Examples

In all these examples, the unique part of the barcode is 123. So that is all that users will need to type to match the full barcode.

Barcode With Prefix and Padding

Barcode: 4545000123

To match this 10 character barcode by only typing in 123 we need the following settings.

  • Active - Checked
  • Owner - Set to your org unit.
  • Prefix - 4545 - This is the prefix that the barcode starts with.
  • Length - 10 - Total length of the barcode.
  • Padding - 0 - Zeros will be used to pad out non significant parts of the barcode.
  • Applies to Items and/or Applies to Users - Checked

The system takes the 123 that you entered and adds the prefix to the beginning of it. Then adds zeros between the prefix and your number to pad it out to 10 characters. Then it searches the database for that barcode.

Barcode With Suffix

Barcode: 123000book

To match this 10 character barcode by only typing in 123 we need the following settings.

  • Active - Checked
  • Owner - Set to your org unit.
  • Suffix - book - This is the suffix that the barcode ends with.
  • Length - 10 - Total length of the barcode.
  • Padding - 0 - Zeros will be used to pad out non significant parts of the barcode.
  • Padding at End - Checked
  • Applies to Items and/or Applies to Users - Checked

The system takes the 123 that you entered and adds the suffix to the end of it. Then adds zeros between your number and the suffix to pad it out to 10 characters. Then it searches the database for that barcode.

Barcode With Left Padding

Barcode: 0000000123

To match this 10 character barcode by only typing in 123 we need the following settings.

  • Active - Checked
  • Owner - Set to your org unit.
  • Length - 10 - Total length of the barcode.
  • Padding - 0 - Zeros will be used to pad out non significant parts of the barcode.
  • Applies to Items and/or Applies to Users - Checked

The system takes the 123 that you entered, then adds zeros between your number and the left to pad it out to 10 characters. Then it searches the database for that barcode.

Barcode With Right Padding

Barcode: 1230000000

To match this 10 character barcode by only typing in 123 we need the following settings.

  • Active - Checked
  • Owner - Set to your org unit.
  • Length - 10 - Total length of the barcode.
  • Padding - 0 - Zeros will be used to pad out non significant parts of the barcode.
  • Padding at End - Checked
  • Applies to Items and/or Applies to Users - Checked

The system takes the 123 that you entered, then adds zeros between your number and the right to pad it out to 10 characters. Then it searches the database for that barcode.

Barcode of any Length with Prefix and Suffix

Barcode: a123b

To match this 5 character barcode by only typing in 123 we need the following settings. This use of Barcode Completion doesn’t save many keystrokes, but it does allow you to handle the case where your barcode scanners at one point were set to output a prefix and suffix which was stored in the database. Now your barcode scanners no longer include the prefix and suffix. These settings will simply add the prefix and suffix to any barcode entered and search for that.

  • Active - Checked
  • Owner - Set to your org unit.
  • Length/Padding - 0/null - Set the length to 0 and/or leave the padding blank.
  • Prefix - a - This is the prefix that the barcode starts with.
  • Suffix - b - This is the suffix that the barcode starts with.
  • Applies to Items and/or Applies to Users - Checked

The system takes the 123 that you entered, then adds the prefix and suffix specified. Then it searches the database for that barcode. Because no length or padding was entered, this rule will add the prefix and suffix to any barcode that is entered and then search for that valid barcode.