Walkthrough: Setting up Pre-Printed Bar Codes
In this walkthrough, you will learn how to pre-print bar code labels. When receiving, you can attach a pre-printed label to an item, and as you receive the item in Floor, the data will be associated with the bar code and stored in the Bar Code Tracking Entries page. When the pre-printed bar code is scanned at a later time, JustFood will find the bar code in the Bar Code Tracking Entries page along with the associated data.
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Rather than using the vendor labels, the JustFood Company puts their own label on each item that is received.
The pre-printed bar code is based on the BC number series that was created.
Setting up the Pre-Printed Bar Code
You need to define the bar code that will be on the pre-printed label.
Choose the
icon, enter Bar Code Setup, and then choose the related link.Populate the following fields:
Pre-Printed Bar Code Type: Select No. Series.
Pre-Printed Bar Code No. Series: Create a bar code number series.
Choose the Look up value button
.Choose + New.
On the No. Series List page, populate the following fields:
Code: Enter BC.
Description: Enter Bar Codes.
Starting No.: Enter BC00000001.
Close the No. Series List page.
No. Series Bar Code Length: Enter the length of the bar code.
The length needs to be the same as the number of characters in the number series selected for the Pre-Printed Bar Code No. Series field. The length does not include the prefix or check sum. The length is used to help identify the bar code when it is scanned.
No. Series Prefix Identifier: Enter the prefix that will be added to the beginning of the number series.
The prefix is used to help identify the bar code when it is scanned. A double-digit prefix starting with 5 or 6 is suggested since no application identifiers start with those numbers.
Append No. Series Checksum: Select the check box to add a checksum to the end of the number series.
The checksum is used to help identify the bar code when it is scanned. The checksum is calculated based on the weighted sum of the digits in the bar code.
Close the page.
Pre-Printing Bar Code Labels
The pre-printed bar code labels can be printed ahead of time so that they are ready to go when items are received in to the warehouse.
Choose the
icon, enter Pre-Print Bar Code Labels, and then choose the related link.Populate the following fields:
Pre-Printed Bar Code Type: Ensure No. Series is selected.
Number of Labels to Print: Enter the number of unique labels that you want to print.
Entering 0 (zero) still prints 1 label.
Print the labels.
Two labels are printed. The 55 is the defined prefix. The BC00000001 and BC00000002 are based on the selected number series. The 3 and 69 are the checksums added to the end of the number series.
A pre-printed label can now be scanned from the Guided Receiving interface in the Floor application, and the data will be saved with the bar code. See the following video for an example on scanning pre-printed bar codes:
Viewing the Pre-Printed Bar Code Entry
Once a pre-printed bar code is scanned, you can see the information that is associated with the bar code. This information will be used the next time the bar code is scanned.
Choose the
icon, enter Bar Code Tracking Entries, and then choose the related link.Locate the line that contains the bar code that was printed on your label, and view the associated information.
