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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Create Custom Barcode Types

Create Custom Barcode Types

Security:
Set Up: Inventory
 domain in the Inventory functional area.
You can define parsing rules for barcodes. Workday delivers the barcode data to supported inventory tasks in the format and structure you configure.
  1. Access
    Create Custom Barcode Types
     task.
  2. As you complete the header, consider:
    Option Description
    Barcode Symbology ID
    The barcode parser registers a custom barcode type only when it matches the symbology IDs you configure.
    Delimiter Character
    Separates attributes in the code.
    Custom Barcode Identifier
    Select 2 characters that differ from the
    Delimiter Character
    . Workday supports the same characters in this prompt.
    Attribute Ordered
    Select this check box if the barcode attributes should always display in the same order.
  3. Define the
    Barcode Data Item Types
     and their identifiers.
    As you complete the grid, consider:
    Option Description
    Application Identifier
    Enter an identifier if you didn't select the
    Attribute Ordered
     check box.
    Workday doesn't support identifiers that:
    • Are GS1 application identifiers.
    • Include characters available to the delimiter.
    • Are the same as another
      Application Identifier
       within the same barcode type, including sequential parts of the whole identifier. Example: If you name the first identifier AB, you can't name another identifier ABC.
    Length
    Enter the length of the attribute for fixed-length attributes. Example: Enter 6 for a
    Date
     attribute (MM/DD/YY).
    Workday automatically populates zero for variable lengths.