Item Barcodes

This screen allows you to create and maintain barcode identifiers for each unique sub-level variation (Batch, Expiry Date, Colour, Revision Level, etc) of any item.  When scanning Items in POS this can immediately point to the specific Item/Variant.

 

List Tab

 

Display fields

 

Item Code: Display only field showing the identity of the Item taken from the Item Master record

 

Description: Display only field showing the description of the Item taken from the Item Master record

 

Unit: Display only field showing the base unit of the Item taken from the Item Master record

 

Internal/External:  Display only field showing whether the Barcode is a Supplier's Barcode or one used 'In-House'.  Note: Both these can be held against the Item Code for the same Unit.

 

 

Data Display Options

 

Field Position - On the List screen you can move the field position by dragging the column heading left or right to the position where you want it to appear.

 

Filtering and Sorting - If you ‘check’ the checkbox then the displayed data is available for filtering and sorting:

To sort the data in a selected column simply click on the column heading.  Clicking against will sort in descending order.

Click on the black ‘down arrow’ to the right of your selected column heading and you can either select a specific entry to display all records containing that entry, or you can select (Custom…) to enter detailed selection criteria.

 

Buttons

 

Close: This will close the Item Barcodes screen.  If you have any unsaved data then you will be asked if you wish to save it before the screen is closed.

 

Add: For the current selected Item this will bring up the ‘Detail’ tab for entry and maintenance of barcodes at sub-levels

 

Save: Not applicable to the List panel

 

Cancel: Not applicable to the List panel

 

Delete: Not applicable to the List panel

 

 

Detail Tab

 

Entry and Display fields

 

Item Code: Display only field showing the identity of the Item selected in the List view

 

Description: Display only field showing the description of the Item selected in the List view

 

Unit: Display only field showing the unit of the Item selected in the List view

 

Barcode: Enter the barcode identification of this variant.  No validation checks are carried out on this entry.  If, during POS, it is found that two or more items have the same barcode then they will be displayed for selection prior to adding to the order.

 

Variant: If the Item has one of the following Variants then, for each variant, a drop-down list is available for you to make a selection.  The above Barcode will then be associated with the combination of variants

 

Unit

Expiry Date

Batch Number

Revision Number

Grade Colour

Size

 

Note: Serial Number is a unique identity against a specific Item.  Whenever the Serial Number is swiped with a Barcode Reader, Ostendo knows the above variant combinations (if any) against the Item.  Although the Serial Number is unique within an Item Code the same number may be used in another Item Codes.  In this instance all Items with the same Serial Number are presented to the POS Operator for selection of the correct Item

 

Internal/External:  This is prefilled with 'External' to denote that the Barcode relates to a Supplier's Barcode.  You can amend this to 'Internal' from the drop-down list to denote that the Barcode is specific to your internally used barcoding methodology.  This enables you to identify internally used SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) for stock-take and POS purposes

 

Buttons

 

Close: This will close the Item Barcodes screen.  If you have any unsaved data then you will be asked if you wish to save it before the screen is closed.

 

Add: This will send the cursor to a new line for entry of a new Barcode

 

Save: This will save the current data without exiting the screen

 

Cancel: Any changes made since the line was actioned or the last time the ‘Save’ Button was pressed will be lost.

 

Delete: This will delete the current highlighted record