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Text ranges are used in several places in IMMS:
In most cases, these ranges will be combined with other criteria such as, e.g., the department or the sub-location. A distinction is never made in textual ranges between capital and small letters. Three areas will be described in the following:
Searching by classification
When searching for items and titles on the pages for item handling and title management, you can choose to specify a range for the classification. This works in the following manner:
Start | End | Meaning |
---|---|---|
* | * | No limit to the classification |
* | 19 | From the beginning of the alphabet up to and including “19” |
* | 19? | From the beginning of the alphabet up to and including anything starting with “19” |
12 | * | From “12” and the rest of the alphabet |
12 | 19 | Everything from “12” up to and including “19” |
12 | 19? | Everything from “12” up to and including anything starting with “19” |
12 | 12? | Everything starting with “12” |
12.3 | Only the exact value “12.3” | |
12.3 | 12.3 | Only the exact value “12.3” |
Configuration of classification by defining item widths and life cycle rules
When configuring a classification range for an item width definition or a life cycle rule, it must comply with the following rules:
Start | End | Meaning |
---|---|---|
* | * | No limit to the classification |
* | 19 | From the beginning of the alphabet up to and including “19” |
* | 19? | From the beginning of the alphabet up to and including anything starting with “19” |
12 | * | From “12” and the rest of the alphabet |
12 | 19 | Everything from “12” up to and including “19” |
12 | 19? | Everything from “12” up to and including anything starting with “19” |
12 | 12? | Everything starting with “12” |
12.3 | 12.3 | Only the exact value “12.3” |
Use of classification and alphabetization in the item grouping definitions
Limitations to both the classification and the alphabetization can be placed on the definition of an item grouping. The method of operation for these limiting options depends on how you have chosen to sort the items within the item grouping. For the item grouping, there is an option to select whether you want the items to be sorted by classification before they are sorted according to their alphabetization. In the opposite case, they are exclusively sorted by alphabetization.
If you choose to exclusively sort the item grouping alphabetically, it is not possible to put any limitations on the classification. An alphabetical range can be specified (along with conditions for the other item properties: location, sub-location, etc.). If you have chosen to sort the item grouping according to classification, a range that combines the properties of classification and alphabetization can be defined for each definition. In other words, a start point can be specified, consisting of a classification value and, if needed, an alphabetization value. Likewise, an end point can be specified using a classification value and, if needed, an alphabetization value.
Classification and alphabetization limits function in a manner where the alphabetization only fine tunes the “ends” of the classification range. For the classification values that lie in between these bounds, there is no alphabetical limitation. This can also be viewed as three item ranges:
Example: A definition specifies that the start of classification is “13.1” and the start of alphabetization is “G”. The end of classification is specified as “13.3” and the end of alphabetization is specified as “K”. This now means that all items from “13.1””G” to “13.3””K” are included. This includes, among other things, all items with a classification of “13.2” regardless of their alphabetization. If we imagine the following 9 items, each listed with its classification (descending) and alphabetization (alongside), it would look like this:
“13.1” and “Briz” | “13.1” and “Jens” | “13.1” and “Trap” |
“13.2” and “Briz” | “13.2” and “Jens” | “13.2” and “Trap” |
“13.3” and “Briz” | “13.3” and “Jens” | “13.3” and “Trap” |
The yellow highlighting indicates which items have been affected by the range in the example. The rationale is that when items are placed on the shelf sorted first by classification and then by alphabetization, a continuous range of items will always be singled out. This is illustrated here:
Classification “13.1” and alphabetization “Briz” |
Classification “13.1” and alphabetization “Jens” |
Classification “13.1” and alphabetization “Trap” |
Classification “13.2” and alphabetization “Briz” |
Classification “13.2” and alphabetization “Jens” |
Classification “13.2” and alphabetization “Trap” |
Classification “13.3” and alphabetization “Briz” |
Classification “13.3” and alphabetization “Jens” |
Classification “13.3” and alphabetization “Trap” |
Note: You are welcome to let a definition delineate one specific classification value and use an alphabetical range from it. This just requires sorting by classification and specifying this classification as both the start of classification and end of classification (e.g., “17.4””A” to “17.4””J”).
User interface-related - without sorting of the classification:
If no sorting by classification has been specified for the item grouping, then there is no option in the definitions to indicate the classification. There are fields for the start of alphabetization and end of alphabetization. As a rule, the fields are filled out using “*”, which means that no limits are set for the alphabetization. Both fields can be filled in independent of one another. Truncation (“?”) must be used at the end of alphabetization.
User interface-related - with sorting of the classification:
If sorting by classification has been specified for the item grouping, there are 4 fields (start of classification, start of alphabetization, end of classification, and end of alphabetization). As a rule, the fields are filled out using the value “*”, which means that no limits are set for either classification or alphabetization. In addition, the following applies:
The various combination options for the beginning of the item range are listed in this table:
Classification | Alphabetization | Meaning |
---|---|---|
* | * | From the start |
13 | * | From the beginning of the classification “13” |
13 | P | From the classification “13” at “P” |
The various combination options for the end of the item range are listed in this table:
Classification | Alphabetization | Meaning |
---|---|---|
* | * | Until the end |
16 | * | Until and including the classification “16” - the entire alphabet |
16? | * | Until and including the classification starting with “16” - the entire alphabet |
16 | D | Until the classification “16” up to and including “D” |
16 | D? | Until the classification “16” up to and including anything starting with “D” |