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--- barcode_scanning:handheld_computer [2025/11/17 11:11] – [1. Login] Gary Willetts
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 Currently mSupply is compatible with Honeywell handheld computer barcode scanners like the CK65 shown in the image above and the only function available on these scanners is goods receiving.
+As with using simple barcode scanners as described in the previous pages of the documentation, mSupply reads GS1 type barcodes with these devices. These barcodes can be in either 1D linear or 2D QR-code or datamatrix forms. Non GS1 type barcodes will be scanned successfully but ignored by mSupply.
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-==== 3. Start scanning! ====
+==== 3. Start scanning ====
+Now the fun starts! You can start scanning GS1 barcodes on received stock now, either on pallets, cartons or the primary packaging. Be careful you scan the right thing. The first barcode you scan **must** contain the item GTIN (Global Trade Identifier Number), element (01) in a GS1 barcode, so that mSupply can identify which item is being received. Be careful because not all barcodes contain the GTIN. Here are some examples: