| The MVCAC staff recently processed the scanned "sign in's" from our Spring meeting and we were able to upload them very easily!
Here are some items of note:
- The system adds a "g" at the end of some card numbers when the cards are scanned in.
- This is not a huge issue, as we are able to just run a find and replace to eliminate the "g" before uploading the ID numbers to the course.
- Once the "g" was eliminated, the attendee's information (associated with their card number) displayed within the spreadsheet.
- Some cards had trouble reading on the scanner or pulled up the wrong numbers all together. This is more than likely an issue from the barcode not being correct or from the card being worn down being a wallet, etc.
- Solution: Always have the person scanning attendee cards quickly verify the number displaying within the spreadsheet is accurate. If not, the attendee (or person scanning cards) can manually type in the ID number of the attendee and their information should pop-up.
In short, this system is very easy to use! The MVCAC staff will work on writing up instructions on how to use the scanners, but beyond that the files will just need to be sent to Sarah at the MVCAC office to clean up and do a simple copy and paste into the calsurv database! |
