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51 lines
1.9 KiB
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A Barcode is a machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of
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parallel lines of varying widths, printed on a commodity and used especially
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for stock control.
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When you purchase an item from any store, you will notice a label with thin,
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black lines across it, along with a variation of different numbers. This label
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is then scanned by the cashier, and the item's description and price
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automatically comes up. This set of lines and numbers on the label are termed
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as bar-code.
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A bar-code machine scans the number from the label of an Item. To work with
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ERPNext and the bar-code mechanism, connect the bar-code machine to your
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operating hardware. Then go to ERPNext setup and activate bar-code by going to
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tools and clicking on 'hide / unhide features'. Under Materials, feature
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setup, check the box that says Item Barcode.
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> Setup > Customize > Hide/ Unhide Features > Item Barcode.
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#### Figure 1: Check the box 'Item Barcode'
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<img class="screenshot" alt="Barcode" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/setup/barcode-1.png">
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To start scanning with a bar-code, go to
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> Accounts > Sales Invoice
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Under Item, click on Add new row. The item row will expand to show new fields.
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Place your cursor on the bar-code field and begin scanning. The bar-code will
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be updated in the field. Once the bar-code is entered, all the Item details
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will be fetched automatically by the system.
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For more ease, activate the POS view in ERPnext. The activation process is
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same as the bar-code activation. Go to Setup and click on 'hide/unhide
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features'. Check the 'POS view' box.
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Then go to Accounts and click on Sales Invoice. Check the box 'Is POS'
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#### Figure 2: Check the box 'Is POS'
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<img class="screenshot" alt="Barcode" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/setup/barcode-2.png">
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Go to Item and click on Add new row.
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The cursor will automatically be placed in the bar-code field. Thus you can
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immediately scan the bar-code and proceed with your operations.
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