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An inquiry on an article gives access to single as well as group records in the Article File.
An inquiry cannot contain a brand name.
It is essential that you compare the information in a positive response to Article File inquiry before further action is taken. This is necessary since the search arguments in an Article File inquiry containing TYP/ and SER/ followed by a number(s) are category code and serial number and category code and owner-applied number.
An inquiry containing TYP/RTELEVI and SER/1234 could retrieve a record which contains TYP/RRADIO and OAN/1234, TYP/RRADIO and SER/1234, or TYP/YLIQUOR and SER/1234. When an inquiry is made with Type Field Category Code Y, any record on file with an identical serial number or owner-applied number will be returned regardless of the Type Field Category Code in the record.
The response to an inquiry on two numbers may contain a record identifiable with one of the numbers and NO RECORD identifiable with the other number.
If the positive response includes information in the Miscellaneous Field indicating another item(s) was stolen along with the article inquired upon, the file containing the item(s) should be queried using the identifier(s) cross-referenced in the Article File record to ascertain if the associated item(s) is still unrecovered. Thereafter, appropriate investigation can be conducted.
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