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| ====== Barcode Interpretation Definition ====== | ====== Barcode Interpretation Definition ====== |
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| A Barcode Interpretation Definition uses a string pattern to identify the barcodes format and handle the barcode accordingly. | A Barcode Interpretation Definition uses a string pattern to identify the Barcodes format and handle the Barcode accordingly. |
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| The string pattern allows the disection, translation or substitution of a barcode to identify [[object:customer|Customer-ID]], [[object:media|Media-ID]] and [[object:volume|Volume-ID]]. | The string pattern allows the disection, translation or substitution of a Barcode to identify [[object:customer|Customer-ID]], [[object:media|Media-ID]] and [[object:volume|Volume-ID]]. |
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| To view, add, remove or alter current Barcode Interpretation Definitions, open the [[master:admin_barcode|Barcode Administration]] window in TapeMaster. | To view, add, remove or alter current Barcode Interpretation Definitions, open the [[master:admin_barcode|Barcode Administration]] window in TapeMaster. |
| ===== Barcode Administration ===== | ===== Barcode Administration ===== |
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| When TapeTrack is installed the Barcode Administration window comes with generic barcode definitions pre-installed. These barcode definitions will handle the majority of standard barcode formats. If you use a custom formatted barcodes or deal with Customers that do you will need to add barcode definitions to instruct TapeTrack how to read them. | When TapeTrack is installed the Barcode Administration window comes with generic Barcode definitions pre-installed. These Barcode definitions will handle the majority of standard Barcode formats. If you use a custom formatted Barcodes or deal with Customers that do you will need to add Barcode definitions to instruct TapeTrack how to read them. |
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| Barcode definition are read by TapeTrack from the top of the list (position 000) sequentially to the last definition, stopping when a match is found. It is therefore important to make sure your list is structured in such a way that the correct barcode definition is used to parse the barcodes. | Barcode definition are read by TapeTrack from the top of the list (position 000) sequentially to the last definition, stopping when a match is found. It is therefore important to make sure your list is structured in such a way that the correct Barcode definition is used to parse the Barcodes. |
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| For example, if you had a current barcode definition which encompassed most of your Volume-ID's but had a handful of Volume-ID's that needed customised processing but still met the above pattern, you would need to place the customised definition before it as the first compatible definition will be used. | For example, if you had a current barcode definition which encompassed most of your Volume-ID's but had a handful of Volume-ID's that needed customised processing but still met the above pattern, you would need to place the customised definition before it as the first compatible definition will be used. |
| * ''Edit Mask'' | * ''Edit Mask'' |
| * ''Strip Characters'' | * ''Strip Characters'' |
| * ''Elements'': Fields displayed for the Elements depend on the value chosen for ''Use Substring'' | * ''Elements'': Fields displayed for the Elements depend on the value chosen for ''Use Substring'' |
| * ''Customer-ID'' | * ''Customer-ID'' |
| * ''Use Substring'' | * ''Use Substring'' |
| * ''False'' Does not use a substring (portion of the barcode) for Customer-ID | * ''False'' Does not use a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Customer-ID |
| * ''Literal'': Only shows when ''Use Substring'' set to False. Use a literal value for Customer-ID. | * ''Literal'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''False''. Use a literal value for Customer-ID. |
| * ''True'': Uses a substring (portion of the barcode) for Customer-ID | * ''True'': Uses a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Customer-ID |
| * ''Substring First Character'': Only shows when ''Use Substring'' set to True. Position of start of substring of Customer-ID. | * ''Substring First Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of start of substring of Customer-ID. |
| * ''Substring Last Character'': Only shows when ''Use Substring'' set to True. Position of end of substring of Customer-ID. | * ''Substring Last Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of end of substring of Customer-ID. |
| | * ''Media-ID'' |
| | * ''Use Substring'' |
| | * ''False'' Does not use a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Media-ID |
| | * ''Literal'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''False''. Use a literal value for Media-ID. |
| ===== Examples ===== | * ''True'': Uses a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Media-ID |
| | * ''Substring First Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of start of substring of Media-ID. |
| ==== Barcode Pattern Definition ????.????.* ==== | * ''Substring Last Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of end of substring of Media-ID. |
| | * ''Volume-ID'' |
| ? translates to a single character | * ''Use Substring'' |
| * translates as a wild card and matches anything | * ''False'' Does not use a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Volume-ID |
| | * ''Literal'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''False''. Use a literal value for Volume-ID. |
| {{technote:technote_barcode_15.png}} | * ''True'': Uses a substring (portion of the Barcode) for Volume-ID |
| | * ''Substring First Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of start of substring of Volume-ID. |
| Barcode US01.CONT.CT100100 | * ''Substring Last Character'': Only visible when ''Use Substring'' set to ''True''. Position of end of substring of Volume-ID. |
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| The filter will dissect the barcode to | |
| * Customer-ID: US01 | |
| * Media-ID: CONT | |
| * Volume-ID: CT100100 | |
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| ==== Barcode Pattern Definition *? ?* ==== | |
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| ? translates to a single character | Editing new Barcode Definition for long duplicate Barcodes, |
| * translates as a wild card and matches anything | * Matching filter ????????DUP-?? (eg. 004762L3DUP-01) |
| | * Limited to User-ID's starting with US |
| | * Drop characters UP-0 from Barcode using mask 00000000011110 |
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| {{technote:technote_barcode_17.png}} | {{master_barcode_admin_new_edit.gif}} |
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| Volume-ID MONDAY WEEK ONE | |
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| The filter will hash the barcode to | ===== Further Examples ===== |
| * X-D8ED51DA | |
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| {{tag> technote barcode tapemaster}} | For a range of Barcode definitions see [[technote:barcode-interpretation-definition:examples|Barcode Definition Examples]]. |
