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Barcode in Shoper 9
December 2009

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Objectives

 Need for Barcode in business

 Shoper 9 support in creating and printing of barcodes
o Design labels for Thermal and Standard Printers

o Design layout for Standard Printers

o Printing of Labels


Barcode

 A set of machine-readable parallel bars varying in width, height or spacing.

 Encodes information according to a symbology.

 Provides accurate data.

 Scanning the barcode makes data entry faster.

 Manual entry error can be avoided.

 Helps in quick billing, stock taking, physical stock verification, etc.


Need for Designing and Printing Barcodes

 No barcode exists

 Additional business specific barcodes required
o Logo specific

o Price change

o Size specific

o Additional product information


Barcode in Shoper 9

Why use Barcode in Shoper 9 ?
 Features
o Customer/ Printer specific label and layout design

 Label content – Item information, Image, Date, etc.
o Flexibility to configure

 Font
 Label size and Number of labels in a row/ page
 For any stationery
o Convenient

 Barcodes for cartons
o Affordable

 Use existing/ any printer


Options available

 Design Labels for Barcode Printers

 Design Labels for Standard Printers

 Design Layout for Standard Printers

 Print Labels


Design Labels for Barcode Printers
(Interface script files for Thermal Printers)
 Create a basic template for barcode printing and
specify the parameters to be considered while
generating a barcode
 The design is done collectively by Shoper
support personnel, retailer and printer vendor
 The base script files required to print the
barcode labels are supplied by the barcode
vendor in .txt file format
 Make the required changes to it and save the
settings


Designing Labels for Thermal Printers

 To design
o In POS: Stock > Barcode > Print
Labels
o In HO: Merchandise > Barcode >
Print Labels

 Import/ Load the Script file



 Map the Fields
o Create an interface between
Shoper 9 and the script file with
field values captured in Shoper 9

A barcode tag can contain field values of type String, Integer and Text


Barcode Content and Configuration

 String values
o Stock number

o .
o .
o Product description

 Capture
o The position and

o The length of the string to be
printed


Barcode Content and Configuration

 Integer values
o Rate

o .
o .
o Tax rate

 Capture
o The position

o the length of the Integer and

o the number of decimals to be
printed



 Text values
o Showroom name

o .
o .
o Address

 Capture
o The position

o The length and number of

digits and
o Value of the Text

 Save the settings made to the barcode script as a .txt file


Designing Labels for Standard Printers

 Barcode labels can be designed to contain various fields, fonts, image, etc.,
and printed using laser, inkjet or dot-matrix printers
 The format and the content of the barcode of the existing inkjet printers can
also be used

 To design
o In POS: Stock > Barcode > Designing Labels for Standard Printers

o In HO: Merchandise > Barcode > Designing Labels for Standard
Printers


Label Designer
 The options available for designing
a label:
o Open – option to open
a .btf file
o Save – Save the label design
o Save As – Save the label
design with other name
o Format – Bold, Italic,
Underline, Strike,
Font colour, Background colour,
Format Date
Font name, Font size,
Top position, Left position,
width and height


Label Designer

 Label Parameters
o Unit of measurement can be
defined in terms of Milli Meters,
Centi meters and Inches
o Unit of measurement to decide
the height and the width of the
label
o Apply Label Settings


Label Designer

 Select Fields
o Select the label content

 Constant Text

 Barcode Label

 Value captured in Shoper 9

 Image


Label Designer

 Field Parameters
o To configure the parameters
based on the label content
o The field parameter group
varies depending upon the
field type selected


Label Designer

 Apply Field Settings
o Apply the field configurations to
the respective field in the label
 Place the required fields and their
values in the barcode label panel


Label Designer

 Delete – Allows user to delete a field
from a label
 Clear All – Clear the content of the
label
 Exit – Exit the label the designer


Constant Text

o Showroom Name

o .
o .
o A message

 To configure
o Select Constant Text in

Select Fields
o Click to place/ add multiple
constant text in a single label
o Enter the constant text label

(to be printed on the label)


Barcode Label
 To Configure
o Select Barcode Label as the
Selected Fields
o Select the Symbology (to be
printer on the label)
o Select the Stock No as the
Barcode Content
o Enter the Sample Text

Note: The mapping between messages and barcodes is called a Symbology


Fields from item master table
(Values captured in Shoper 9)
o Item Description
o .
o .
o Mfg Date
 To Configure
o Select Stock Number in
Select Fields
o Enter the Sample Text
(example, the stock number)
o Apply Field Settings


Image

o Company Logo

o .
o .
o Pictorial message

 To configure image
o Select Images as Select
Fields
o Select the path where the
image is available
Note: The position of various values in the label panel can be moved with cursor
pointer
 Save the label design as a .btf file


Designing Layout for Standard Printers
 The design layout is used to configure
o Page size
o page format
o pitch settings
o number of rows and columns
o number of labels in a page

 The settings made in the design layout is as per customer requirement and
type of stationery

 To design
o In POS: Stock > Barcode > Design Layout for Standard Printers
o In HO: Merchandise > Barcode > Design Layout for Standard
Printers


Layout Designer
 Load the label design file
o The details of the label design is
displayed

 Select Label Design Preview


Layout Designer
 Enter page settings
 Select Layout Design Preview

 Save Barcode Layout Designer File as a .blf file

Print Barcode Labels
 To print
o In POS: Stock > Barcode > Print Labels
o In HO: Merchandise > Barcode > Print Labels

 Load script file name
 Based on the printer, select the
script file
o For Thermal printers,
select .txt file and enter/
select the values where ever
the fields are blank
o For Standard printers,
select .blf file


Printing Tag/ Labels

 The values from the script file
populate the Tag Printing screen

 Use any of the selection listed
under Options and choose the
appropriate settings


 Use Manual Selection
o to print barcode tags for the
item masters created
o to print barcode tags for the
selected stock numbers

 Use Against Purchase (PT File)
to print barcode tags for the items
received from vendor/ warehouse
and PT file is available for the
items received


 Use Against Transaction to
print barcode tags for the items
which are transacted in Shoper 9
like Sales Bill, Transfer In/Out,
Sales Order, etc.
 Use Against Purchase Order
o To print and use the barcode
tags for items received
o To print barcode tags against
a purchase order and send
the same to the vendor along
with the purchase order. This
will help the vendor in
attaching the barcodes to the
goods at delivery.


 Use Against Masters to print
the barcode tags for the items
created during selected date
range and data.

 Use Against Direct Scan to
print barcode tags for identical
items received from a vendor
without barcode tags. Scan or
enter the stock number for
printing the barcode tags.


 Standard Printers
o By default, the output and
port is selected


Thermal Printers
 Select File as the Output to

By default, the output is saved in
Out folder as Manualbar.seq
You can also browse and select a
specific existing file

 Create a batch file in the Out
directory to print the saved file
o Open Notepad
o Enter
Type Manualbar.seq > prn
o Save the file as .bat in the
Out folder


 Edit the number of tags/ labels to
print as per business requirement
 Print the barcode labels
 Note: For Thermal Printers,
double click the .bat file after all
the settings and executing Print


Print Labels


Barcode in Shoper 9

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