Barcode

You can add a barcode to a layout, and then choose the appropriate barcode type. The contents of the barcode depend on the type, and can be specified as a 3GL expression. The available properties depend on the selected barcode.

These properties are generic:

Barcode Type

Specify the barcode symbology to use; both 1D and 2D barcodes are supported.

Data Expression

Specify the 3GL expression that evaluates to the data to print in the barcode. The permitted contents depend on the selected barcode type.

Width

Specify the reserved width of the barcode, in columns. To preserve legibility of the barcode, the PDF converter does not always scale or truncate barcode contents to fit the fields. Use the Show grid during preview option to observe this behavior.

Height

Specify the reserved height of the barcode.

Print Condition

Specify the condition that must be met for the barcode to be printed. The expression is 3GL code.

Column

This property is relevant if you export the report to an Excel workbook.

Specify the Excel column on the current sheet where the barcode should be placed.

If you select multiple items, the specified value is applied to the first selected item. The value is incremented for the other selected items. For example, you have selected four items and you specify B in the Column property. For the first selected item, the value of the Column property is B. For the other three items, the value of the Column property is C, D, and E respectively.

If you leave this property blank, the barcode is not included in the workbook.

Row

This property is relevant if you export the report to an Excel workbook.

Specify the Excel row number where the barcode should be placed. The value cannot be greater than the value of the Rows property of the layout in which the barcode is present.

If you select multiple items, the specified row number is applied to all selected items. Therefore, these items have the same row number.

For ‘non-exact positioned’ reports, the default value for this property is automatically set to the layout line number within the layout. You can edit this value.