Difference between revisions of "Custom Field Type: Special – Barcode"
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* The Custom Field ID of the field that contains the integer or text string you wish to have converted to a barcode. | * The Custom Field ID of the field that contains the integer or text string you wish to have converted to a barcode. | ||
* The Code Type (also known as Symbology), which is the encoding format of the barcode. | * The Code Type (also known as Symbology), which is the encoding format of the barcode. | ||
| − | * Whether or not the source text should be displayed | + | * Whether or not the source text should be displayed below with the barcode. |
* The width of the barcode. | * The width of the barcode. | ||
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<u>Options:</u> | <u>Options:</u> | ||
| − | * '''customfieldid''' = the Custom Field ID of the field that stores the actual value | + | * '''customfieldid''' = the Custom Field ID of the field that stores the actual value. |
| − | * '''codetype'''= can be any | + | * '''codetype'''= can be any of the Code Types listed below. If none is provided the default is CODABAR (which only accepts integer values) |
CODABAR, CODE11, CODE39, CODE39EX, CODE93, CODE128, CODE128A, CODE128B, CODE128C | CODABAR, CODE11, CODE39, CODE39EX, CODE93, CODE128, CODE128A, CODE128B, CODE128C | ||
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UPCA, UPCA_2, UPCA_5, UPCE, UPCE_2, UPCE_5 | UPCA, UPCA_2, UPCA_5, UPCE, UPCE_2, UPCE_5 | ||
::'''Note:''' Many of the Code Types listed above have strictly defined rules about the number of digits, location of alphanumeric characters etc. | ::'''Note:''' Many of the Code Types listed above have strictly defined rules about the number of digits, location of alphanumeric characters etc. | ||
| − | ::''For example | + | ::''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. | ::If the Custom Field you are using as the source does not meet the requirements no barcode will be displayed. | ||
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* '''width''' = The width of bars. The default value is 1. | * '''width''' = The width of bars. The default value is 1. | ||
| − | + | Examples for the '''Values''' field: | |
| + | :*12345 ''-will be interpreted as 12345,CODABAR,yes,1'' | ||
| + | :*12345,,,2 ''-will be interpreted as 12345,CODABAR,yes,2'' | ||
| + | :*12345,ISBN ''-will be interpreted as 12345,ISBN,Yes,1'' | ||
| + | :*12345,ISBN,,2 ''-will be interpreted as 12345,ISBN,yes,2'' | ||
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Revision as of 12:20, 25 May 2009
Contents
General Description
The Special - Barcode Custom Field displays a barcode, which is an optical machine-readable representation of data.
This field type converts another field's value (numeric or alphanumeric depends on the coding system selected) into a barcode image.
Field Display
In this image the Barcode custom field is displaying the value in the Ticket Number field as a barcode.
Field Options
Values
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 Code Type (also known as Symbology), which is the encoding format of the barcode.
- Whether or not the source text should be displayed below with the barcode.
- The width of the barcode.
Usage:
customfieldid,codetype,showtext,width
Options:
- customfieldid = the Custom Field ID of the field that stores the actual value.
- codetype= can be any of the Code Types listed below. If none is provided the default is CODABAR (which only accepts integer values)
CODABAR, CODE11, CODE39, CODE39EX, CODE93, CODE128, CODE128A, CODE128B, CODE128C EAN8, EAN8_2, EAN8_5, EAN13, EAN13_2, EAN13_5 IDENTCODE, INTERLEAVED25, ISBN, ISBN_5, ISSN, ISSN_2, ITF14, LEITCODE, MSI, MSI10, MSI11,MSI1010, MSI1110 ONECODE, POSTNET, PLANET, RM4SCC, UPCA, UPCA_2, UPCA_5, UPCE, UPCE_2, UPCE_5
- Note: 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.
- 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.
Examples for the Values field:
- 12345 -will be interpreted as 12345,CODABAR,yes,1
- 12345,,,2 -will be interpreted as 12345,CODABAR,yes,2
- 12345,ISBN -will be interpreted as 12345,ISBN,Yes,1
- 12345,ISBN,,2 -will be interpreted as 12345,ISBN,yes,2
The Width and Height of the whole image can adjusted by width and height settings of the Custom Field
Visibility Condition
The Visibility Condition field can be used to enter a logical statement which determines whether or not the field is displayed.
Role - Field Permissions
These fields allow you to control by Role who is allowed to view and/or modify the field.
Status - Field Permissions
- Only present within the Universal Tracking Application
These fields allow you to control by the Status of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified.
