https://docs.msupply.org.nz/ 2026-04-04T14:58:30+00:00 https://docs.msupply.org.nz/ https://docs.msupply.org.nz/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2023-02-17T04:40:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:adding_barcodes_to_items 15.02. Adding barcodes to items Added: Version 4.01 In a synchronising system (29.01. Introduction to Synchronisation) 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. text/html 2021-10-08T09:12:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:barcode_label_printing 15.06. Barcode label printing Added: Version 4.01 You might want to print barcode labels for your stock if an existing label is damaged, if you break a box down into smaller pack sizes and the contents don't have individual GS1 barcodes or if some stock comes into your warehouses and it doesn't have valid GS1 barcodes on it. text/html 2025-11-17T10:28:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:barcode_prescriptions 15.07. Barcode scanning and prescriptions Added: Version 5.01 If you have turned on bacrode scanning for prescriptions (see the 15.09. Barcode scanning preferences page for details) then, when you print out a prescription label, a second label containing a barcode will be printed with it. The label will look something like this: text/html 2026-01-05T13:03:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:handheld_computer 15.08. Barcode scanning with handheld computers (The Zapp App) Added: Version 8.00 It is possible to use a handheld computer barcode scanner with mSupply. This gives you greater flexibility as you are not tethered to a device running mSupply. A handheld computer barcode scanner looks like this: text/html 2024-01-10T05:40:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:introduction_and_setup 15.01. Barcode scanning Added: Version 4.01 mSupply has the ability to use barcode scanners to read the barcodes on stock to help speed up and improve the accuracy of some processes. Introduction A warning Please be aware that using barcode scanning is not to be entered into lightly and is not the problem-free solver of all supply chain problems that some people think it is. It can have large implications for your organisation, in terms of changing processes and increasing workload in other… text/html 2021-10-08T09:10:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:pick_checking 15.05. Barcode scanning and pick list checking Added: Version 4.02 Another way barcode scanning can be useful is in checking that goods picked off the shelf for distribution to a customer match what was on the pick list. This is done when distributing goods to a customer on a customer invoice. When the preference to use barcode scanners is turned on (see text/html 2025-12-31T17:15:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:receiving_goods 15.03. Barcode scanning and receiving goods Added: Version 4.01 You can use barcode scanning in two different ways when receiving goods, depending on how the preferences are set: * Manually tell mSupply which barcode belongs to each line of stock (no scanning required but allows scanning to be used for the stock in other processes later e.g. stocktaking, picklist checking. text/html 2021-10-08T09:10:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.msupply.org.nz/barcode_scanning:stocktaking 15.04. Barcode scanning and stocktaking Added: Version 4.01 During a stocktake, it is possible to save a lot of time and increase accuracy by using barcode scanners to scan stock instead of manually counting it. Stocktaking with barcode scanners is a little different to doing it without them. With barcode scanners, the assumption is that you will go to a particular location in your warehouse and then scan everything in that location. As you scan, mSupply counts the stock in that location. Thi…