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| Assigning barcodes to items is an important setup activity. It is this step that enables mSupply to recognise which item a particular barcode belongs to. | <WRAP info center round 90%> |
| | In a synchronising system ([[synchronisation:introduction]]) barcodes: |
| | * can be added to items at any site and they will then synchronise to all other sites. |
| | * that are created as a duplicate of one that already exists elsewhere in the system will be automatically merged into the existing barcode. This will be completely invisible to the user. |
| | * can only be edited on the primary server. |
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| | Assigning barcodes to items is an important setup activity. It is this step that enables mSupply to recognise which item a particular barcode belongs to. **Note:** this is strictly assigning the **GTIN** to an item, not the rest of the barcode which includes things like batch, expiry, serial number etc. |
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| You can add barcodes to items before or during the goods receipt process. The process described here is used for both - to see how the goods receipt process fits in, see [[barcode_scanning:receiving_goods|Barcode scanning and receiving goods]]. | You can add barcodes to items before or during the goods receipt process. The process described here is used for both - to see how the goods receipt process fits in, see [[barcode_scanning:receiving_goods|Barcode scanning and receiving goods]]. |
| **Barcode**: the human-readable form of the barcode; the 2 or 3 digit type identifier followed by the 14 digit GTIN only (it could be a 13 or 8 digit (or any length!) GTIN but it must be padded with leading zeros to 14 digits in total). You can't type anything in here, you have two options: | **Barcode**: the human-readable form of the barcode; the 2 or 3 digit type identifier followed by the 14 digit GTIN only (it could be a 13 or 8 digit (or any length!) GTIN but it must be padded with leading zeros to 14 digits in total). You can't type anything in here, you have two options: |
| * Scan the item's barcode with a barcode scanner - the barcode's identifier and GTIN will appear in the textbox. If the barcode is not GS1 compliant you will see a warning message and you will not be able to save the barcode (just in case you've scanned the wrong thing. Why would anyone go wild with a scanner and start scanning anything they can find? ;-)) | * Scan the item's barcode with a barcode scanner - the barcode's identifier and GTIN will appear in the textbox. If the barcode is not GS1 compliant you will see a warning message and you will not be able to save the barcode (just in case you've scanned the wrong thing. Why would anyone go wild with a scanner and start scanning anything they can find? ;-)) |
| * Click on the {{:barcode_scanning:recycle_icon.png?15}} icon next to the Barcode field to have mSupply supply its own unique, internal GS1 compliant barcode. Each time you click on the icon, mSupply will supply a new barcode. | * Click on the {{:barcode_scanning:recycle_icon.png?15}} icon next to the **Barcode** field to have mSupply supply its own unique, internal GS1 compliant barcode. Each time you click on the icon, mSupply will supply a new barcode. |
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| **Pack size**: the pack size (number of individual items in one pack) that this barcode belongs to | **Pack size**: the pack size (number of individual items in one pack) that this barcode belongs to. |
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| **Manufacturer**: the manufacturer that this barcode belongs to. Type the first few characters of the manufacturer's name and press the Tab key to select it from a list of matching names. If the manufacturer you want doesn't exist in mSupply, click on the {{:barcode_scanning:add_icon.png?15}} button next to the manufacturer field to add it. | **Manufacturer**: the manufacturer that this barcode belongs to. Type the first few characters of the manufacturer's name and press the Tab key to select it from a list of matching names. If the manufacturer you want doesn't exist in mSupply, click on the {{:barcode_scanning:add_icon.png?15}} button next to the manufacturer field to add it. |
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| **Barcode for next outer-level packaging table**: this is where you select the barcode that is the 'parent' of this one i.e. the one with the next biggest pack size. Selecting one is optional but it allows mSupply to identify barcodes that should go on tertiary level packaging (they can have different printing requirements). The table will show all the other barcodes entered for this item. To select the parent, simply click on the checkbox in the //Select// column to check it. | **Barcode for parent level packaging table**: this is where you select the barcode that is the 'parent' of this one i.e. the one with the next biggest pack size. Selecting one is optional but it allows mSupply to identify barcodes that should go on tertiary level packaging (they can have different printing requirements). The table will show all the other barcodes entered for this item. To select the parent, simply click on the checkbox in the //Select// column to check it. |
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