identification number as assigned by the student management system, imported into the TIPWeb-IT data, and/or as entered by the administrative level
Site Name - name of the site
Site Type - general categories used to identify different kinds of sites (such as: Elementary Campus, Middle School Campus, Print Services, Administration, etc...)
Total Inventory - quantity of the product as assigned to this site by the administrative level
In Use - quantity of the product tagged and currently in the status of "In Use"
Available - quantity of the product tagged and currently in the status of "Available"
Site Level Information*:
*Clicking on the site will display the location type (Room, Staff, and/or Student) the item is issued to at the site level and the respective type's inventory total. The action icon for each location type will display the specific rooms, staff members, and/or students the item has been issued.
Selecting a product allows a user to view details for the respective product. The Accessories tab displays each accessory associated with this product. Accessories may be issued with a tagged item. The accessory, however, is not tagged.
Assign Accessories 
- assigns optional items which
may be issued along with the product to which it is assigned
Edit -
is located on each accessory's
row and is the process by which an administrator may add/edit/alter
the respective accessory's details
Name - name of the accessory
Description - description of the accessory as entered by the administrative level
Price - replacement price of the accessory
Consumable - no or yes designation of the administrative level to establish what is not expected to be returned when the tag/item is collected
Missing Charge - Enabling this setting will automatically assess a missing accessory charge to the student or staff when not returned during collection. The charge amount will be set to the price of the accessory.
Units - number of units to be issued when the associated product is issued to room, staff member, or student
Actions:
Remove 
- a
process which removes the accessory from the respective product
- a detailed view
of inventory counts by specific location