Multiple Scanner Configurations

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I've rolled out a small scale implementation of PartKeepr for the company I work for. Outside of being generally great, the big selling point is the barcode scanner integration.

As I currently understand it, Partkeepr utilizes a single modifier then a number of codes that have to be present within the barcode to work. Currently I am using the null ( "" ) code for add/remove part and for new part. Unless I'm missing something, this limits the search feature to modified versions of the barcode already on the shelf.

The barcode scanners we picked up have the ability to switch data sets, and by extension various prefix and suffix settings, by scanning the barcode for that particular data set. If there were multiple simultaneous modifiers available for PartKeepr this would allow a simple scan of a single barcode to switch data sets and search without having to print thousands of additional barcodes; two for each part.

Has anyone attempted an implementation like this? Would it be difficult to add this a feature in later releases of PartKeepr? (I know the last question is better suited as a GitHub feature request but if somebody has rolled their own here I would be cool with that)

[Felicia Hummel]

> As I currently understand it, Partkeepr utilizes a single modifier then
> a number of codes that have to be present within the barcode to work.
> Currently I am using the null ( "" ) code for add/remove part and for
> new part. Unless I'm missing something, this limits the search feature
> to modified versions of the barcode already on the shelf.
>
> The barcode scanners we picked up have the ability to switch data sets,
> and by extension various prefix and suffix settings, by scanning the
> barcode for that particular data set. If there were multiple
> simultaneous modifiers available for PartKeepr this would allow a simple
> scan of a single barcode to switch data sets and search without having
> to print thousands of additional barcodes; two for each part.

Some barcode scanners support to configure a prefix for each symbology
(example [1]). If your barcode scanner supports that, you could use it
to achieve different actions based on barcode type or data set.

For example, if you have barcode type A, and the data is ABCDE, you
could configure the scanner to send AABCDE. If you have barcode type B
and the data is FGHIJ, you could configure that data set to send BFGHIJ.

Based upon the code, you can then configure different actions - one for
A and one for B.

I hope this helps. If not, can you give barcode examples so I might come
up with an idea?

All the best
Felicia

[1] http://wiki.partkeepr.org/wiki/Barcode_Scanning/Honeywell_Voyager_1250g


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Thanks for the help! I was under the wrong impression regarding data groups; it is determined by the type of barcode alone. I have a new question but I'll make a new thread for it.