A Barcode is a machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of parallel lines of varying widths, printed on a commodity and used especially for stock control.
When you purchase an item from any store, you will notice a label with thin, black lines across it, along with a variation of different numbers. This label is then scanned by the cashier, and the item's description and price automatically comes up. This set of lines and numbers on the label are termed as bar-code.
A bar-code machine scans the number from the label of an Item. To work with ERPNext and the bar-code mechanism, connect the bar-code machine to your operating hardware. Then go to ERPNext setup and activate bar-code by going to tools and clicking on 'hide / unhide features'. Under Materials, feature setup, check the box that says Item Barcode.
Setup > Customize > Hide/ Unhide Features > Item Barcode.
To start scanning with a bar-code, go to
Accounts > Sales Invoice
Under Item, click on Add new row. The item row will expand to show new fields. Place your cursor on the bar-code field and begin scanning. The bar-code will be updated in the field. Once the bar-code is entered, all the Item details will be fetched automatically by the system.
For more ease, activate the POS view in ERPnext. The activation process is same as the bar-code activation. Go to Setup and click on 'hide/unhide features'. Check the 'POS view' box.
Then go to Accounts and click on Sales Invoice. Check the box 'Is POS'
Go to Item and click on Add new row.
The cursor will automatically be placed in the bar-code field. Thus you can immediately scan the bar-code and proceed with your operations.
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