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UW-Eau Claire has used a variety of inventory stickers over the years. This knowledgebase page helps explain the different types of inventory stickers, there purpose, and how LTS uses them to manage and keep inventory of assets.
Part 1: Standard Inventory Stickers
Pictured below are the most recent versions of our standard inventory stickers and can be found on most common technology items owned by UWEC. These can be used on anything that was free or under $5,000 that functions as a stand-alone item (see capital inventory section below for more on that). They can also be used on items that are at no cost to campus. But if someone wishes to track an item(s)/asset they may be used so that such item(s)/assets are documented in the system. Depending upon what the item(s)/asset is, LTS may be able to track it in our inventory system.
The Rice Lake campus has their own inventory stickers with BC on them.
If a department wishes to use these same stickers so they can inventory items, LTS will supply them at no cost unless a substantial number are requested. To request inventory stickers, or ask if LTS will add your items into our inventory system, email ltsinventory@uwec.edu.
UW-Eau Claire’s white inventory stickers started at 2660000.
UW-Eau Claire – Barron County’s white inventory stickers started at 1000000.
Part 2: Capital Inventory Stickers
There are at least four versions of the capital inventory sticker. Only three are illustrated below as the most recent and common.
Any item that costs $5,000 or more on its own must be capital inventoried according to state guidelines. Any number of items that must work together to function as a “system,” all those items must be capital inventoried. If an item can function on its own it is not considered part of a “system.” If an item was donated to the university and has a value of $5,000 or more, it should still be capitalized for insurance purposes.
The ASK Center has the overall responsibility for capital inventory of all item(s)/assets owned by UW-Eau Claire. They can be contacted at askcenter.asset.management@uwec.edu for questions.
The Rice Lake campus has their own capital inventory stickers with BC on them.
UW-Eau Claire’s yellow capital inventory stickers started at 4000000.
UW-Eau Claire – Barron County’s yellow capital inventory stickers started at 5000000.
Before the barcoded capital inventory sticker was adopted by campus, inventory items were assigned an asset number that mimicked the normal inventory number and were assigned with custom printed stickers, like the first image.
Part 3: Support Based Inventory Stickers
(NEW for 2020!)
Due to some exemptions being made available for the Sustainable Printing Project, a new class of inventory stickers were developed to indicate which devices are supported by campus or not. These would be used in place of white inventory stickers.
Other future uses could exist for these stickers beyond printers. NS for No Service and PS for Provide Service.
Currrently, in the case of printers, if the printer has a red NS sticker, then LTS does not support this unit and no university funds can be used for supplies or repairs. These expenses are the personal responsibility of the person who requested service. Exemptions are not transferable to another person and a new eForm for a printer exemption must be filled out. If the printer has a red NS sticker, LTS service is limited to ensuring that the device connects and communicates with the computer only.
Part 4: Less Common Stickers
There may be one other official category of inventory sticker that you may encounter, and they are generally related to grant funded items. They vary in what they look like. A common color has been red. We will provide examples of these as we come across them.
If you find an example of a grant inventory sticker or other inventory stickers around campus, feel free to email a picture of that to ltsinventory@uwec.edu and where you found it so we can consider adding it to this Knowledge Base article.