Item barcode label generation

• Reserved barcode labels have been printed but are not associated with an item.
• Assigned barcode labels are associated with an asset item as part of an added asset.

  One exception is that items that are greater than one use the same barcode for each component of the item. For example, if an item named CHAIRS has a quantity of 50, then each of the 50 chairs in the item is assigned the same bar code.

Item barcodes must be unique. They are sequentially printed and are assigned at random. You can keep track of the next available barcodes and ensure that there are no duplicate bar codes.

These examples show a typical barcode assignment process:

1. An HHT operator receives three new PCs, each with a monitor, CPU, and keyboard.
2. The operator requests nine barcode labels from the printer. The next nine available barcodes are printed and assigned with a status of Reserved.
3. The operator adds a label on each item in any order.
4. The operator uses the Addition function of the handheld terminal to add the items with the barcode of each CPU that is scanned as a parent item and the barcode of each related accessory that is scanned as a child item to the appropriate CPU. At this point, each item has a barcode that is associated with it, but the status of the barcodes is still Reserved.
5. The operator downloads the Addition data.
6. The Asset Accounting department imports the data into an interface file and processes the data to add three different assets with three items.
7. After the assets have been assigned with asset numbers in Asset Accounting, the status of the barcodes that are associated with each item becomes Assigned. At this point, the asset number is associated with the barcode and with the physical item.