Hi All,

How is UPC system implemented in Baan?
How is the UPC generated are there any external required for this?

Reagrds,

abby13

We have created a new field in Baan. You can search online to see how UPC code is actually generated. We have implemened UPC check,this will check if the entered code is valid or not.

Arvind

Hi Arvind,

Thanks for the info .
Currently what we do is maintain UPC codes which are given by a third party as alternative Item codes.

One additional question- Are these UPC codes converted to barcodes while printing on report? do we require some special device or any shell script or standard baan report can print barcode?

Thanks

abby13

Hi,
I believe they are standard barcodes. We don't print directly them from Baan. I used a document management software that prints our all documents, so for e.g. when we print the picking list, we print the barcode on it. In our document management system I have to give option UPC 128. That prints the UPC code and also the actual code below the barcode, which I think is not possible from Baan directly. Otherwise, I think it is like any other barcode. You can always try it.

Thanks

Arvind

Hi Arvind,

I believe that with some shellscript in the barcode directory in lib we can print Barcodes on Baan reports. However what i would want to know is UPC code different from a normal baan field. For example if i have an Item in Item master . Then do i have to maintain/generate a UPC code for it?
Or while printng the barcode the system will take care of it?

Thanks,

abby13

The barcode printing functionality in Baan will create a barcode out of the data you indicate (usually an item or order number). In order to utilize UPC, you would have to have a field with the UPC code in the system that you were printing out. For example, Baan won't take item ABC and print out a UPC code for it unless you have the UPC code for item ABC stored in the system.

Vince

'That prints the UPC code and also the actual code below the barcode, which I think is not possible from Baan directly. '

In Baan 5c we can print bar code and data beneath it.
We print Baan shippign labels with UPC barcode, Item bar code and few other fields..

Hi,

Thanks all for your comments.

So the process would be i maintain the UPC codes for an item.
And then make change in the reports where i want to have barcodes alongwith the necessary shell script with the correct escape sequence.

Regards,

Abby13