What information is assigned a bar code?

To maximize the returns of a bar-coding system, you want to be able to scan as much information as possible. But you can manually specify any of the data that you can scan.

The Lawson bar-coding implementation provides two types of bar codes: bar codes that are printed as labels and attached to a location or asset, and bar codes that are printed in workbooks and used to speed up data entry.

Note: Some assets have vendor-supplied bar-coded numbers. You can scan these bar codes also when adding the assets.

Bar-code labels

There are two types of bar codes that you must physically print as labels and apply:

  • The space label identifies the user-defined location of the asset and is typically applied to one consistent spot in the location (for example, the door of a room where assets are stored).

  • The asset-item label is a randomly assigned bar code label placed on the item itself.

Workbook bar codes

You can generate workbooks that contain scannable data. These workbooks are not required, but they save time and possible typographical errors by letting the HHT operator scan the data rather than type it in. You can generate these workbooks:

  • A Location Detail Workbook contains the name of each location detail in a location in scannable form.

  • An Asset Template Workbook contains the name of each asset template in Asset Management in scannable form.

  • A Product Category Workbook contains a unique scannable ID for each manufacturer and model.