Setting Up Combination Barcodes

Combined barcodes increases the efficiency of the scanner operations by combining multiple barcodes into a single barcode string. Factory Track is setup to split this single barcode string to the respective fields in each transaction.

The Multi-Barcode Split form is used to setup Factory Track transaction to split combined barcodes. It allows you to specify transactions using combined barcodes and separator and fields used by the combined barcodes.

Note: The Multi-Barcode Split form only allows you to setup barcode splitting for the transaction in the current ERP.

To Setup a New Combined Barcode for a Transaction
1. Open the Multi-Barcode Split form.
2. Click New or select a blank line in the grid on the left to setup new transaction.
3. Specify this information:
  Transaction Name
  
  The name of the transaction to set up the combined barcode.
  
  Source Field
  
  The name of the source field for the new combined barcode.
  Note: This field displays the list of fields used by the combined barcodes. You can scan the combined barcode in the initial field specified in the source field. The transaction then splits the scanned barcode.
  
  Fixed Length
  The fixed character length to define different information types within the combination barcode. Clear to use a separator character to define different information types within the combination barcode.
  Note: If you select this check box:
  
  The Field Length field is displayed. The field length defines the segment length for the Target Field.
  
  You cannot specify the value in Mapping Separator field.
  Mapping Separator
  
  Each segment of the combined barcode is of fixed length.
4. Click New Record in the grid or the New Record in the toolbar to add a target field.
5. Add the Group Sequence number for the selected target field.
6. Select the required Target Field. This field lists the values as displayed on the Fields tab of the Transactions Setup form. When the user selects a field the internal field name is stored in the multi barcode table.
7. Click Save.
To modify an existing combined barcode for a transaction
1. Select the transaction in the left-hand grid.
2. Click required field(s) to modify.
3. Change the selected field as per the descriptions in the “combined barcode” section.