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| cobi.wms:barcode_troubleshooting [2023/03/10 17:13] – created tkammer | cobi.wms:barcode_troubleshooting [2023/03/10 17:15] (current) – tkammer |
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| **Raw text:** This means that the barcode was **not** recognized as a GS1 barcode. It's considered a simple piece of text data. If the barcode is supposed to be a GS1 barcode, it may be invalid; see [[GS1 Barcodes]] for some common mistakes during barcode generation. If the barcode is not generated by you (e.g. it comes from your supplier) then you should contact the responsible party and notify them that the GS1 barcodes they generate are not valid. | **Raw text:** This means that the barcode was **not** recognized as a GS1 barcode. It's considered a simple piece of text data. If the barcode is supposed to be a GS1 barcode, it may be invalid; see [[GS1 Barcodes]] for some common mistakes during barcode generation. If the barcode is not generated by you (e.g. it comes from your supplier) then you should contact the responsible party and notify them that the GS1 barcodes they generate are not valid. |
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| | **GS1 fields:** If the barcode was detected as a GS1 barcode, the Info screen will list the fields that were detected. For example, it will tell you what Item Code, Batch Number, Serial Number, etc. were found within the GS1 data of the barcode. If a field does not contain the expected data, the GS1 barcode maybe **partially** invalid, so that it's recognized as a GS1 barcode, but some of the fields can't be correctly identified. Once again, refer to the page [[GS1 Barcodes]] for common errors, and if the barcode isn't generated by you, notify the responsible party. |
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| If you scan a raw text barcode anywhere other than the Info screen, COBI.wms will try to intelligently determine what the text is supposed to represent. For example, if you're in a screen where you're supposed to add items, it will assume that you've scanned an item code. If you've already scanned or selected an item, and are now in the "Add quantity" screen, and the only text field is "Batch Number", then the app will assume that the text is the batch number and fill that field. If there are multiple text fields, you may have to focus one to tell the app which field should be filled with the scanned text. | If you scan a raw text barcode anywhere other than the Info screen, COBI.wms will try to intelligently determine what the text is supposed to represent. For example, if you're in a screen where you're supposed to add items, it will assume that you've scanned an item code. If you've already scanned or selected an item, and are now in the "Add quantity" screen, and the only text field is "Batch Number", then the app will assume that the text is the batch number and fill that field. If there are multiple text fields, you may have to focus one to tell the app which field should be filled with the scanned text. |
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| **GS1 fields:** If the barcode was detected as a GS1 barcode, the Info screen will list the fields that were detected. For example, it will tell you what Item Code, Batch Number, Serial Number, etc. were found within the GS1 data of the barcode. If a field does not contain the expected data, the GS1 barcode maybe **partially** invalid, so that it's recognized as a GS1 barcode, but some of the fields can't be correctly identified. Once again, refer to the page [[GS1 Barcodes]] for common errors. | If you scan a GS1 barcode, COBI.wms doesn't have to guess what the intention is, because the GS1 data fields each identify what their purpose is. So you don't need to focus a text field even if there are multiple. And of course, multiple data fields will be handled at once by COBI.wms, so you only need to scan once. |
