Barcode Wizard Properties

When you design a barcode in the Barcode Wizard, the wizard gathers information from you to incorporate into the barcode. This includes information about the design of the barcode symbol and information about the element strings In the Barcode Wizard, a description of a segment of the barcode data. that are combined to generate the barcode data.

Tip: You can open the Barcode Wizard by clicking in the toolbar while you are editing a label template, layer object, or reusable object. After you close the wizard, you can implement any further changes to the barcode design and data in the Properties and Data Sources panes.

Note: A Name, Data Ref, or Input Data Ref can include letters and numbers. Additionally, the following characters are permitted but cannot begin the name: hyphens, underscores, and periods.

Barcode Properties

The following properties are displayed together in the Barcode Wizard Summary dialog and in some cases on earlier dialogs of the wizard as noted.

Property	Description
Document	The full path of the label template or other object containing the barcode field.
Symbology	The type of barcode. In the Barcode Wizard, you can edit this value in the Select the Symbology dialog. After you exit the wizard, you can edit this value in the Properties pane when the barcode field is selected. Note: If the symbology that you want to use is not listed, it is not supported by the Barcode Wizard. For information about how to add a barcode without using the Barcode Wizard, see Add a Barcode.
Field Name	The identifier of the barcode in the label template or other object. In the Barcode Wizard, you can edit this value in the Select the Element Strings dialog. After you exit the wizard, you can edit this value in the Properties pane when the barcode field is selected.
HR Field Name	For a symbology that includes a human readable equivalent of the barcode data, the identifier of the human readable text in the label template or other object. In the Barcode Wizard, this name is automatically generated based on the Field Name. After you exit the wizard, you can edit this value in the Properties pane when the human readable text field is selected.
Barcode Formula	The formula for the barcode data. In the Barcode Wizard, this formula is generated based on your selections in the Select the Element Strings dialog. After you exit the wizard, you can edit this formula in the Data Sources pane.
Human Readable Formula	For a symbology that includes it, the human readable text equivalent of the barcode data. In the Barcode Wizard, this formula is generated based on your selections in the Select the Element Strings dialog. After you exit the wizard, you can edit this formula in the Data Sources pane.

Element String Properties

Property	Description
Element String	The description of a segment of the barcode value.
Source	The dynamic or static source of data for a segment of the barcode value. Data Ref: Data Reference. The dynamic data source used to segment a portion of the value of the barcode. Tip: By default, Data Ref fields are case sensitive. If the label template is intended for use with an SAP BC-XOM integration or an SAP RFC integration, use only uppercase text in the Data Ref field. Fixed Data: Static data that serves as a segment of the value of the barcode Define Components: For an element string source that can be separated into multiple components, whether to independently define the sources of data for each component. If selected, then clicking Next allows you step through defining the source of each component of the element string.
Include Check Digit	For an element string that may include a check digit, whether to assume that the data includes a check digit. : The check digit will be calculated at print time. : The check digit is included in the data.
Implied Decimal Position	For an element string with an App ID that indicates the implied decimal position, the number of decimal places to include after the decimal point. Only values supported for the element string are displayed.