ANSI MH10.8.2 (ASC)

ANSI MH10.8.2 (ASC) function encodes barcode data using the ANSI MH10.8.2-2006 standard. This standard provides a range of MH 10/SC 8 data identifiers and GS1 application identifiers. It enables the assignment of new data identifiers and defines the correlation or mapping of data identifiers to application identifiers.

Tip

For more information about ANSI MH10.8.2 (ASC) standard, visit the official website. ANSI MH10.8.2 belongs to ISO/IEC 15418 standard, which is accessible here.

About group identifies the function.

  • Name: function ID, initially defined by the function type.

  • Description: function's purpose and role as defined by the user.

Application Identifiers enable cross-industry standardized use of data identifiers. They are used with any alphanumeric data carrier.

Edit Function Definition button opens the Function Definition dialog. It allows the user to Add, Delete, Move, and edit the selected identifiers.

There are three columns with identifier properties:

  • Identifier: column with identifier ID.

  • Value: column with manually inserted value or an automatically defined value as given by the selected Data source.

Note

Each Value column allows a limited number of characters to be entered. The limitation (format) is defined by the standard and varies according to the selected identifier.