Plugin Tasks: Instance/container information assignment & using barcodes for containers

This plug-in, accessed from the Plugin/Tools drop-down menu, allows batch instance/container information assignment. Screenshot: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EtqeXC90iAY/Sn8WhB57HMI/AAAAAAAAADA/dVd2NMGM_7Y/s1600-h/assign_locations.png.

Much more efficient than data entry via RDE, which requires assignment one instance at a time, the Assign Container Information plug-in allows batch box type, restriction flag, and ILS export assignment to selected instances all at once. Screenshot: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EtqeXC90iAY/Sn8WtjcHeaI/AAAAAAAAADI/ZUifF4NDc8M/s1600-h/assign_container_info.png.

Additionally, we've designed a Rapid Barcode Entry module to allow use of barcode scanners to quickly wand in barcodes for containers. Screenshot: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EtqeXC90iAY/Sn8W3DuboZI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Tu4Lo6ZnWlw/s1600-h/assign_barcode.png.

The Rapid Barcode Entry interface allows you to either select a specific container or an arbitrary number of containers. If you select one container then it will be the starting point, allowing you to progress numerically through the boxes until finished. If several containers are selected, then that will be the group that the interface will assign barcodes to. Setting your barcode scanner to include a return/break will allow you to input barcodes as fast as you can scan them.