brotherton-erpnext/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/articles/track-items-using-barcode.md

#Track Items Using Barcode

A barcode is a value decoded into vertical spaced lines. Barcode scanners are the input medium, like Keyboard. When it scans a barcode, the data appears in the computer screens at the point of a cursor.

### Item Master

To set the barcode of a particular item, you will have to open the Item record. You can also enter barcode while creating a new item.

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Once barcode field is updated in item master, items can be fetched using barcode. This feature will be availble in Delivery Note, Sales Invoice and Purchase Receipt transactions only.

<img alt="Material Transfer" class="screenshot" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/articles/barcode-item-selection.gif">

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updated stock articles 2016-01-19 13:04:52 +00:00			`#Track Items Using Barcode`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
updated stock articles 2016-01-19 13:04:52 +00:00			`A barcode is a value decoded into vertical spaced lines. Barcode scanners are the input medium, like Keyboard. When it scans a barcode, the data appears in the computer screens at the point of a cursor.`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
[fix] remove feature setup docs 2016-11-21 11:08:13 +00:00			`### Item Master`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
[fix] remove feature setup docs 2016-11-21 11:08:13 +00:00			`To set the barcode of a particular item, you will have to open the Item record. You can also enter barcode while creating a new item.`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
updated stock articles 2016-01-19 13:04:52 +00:00			`<img alt="Material Transfer" class="screenshot" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/articles/barcode-item-master.png">`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
updated stock articles 2016-01-19 13:04:52 +00:00			`Once barcode field is updated in item master, items can be fetched using barcode. This feature will be availble in Delivery Note, Sales Invoice and Purchase Receipt transactions only.`

			`<img alt="Material Transfer" class="screenshot" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/articles/barcode-item-selection.gif">`
[docs] merged kb and cleanup. warning: don't see the commit 2015-12-03 12:22:46 +00:00
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