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Facilities Inventory: Glossary of Errors

This page describes errors which appear in the facilities inventory system and provides hints on how to resolve them.  Errors appear in red text on the screen and may prevent the user from saving room details or placing the room in the 'hold' status.  

For additional help resolving errors, contact your inventory org admin, or write to facilitiesinventory@cornell.edu. 

The Facility Information System (FIS) is used to track physical space inventory. The university follows Policy 2.7, “Reporting the Use of Facilities” for all space tracking.There are X types of errors.  These shortcuts will take you to the sections listing each error type.  Or search for the 

Station Quantity Errors

For instructions on determining a room station quantity, see the “Station Quantity” documentation.

  1. "{S} Please enter a station quantity."  Add a station quantity and save the change.

  2. "{S} The station quantity must be numeric."  Enter a station quantity which is a number and save the change.
  3. "{S} This room type requires at least one station."  Enter a non-zero station quantity and save the change.
  4. "{S} This room type and function requires at least one station.  Enter a non-zero station quantity and save the change.

Date Errors

For more information about entering inventory dates and percentages, see the “Dates and Percentages” documentation.      

  1. "{S} Please select a valid date (MM/DD/YYYY)."  Enter the date using month/day/year format.
  2. "{S} End-Date cannot be before start of current FY."  The earliest date which can be entered into the inventory is July 1st of the current fiscal year.
  3. "{S} Start date must be before end date."  Enter a start date which is at least one day earlier than the end date.
  4. "{S} Must be within Current Fiscal Year"

  5. "{S} Functions dates cannot exceed ORG dates.

  6.  "{S} The ORG start date cannot be before the system fiscal year start date." The earliest date which can be entered into the inventory is July 1st of the current fiscal year.