Kinetic Wireless Warehouse or whatever it is called, the BISCIT one, specifically barcode scanning.
We have parts that have QR codes that contain BOTH the Part number, and the quantity, in the same code, separated by a TAB.
This causes issues when scanning for the part number only. I want to have it stop at the part and ignore the tab + quantity value so I can scan these labels in screens like part tracker.
I understand how to program specific scanners like a Zebra to do this, but does the app itself have any options for handling these barcodes?
Other than an intro presentation, I’m not overly familiar with EKW. If the forms are editable, you could create two separate fields. Scan the barcode and have the values parse into them. One could be for PartNum, the other is for the Qty. Then pass the PartNum to… wherever you need it… and don’t do anything with the qty. You could possibly even hide the qty field.
You would have to check with Biscuit… There are a few lurkers here thay may be able to help… I am pretty sure that there are some specific settings…
Just took a look at the app on my phone. There is an option for Scanner Subscriptions. Not really sure what that does. There is a document on the Epicweb that might give you more information.
There’s “Mapping” that you can do in some of the screens, which is intended to allow multiple fields in one barcode scan to fill in multiple fields. But there isn’t any settings for something like “Always ignore anything after a tab”. (that I know of). You’ll probably have to think about your whole process and how that fits in with EMWW.
I agree. Just using a TAB to separate fields can be problematic since Tabs are used all over the place within the program. We separate our barcodes with special character(s) like “$A”. Then you can create a function to split the barcode scan each time it reads that character(s), not just on a tab.
This is what I was hoping for. Ultimately I want to change the way we label parts but we have a lot of legacy things already on the shelves and it would be nice to start leveraging handheld devices sooner rather than later.
We are achieving this now with laptops with connected scanners that I do have the ability and knowledge to reprogram to properly handle the problematic labels, but there are some areas where handheld devices make more logistic sense and I’m not sure how to configure these devices do what I want.
the way we labeled parts in the past was not great. We are taking steps to have better labeling moving forward but there is a ton of existing inventory that I would like to not have to relabel or wait to be phased out.
The scanners usually have global settings (outside of the app) that you should be able to use, depending on the hardware you go with I suppose. Barcode scanners are still keyboard wedges, so I think you’ll be able to set something up. But it’s going to affect all of your barcodes. That may be ok for you while you week through your legacy labels. You’ll just to have to work through any unintended consequences.
Do you have a login for https://portal.biscit.com/ ? If not, you should be able to get one. There’s a document “EMWW Customisable Barcode Templates v2” that might help you out.
There’s a super abbreviated version on EpicCare as well but with a link to the document that might work? KB0121412
Edit: Quick excerpt from the document it does look like you can define your dividing character
Following pages currently support template definitions:
• PO Receipt > Entry
• PO Receipt > Receipt
• Container Receipt > Receipt
• Move Inventory > Entry
• Move Inventory > Transaction.
Under Settings > Scanner > Barcodes, try listing your dividing character as \TAB
Then under the appropriate template try:
fixed:${partNum}\TAB${IGNORE}
Everything listed above is case specific.
To save time pecking at my Honeywell keyboard, I like to go to a free QR code generator and paste my text in and then scan the QR code directly into that field.
You cannot set to “ignore anything after the tab”, but if you know the specific number of fields that follow the part number, you can set each one of them to ignore.