Compatible
Bar Code Scanners|Print
Tags|Portable
Inventory Scanner
Point of Sale supports the use of bar code scanners
to list items on documents and to make entries in data fields by scanning
information that is printed in bar code format. . No special procedures
are required to use a scanner with Point of Sale. . Follow the instructions
supplied with your scanner to connect it to your PC.
The program can read bar codes containing any of these
item identifiers:
Assuming you have the scanned information recorded in
inventory for the item, you can quickly list the item on documents by
scanning the bar code.
Printing Bar Codes on Tags
in Point of Sale
Every item has an item number associated with it in
inventory. . When you print tags from within the program, it is the item number that is
used to create the bar code. . This allows you to print and scan bar coded
tags for all your inventory items, whether or not they have UPC or Alternate
Lookups defined.
Using the item number for bar codes has several advantages:
You can print
bar-coded tags for any item in inventory and then list them on documents
using a bar code scanner, even if you do not have a vendor-provided UPC
code. .
Item number
bar codes are generally smaller than bar codes created from UPC or alternate
lookup values, meaning they fit better on smaller tag sizes.
If a tag bar
code is unscannable, it is quicker to manually enter an item number (also
printed on the tags) than the longer UPC or alternate lookup. .
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Using a Scanner to
Enter Information in Inventory
Your scanner can also be used to quickly enter the bar
code data into inventory fields. . For example, if your vendor supplies
you merchandise pre-tagged with the UPC number, you can quickly and accurately
enter the information into the UPC
field by scanning the tag. . You can scan vendor-provided bar codes containing
catalog numbers into the Alternate Lookup
field in the same manner.
Using a Scanner to
List Items on Documents
When scanning to list items on documents, Point of Sale
assumes a quantity of one for each scan. . To record a different quantity,
press <F5>
or navigate to the Qty field in
the document item list to manually enter the correct quantity after each
scan.
Although scanning is extremely accurate, scanning errors
can occasionally occur, especially when tags have been damaged or defaced.
The scanner typically rejects read errors caused by defaced tags, and
this scanned information never reaches Point of Sale. . An error is reported
if the scanned number is not currently defined in inventory or if the
Alternate Lookup is not unique.
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