Steven L. Dasinger

I think any report about your collection should work (i.e. Collection Overview, Collection Report, Item CheckLists, Wanted Items). NOTE: If you have Books and/or Magazines, you would need to run reports on those also. I believe a way to facilitate the process of getting the report to the HC servers, you can use File-> Collection Statistics (or F12). If I followed all that you have done, you scanned 50+ comics to your IPhone, processed them with Check Sales and Purchases, then changed to a Backup database. Since you already processed the 50+ comics to the original database, they shouldn't be able to be processed again to the backup database (at a guess). If it was me, I would just enter the comics manually. Either go to the Title (either with CTRL+T or clicking the icon between the two arrows in the upper right corner) and change Qty to 1 (or whatever) for the items you have. You can select several rows at one time, either by pressing and holding the Shift key or CTRL key, right-click and use Quick Change to change the selected rows Qty to 1. Or you can type in the barcode in the Find box in the top center of the screen to get to the Title/Item # directly. Or (and this works better if you had a scanner) use Edit->Add by Barcode, and either type in the barcode or click the Lookup... button to find the Title/Item #.

Fisrt let's tackle the Mobile app. For the most part it is an end display and not an active database. The basic steps are: Create a Report (Collection Overview is a good one) and save it to the web (this is a storage are that Human-Computing (HC) allows us for this purpose). Once their report process (called 'Jimmy') process your report (should only take a few minutes but has been know to take over an hour if a heavy workload or if problems), it should show up in the Mobile App and you can view the report. Again, this is NOT an active database. Now, as part of the Mobile App, you can Scan in comic purchases (or just what you haven't entered yet as you are doing) and, when you check for Sales/Purchases, those Scan Items are populated into the ComicBase (CB) database on your computer. As you can see, this process is not a direct from IPhone to your Computer/Database. It has to go through the HC servers and if they are backed up or having problems you could experience long wait times. NOTE: I don't use the feature to scan in items so this part is a guess. Once the scanned in comics have been processed from your Mobile App into your database, it probably can't 'repopulate the same scanned issues. If it did, you would get a lot of duplicates which would be a bad thing. Again, I am guessing at this part. NOTE 2: You can also get tripped up by the Database ID. Each database that is created gets its own unique id. The Backups should have the same Database ID and won't be a problem. But, if you create a New Database, and have a Report from an Old Database, the Database IDs won't match. So I think your main problem is that you have already processed the 50+ issue you scanned in with your IPhone and they won't be 're-processed' into you backup database. Just to make sure, when you say they are 'tripling' do you mean Qty is being set to 3? If that is the only problem, I would go back to the original database, do a Find where Qty in Stock is >=2. Then, on the result, select all (CTRL+A, Right-Click and select Quick Change from the pop-up menu. Then Change Quantity In Stock to 1. PS I was a DBA for about 30 years so I can understand some frustration with CB (wait until you get to Advanced Find as it is a very restrictive implementation for queries).

I believe CB will open up to the last Title that was shown when it was closed. You can modify what is displayed by using the View drop-down and selecting Items to Show. You can choose All (default), only Owned Items, or Owned Items + Regular Issues. (see attached) Using a phone to scan items into the database, while it can be done, is a slow process. It was really designed to be down when you are away from your computer (i.e comic shop, convention, or other place to purchase items). If you can afford it, a scanner is much easier and faster. Or you can type the Barcode (UPC) into the Find for Title name or Barcode. Or type in the Barcode when using Add by Barcode. While typing can seem slow, it is probably much faster then going through your phone. As for the Pictures/Covers, the short answer is no. Those are the covers on Atomic Avenue (AA). Since you have the Pro Edition, you can't download covers (need at least the Archive Edition). You can scan and add your own covers. Then just need to be a .JPG file and named to make the Item # (issue). NOTE: When naming a cover scan, replace an slash ( / ) with a hyphen ( - ) as Windows won't let you name a file with a slash in it.

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I just glanced inside (at Amazon) and, while there weren't too many pages viewable, I would definitely classify this as a Book. As far as CB and AA goes, a search for it will find it whether it is in Comic Books or Books.

Are the Conditions the same? If not, that would probably be the problem.

They may not be in the database yet. It looks like they are listed under the same Title but as a variant of the issue. See Harley Quinn (2nd Series) #21/B (https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/item/806412/1/Harley-Quinn-2nd-Series-21B ) as an example.

Nothing like this. I don't have any Variations that are Months (not even sure how to create one). In the past (pre CB 2020) I have noticed some weirdness. One I remember was Issues being duplicated (anywhere from 2 to 10 (or more) times). No way to recreate this so there wasn't really any way to fix it (as an aside, back when the Advanced Find was really useful (Group By worked), it was easy to find these duplicates but that feature is no longer available...) I have had to create a new database and export/import the data to get it out of a database that was acting strangely (normally after migrating through 3 or 4 upgrades). Since CB 2020, I can't recall anything weird happening.

To add the Genre (Super-Heroes, War, Romance, etc.) to a Title you would (see attachment below): 1) Bring up the Title box (CTRL+T) 2) Select a Title (if not already selected) and click the Modify button. 3) In the lower right corner, there is a 'Tag' box. Enter your genre, one per line. NOTE: The old way where you just checked a box, the names were standardized. This new way is free-form so it is not as easy to be consistent (i.e. Super-Heroes, Super-Hero, Superhero could all be typed in).

Generally, if a signed issued does not have a COA (Certificate of Authenticity), CB does not track them. Since this does not appear to have a COA, then there is no need for a variation. PS However, if you or anyone else has a signed copy, you can, of course, add it to your database. Just don't submit it as New or Corrected data.

To show up on the Unknow Items report, I think they must be in your database, somewhere. If you can do an Advanced Find try: I.[Title] = 'Dork' and I.[IssueNum] = 2 and see if anything shows up like 2/Feb If you don't, Try File->File Tools and run Rebuild Lists. It won't hurt to run all of them (but you can skip 'Pictures File LIst'). Finally run Optimize Database. If that doesn't clear it up, you may need to create a new Database and Export / Import your data to it. Or contact Support and see if you can send them a copy of your database so they can look at it.

Ah, I understand now. That is strange. But, still, no, they did not show up on my Unknown items list as of the as Update (I ran on Aug 6).

What field is this in? The Item#? I just checked by (Archive Edition) database and I don't see anything like this anywhere.

Unfortunately CB has been around for a long time and decisions were made that are not easy to change as they would affect everyone's databases and Atomic Avenue. This is not likely to change (but I don't make those decisions). PS You appear to be going by the UPC code information. The UPC didn't exist before the Mid-70's and even when implemented, not all publisher followed the standard. It took several years and even today, some publishers don't implement it consistently. However, the software will allow you to do what you want. But if you do it, the content update will be mostly useless for you.

The short answer is you can't do what you are doing and have the content update work very well. There is a Master Database which the folks at HC (Human Computing) maintain. When the Content update is run, the information in the Master Database is sent to your computer and used to Add, Delete and/or Modify your database to get it to match. You can modify the Delete behavior by using the Update options and unchecking both 'Remove Obsolete Series' and 'Remove Obsolete Items' (see attached). With these un-checked, the Content Update shouldn't delete any of the Titles you have renamed or the Issues in them. NOTE: The Content Update will NEVER delete any Title or Issue you own (Qty >= 1). Here are some of the ramifications of Renaming Titles: 1) They will never have any Content Updated (either Data or New Issues) as the Master Database doesn't know about it/them. 2) You can't submit any new or corrected Data/Covers as HC will not be able to match it to the correct Title and it will just look like a new Title. Eventually they will notice it is 'duplicate' and reject the submissions. In the meantime, some of the 'duplicate' data will be accepted (by mistake) and it will be populated to every else's databases (which won't make very many people happy). 3) You won't be able to use the feature to find the Title/Issues on AA (Atomic Avenue) as they won't match the Master Database. 4) You will have Duplicate Titles as the Content Update will always 'replace' the missing Titles (i.e. if you renamed "Batman (2nd Series)" to "Batman (2011)", the next Update will add "Batman (2nd Series)" back into the Database and you will have both of them. The Content Update works fairly simply by matching Titles/Issue numbers from the Master Database to your Database. If it Finds a Title/Issue in the Master database that matches a Title/Issue in your database, it does an Update. If it Finds a Title/Issue in the Master Data but NOT in your Database, it Inserts (Adds) the Title and/or Issue number. If it Finds a Title Issue in your Database but NOT in the Master Database, it will Delete it/them (NOTE: Remember, it won't delete anything you own and if you uncheck the Update options, it shouldn't delete anything, but that is the normal behaviour for most people). I would strong suggest you do not rename Titles/Issues for the best use of the program. However, it is your database and CB is set up to let you do pretty much what you like.

I recently came across an issue with a Storylines entry of: Introduction by Louise Simonson; Introduction by Roy Thomas; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #61, 2/1981: Conan: The Wizard Fiend of Zingara!/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Portfolio: Barbarians by Day; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #62, 3/1981: Conan: The Temple of the Tiger/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #63, 4/1981: Conan: Moat of Blood/Chane of the Golden Hair: Andrax the Last/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #64, 5/1981: Conan: The Children of Rhan/Portfolio: Conan the Barbarian… by Toth/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Chane of the Golden Hair: The Devil’s Bait; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #65, 6/1981: Conan: The Fangs of the Serpent/Bront: Death of the Mind—Rebirth of the Soul, Part 1/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #66, 7/1981: Conan: The Sea of No Return/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Bront: Death of the Mind—Rebirth of the Soul, Part 2; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #67, 8/1981: Conan: Plunder of Death Island/A Tale of the Hyborian Age: In the Desert of Dreams/Chane of the Golden Hair: Deliverance/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #68, 9/1981: Conan: Black Cloaks of Ophir/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Portfolio; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #69, 10/1981: Conan: Eye of the Sorcerer/Portfolio: A Romas Kukalis Portfolio/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #70, 11/1981: Conan: The Dweller in the Depths/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Preview: Conan the Motion Picture: A Cimmerian in Hollywood/Portfolio: Like Father, Like Daughter; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #71, 12/1981: Conan: The Lurker in the Labyrinth/Preview: Conan the Motion Picture: The Boyhood of Conan/Portfolio: Conan & the Conjuress/Portfolio: Conan on the Move/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls; The Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #72, 1/1982: Conan: The Colossus of Shem/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Preview: Conan the Motion Picture/Portfolio: Conan x 3; Bonus Features; Biographies If you do a find for StoryLines (using the first 'The Wizard Fiend of Zingara!'), you find this: Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #61, 2/1981: Conan: The Wizard Fiend of Zingara!/Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Portfolio: Barbarians by Day, The The addition of 'Savage Sword of Conan (Vol. 1), #61, 2/1981: " is not part of a Storyline and shouldn't be submitted that way. If you want this in your own database, that is up to you but to add it to the Master Database which is then pushed out to everyone's database shouldn't be allowed (in my opinion). Adding Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls isn't very useful as there are a LOT of them and don't serve any useful purpose (again, in your database, you can do what you want). If you must add the Letters pages, it should not be concatenated with another story line like 'Letters Page: Swords and Scrolls/Portfolio: Barbarians by Day' They should be separated by a semi-colon (as should all of these separate Storylines). Finally, since a semi-colon was not used, CB thinks this is one (long) Storyline which causes the 'The' of 'The Savage Sword of Conan' to be put at the very end.

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For Ranges, use BETWEEN. For example for CGC 9.8 to CGC 9.0: I.[Condition] BETWEEN 'CGC 9.0' AND 'CGC 9.8' AND I.[QtyInStock] >= 1

Where are you dragging it to? The old way was to drag it to the large cover in the top left corner but that was changed in CB 2020. Now, it just needs to be in the grid area (where the data is).

While this feature suggestion is being considered, a possible work-around is to just drop any .jpg file into the grid area of a Title with no cover scans. This will automatically create the correctly named and placed folder. Then show folder and delete the .jpg file (unless it happens to be one you wanted in that folder).

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Not sure what you mean by scan books to a list, but there is a way to make a change to multiple items at one time. That is with Quick Change (CTRL + G). However, to be able to use Quick Change you need to be able to select multiple items. You can do this this with a Find. If you have a way to do a Find to select all the items, that would be the easiest but isn't always possible. In those cases you can use the Marked column (you may have to use Setup->Columns to View to see it. Once you have it displayed you can click on the box to Mark it. Continue by Marking all the items you have sent and you can then use Find where Mark is Checked to get the result. After, that select all the found items and use Quick Change as needed.

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