Barcode
In Arabic الباركود
A machine-readable code printed on a product or its packaging that identifies the item, and often the pack size, when scanned.
In plain words
Scanning replaces typing an item code or searching a list, which is faster and avoids picking the wrong item. Most retail goods carry a 13-digit code on the single unit.
The outer carton usually carries a different code from the single piece, so one item can have several barcodes. Each needs to be tied to the unit it is printed on, or a scanned carton is counted as one piece.
The common mistake is letting the same barcode sit on two items after a product change, so a scan lands on the wrong one.
- Piece barcode 6281000123454
- 1 pc
- Carton barcode 16281000123451
- 24 pcs
- Cartons scanned
- 3
- Pieces scanned
- 5
- Quantity
- 77 pcs (3 × 24 + 5)
In Axon Suite
How Axon Suite handles it
An item in Axon Suite can carry several barcodes, each tied to one of its units, with one marked as main, and a barcode can’t be used twice across the company. Reps scan with the phone camera in the rep app, even offline.
Feature
Several barcodes per item
An item can carry several barcodes, each tied to one of its units, with one marked as its main barcode. Reps scan that barcode with the phone camera to find the item in the catalogue or in the van’s stock, even offline.
Open: Several barcodes per item