Talk:Basic Intake Documentation - Revision history

Sdevoid: Proposal for re-organizing article

2006-06-30T23:48:47Z

Proposal for re-organizing article

Kelandris: /* CDs and floppies */

2006-02-15T21:26:23Z

CDs and floppies

Kelandris: /* Gizmos in the Database? */

2006-02-15T21:24:08Z

Gizmos in the Database?

Kelandris: /* Cables? */

2006-02-15T21:23:06Z

Cables?

MichaelWestwind: /* Don't Work */ rm scanners cause there is a process now

2005-07-26T21:32:49Z

Don't Work: rm scanners cause there is a process now

Rfs at 16:26, 3 June 2005

2005-06-03T16:26:54Z

Rfs: What's still broken -- what seems to work

2005-06-03T16:25:26Z

What's still broken -- what seems to work

Rfs: Major and Minor Gizmos

2005-06-03T16:07:53Z

Major and Minor Gizmos

Rfs: /* Gizmos in the Database? */

2005-05-04T16:23:30Z

Gizmos in the Database?

Rfs: /* Cables? */

2005-05-04T16:06:55Z

Cables?

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		+	==Re-organizing the Documentation==
		+	*I propose that we merge the "Identify what they gave us" and the "put the gizmos where they belong" sections under one master table. I think the "Receiving_(hardware name)" section, with pages such as [[Receiving_Systems]], should be split. Right now the article both explains what the gizmo is (identifies it for new users) and says where it should go. I would also suggest that we use the "Places" category of articles instead of drawing specific maps for Basic Intake. Basic Intake Document would then link to two different types of articles: "Gizmos" showing how to identify a gizmo and "Places" showing where rooms are around the building.
		+	===Benifits of proposal===
		+	*Minimizes the need to create similar pages for different parts of the website.
		+	*Clearly separates what each page is supposed to cover: gizmo pages explain the gizmo and places pages explain the place. --[[User:Sdevoid\|Sdevoid]] 16:48, 30 Jun 2006 (PDT)
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	== Questions ==		== Questions ==
	I'm seeing a few things in working receiving for the first time after the redesign:		I'm seeing a few things in working receiving for the first time after the redesign:

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	[[User:Shawn\|Shawn]]		[[User:Shawn\|Shawn]]
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		+	:Possible new wiki page, but right now the word is to remove all paper inserts from jewel cases, recycle any that are cracked or have tape/stickers/protection devices, and keep nice clean uncracked ones to put back together and send to the store.
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		+	[[User:Kelandris\|Kelandris]] 13:26, 15 Feb 2006 (PST)

	== To do items ==		== To do items ==

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 I'm currently changing the criteria for receiving things in pre-build and advanced testing:
-* If it's definately going to be recycled and it's not a big item, we don't really need to enter it into the database.
+* If it's definitely going to be recycled and it's not a big item, we don't really need to enter it into the database.
 * If we're keeping it and it can take a label, we enter it in.

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 === Cables? ===
-) What should we have volunteers do about '''cables'''?  There used to be a quasi-sophisticated system for them.  Right now there's spots for cat5 cable, power cables for the store (what does that mean? only nice ones?),  ribbon cable, and perhaps another cable type.  I noticed that there's no howto for receiving cables, either.  Perhaps we should just throw most cables in together and send 'em to offbeat receiving for now?
+) What should we have volunteers do about '''cables'''?  There used to be a quasi-sophisticated system for them.  Right now there's spots for CAT5 cable, power cables for the store (what does that mean? only nice ones?),  ribbon cable, and perhaps another cable type.  I noticed that there's no howto for receiving cables, either.  Perhaps we should just throw most cables in together and send 'em to advanced receiving for now?
 :Power cords don't need to go into Advanced Receiving, however. They can be easily identified and separated out, and there's now a [[Receiving Power Cords]] page. All remaining cables should go into Advanced Receiving, however, since they are not on the Basic Intake Documentation list. When Advanced Receiving sees too many cables, they'll either absorb them and create an Advanced Receiving procedure, or they'll adjust the instructions in Basic Intake, depending on which makes more sense. That is, for now, advanced receivers should set a criteria for what gets sorted and make a routine job of it. A very few cables are quite valuable but difficult to identify. If there are basic receivers who can do this job, and it's a slow day, then the advanced receivers should explain and oversee this task. Of course, for anything to work, we need enough time in advanced receiving to get a handle on the procedures there. [[User:Rfs|RfS]]

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 * The processes for dealing with gizmos once they get where they go is not always in place, for example:
 ** Printerland is making headway.
 ** [[Offbeat Receiving]] has way too little attention being paid to it.

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 (NOTE: It '''is necessary''' to have someone knowlegeable oversee the process so we don't accidentally recycle good stuff. For instance, someone should check the box of non-PCI sound cards before it goes to recycling.)
 == What's still broken -- what seems to work ==
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 * Coordinate our orientation spiels for the receivers.
 * Encourage core volunteers to help develop tirage processes in [[Offbeat Receiving]]

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	(NOTE: It '''is necessary''' to have someone knowlegeable oversee the process so we don't accidentally recycle good stuff. For instance, someone should check the box of non-PCI sound cards before it goes to recycling.)		(NOTE: It '''is necessary''' to have someone knowlegeable oversee the process so we don't accidentally recycle good stuff. For instance, someone should check the box of non-PCI sound cards before it goes to recycling.)
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		+	== What's still broken -- what seems to work ==
		+
		+	===Works===
		+	At this point the main thing that seems to work (once people understand it) is that [[Basic Intake]] is where the simple stuff happens and that ''everything else gets forwarded to [[Offbeat Receiving]]''.
		+
		+	===Don't Work===
		+	Some things in [[Basic Intake]] still need work.
		+
		+	* Pictures of items on the wall in [[Basic Intake]] are not all there. Need to be fixed.
		+	* People need to keep an eye on the documenation and get better at going over it with volunteers. Develop a spiel based on the [[Basic Intake Documentation]] howto.
		+	* Some items ought to be covered in [[Basic Intake]] that aren't. (Dave suggests [[Receiving Power Supplies]] for instance.) This will be ongoing as we develop.
		+
		+	In general, the thing that is mostly still broken is where gizmos go and what happens to them when they leave [[Basic Intake]]. Specifically:
		+
		+	* There are very few signs that say things like (for example) ''Incoming Monitors'' where the gizmos are supposed to go.
		+	* The processes for dealing with gizmos once they get where they go is not always in place, for example:
		+	** Printerland is making headway.
		+	** Basically no process for scanners.
		+	** [[Offbeat Receiving]] has way too little attention being paid to it.
		+
		+	===Some Solutions===
		+	* Develop triage process for everything. Unless a testing process is imminent, we can afford to err on the side of ruthlessness.
		+	* Settle on a common understanding of which gizmos are major and which are minor.
		+	* Coordinate our orientation spiels for the receivers.
		+	* Encourage core volunteers to help develop tirage processes in [[Offbeat Receiving]]

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	[[Detailed Gizmo Documentation]]		[[Detailed Gizmo Documentation]]
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		+	== Major and Minor Gizmos ==
		+
		+	We are developing a two tiered view of the gizmos we receive. Call them "Major Gizmos" and "Minor Gizmos".
		+
		+	Some major gizmos are:
		+
		+	* Systems
		+	* Printers
		+	* Scanners
		+	* Laptops
		+
		+	Some minor gizmos are:
		+
		+	* Keyboards
		+	* Sound cards
		+	* Cables
		+	* RAM
		+
		+	;Major Gizmos
		+	:These gizmos always get a gizmo number, regardless of if they're going to recycling or not. This way wwe can track how many of the big (or important) items we receive and reuse vs. recycle.
		+
		+	;Minor Gizmos
		+	:These gizmos don't need to get an gizmo number if we know they're just going to get recycled anyway. Some (like cables and RAM) don't ever get a gizmo number because it's impractical to put a label on them. Others would get a gizmo number if they survive triage and testing.
		+
		+	===What this means===
		+	There is no need to keep track of minor gizmos that we're just going to recycle. This means less stuff needs a label when it walks in the door and more stuff should get labels during or after being tested instead. It also means we don't need to keep tic sheets for the items that go straight to recycling from basic intake.
		+
		+	(NOTE: It '''is necessary''' to have someone knowlegeable oversee the process so we don't accidentally recycle good stuff. For instance, someone should check the box of non-PCI sound cards before it goes to recycling.)

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 I'm not incredibly partial to either way, but some volunteers have told me that they've been confused by the fact that there's two ways to do things.  Perhaps we should choose one way for simplicity's sake?
 :And there are several things I'm not convinced we really need to be receiving if it's just going back to Recycling, making a possible 3rd option. [[User:Rfs|RfS]]
 === Mac Stuff? ===

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 ) What should we have volunteers do about '''cables'''?  There used to be a quasi-sophisticated system for them.  Right now there's spots for cat5 cable, power cables for the store (what does that mean? only nice ones?),  ribbon cable, and perhaps another cable type.  I noticed that there's no howto for receiving cables, either.  Perhaps we should just throw most cables in together and send 'em to offbeat receiving for now?
-: Currently cables should go into Advanced Receiving. (They are not on the Basic Intake Documentation list.) When Advanced Receiving sees enough cables, they'll either absorb them and create an Advanced Receiving procedure, or they'll adjust the instructions in Basic Intake, depending on which makes more sense. [[User:Rfs|RfS]]
+:Power cords don't need to go into Advanced Receiving, however. They can be easily identified and separated out, and there's now a [[Receiving Power Cords]] page. All remaining cables should go into Advanced Receiving, however, since they are not on the Basic Intake Documentation list. When Advanced Receiving sees too many cables, they'll either absorb them and create an Advanced Receiving procedure, or they'll adjust the instructions in Basic Intake, depending on which makes more sense. That is, for now, advanced receivers should set a criteria for what gets sorted and make a routine job of it. A very few cables are quite valuable but difficult to identify. If there are basic receivers who can do this job, and it's a slow day, then the advanced receivers should explain and oversee this task. Of course, for anything to work, we need enough time in advanced receiving to get a handle on the procedures there. [[User:Rfs|RfS]]
 === Gizmos in the Database? ===