Multiple & Auto-Generated Barcodes

Beyond One Barcode Per Product

Multiple Barcodes

A product's standard Barcode field only holds one value, but real products often have several valid codes in circulation — different suppliers may print different EAN/UPC codes for the same item, or a product may have both a case barcode and an individual-unit barcode. Add extra codes on the product's Additional Barcodes list so scanning any of them (at POS, in Inventory receiving, anywhere a barcode scanner is used) correctly identifies the same product.

Auto-Generating Barcodes

For products that don't come with a manufacturer barcode (own-brand/private-label goods, internal parts), configure a Barcode Rule and generation pattern so Quickenerp assigns a valid, correctly-formatted barcode automatically when a new product (or variant) is created, instead of someone manually inventing a number that might not scan correctly or might collide with another product.

• Choose a Generate Type matching the barcode standard you need (e.g. EAN-13).
• Set a starting Barcode Base number for the sequence.
• Works for both product templates and individual variants (e.g. each Size/Color combination gets its own generated code).