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==General Description==
This field type converts another field's value (numeric or alphanumeric depends on the coding system selected) into a barcode image.
==Field Display==
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''In this image the Barcode custom field is displaying the value in the '''Ticket Number''' field as a barcode.''
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* '''Values''': Used to specify the Custom ID, Code Type, Source Text, and Width of the barcode you wish to generate. Additional details located in the '''Values''' located below.
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The '''Values''' field is used to specify:
* The Custom Field ID of the field that contains the integer or text string you wish to have converted to a barcode.
* The width of the barcode.
'''customfieldid,codetype,showtext,width'''
* '''customfieldid''' = the Custom Field ID of the field that stores the source value.
* '''codetype'''= can be any of the Code Types listed below. If none is provided the default is CODABAR (which only accepts integer values)
ONECODE, POSTNET, PLANET, RM4SCC,
UPCA, UPCA_2, UPCA_5, UPCE, UPCE_2, UPCE_5
* '''showtext''' = whether or not to show the text underneath the barcode. Can be ''yes'' or ''no''. The default is ''yes''.
* '''width''' = The width of bars. The default value is 1.
'''Notes on Code Types'''
Many of the Code Types listed above have strictly defined rules about the number of digits, location of alphanumeric characters etc.
:::''For example: EAN13 requires 13 integers; RM4SCC is for UK Postal Codes, and cannot have any spaces.''
:::If the Custom Field you are using as the source does not meet the requirements no barcode will be displayed.
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===Height=Notes==
The '''Height''' of the barcode image can adjusted by the height settings of the [[Custom Field]].
(The '''Width''' is controlled by the '''Values''' section as described above).
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