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4-6-4 Create output area for GS1 Databar

The GS1 Databar supports the following seven types:

  • Omnidirectional

  • Truncated

  • Stacked

  • Stacked Omnidirectional

  • Limited

  • Expanded

  • Expanded Stacked

Reference

  • The barcode option settings do not apply.

  • Only Vertical text direction (Counterclockwise) is valid in SVF Configuration Tool.

  • You cannot enlarge or reduce the size of the design area by using the mouse.

    Adjust the size by changing the module width, the module height, the test data and other properties.

  • The design area is different from the barcode, and the drag area does not include human-readable digits. Also, a decision whether to include it in records is based on the area that contains human-readable digits.

Place a GS1 Databar

Use the following procedure to place a GS1 Databar:

  1. Click the swd92_icon_54.png Create GS1 Databar button on the toolbox and move the pointer to the Form Editor.

    The pointer changes to swd92_icon_63.png.

  2. Referring to the guidelines, click the position to place the GS1 Databar on the Form Editor.

    The GS1 Databar is placed.

    swd92_3-6-4_001.png

    Place a GS1 Databar

  3. Set each item of properties for the placed GS1 Databar with Property editor.

Set the GS1 Databar properties

Set the GS1 Databar properties. Barcode properties are grouped into the General, Extended settings, Barcode, Report-writer, and Multi-page.

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GS1 Databar properties

Reference

  • The GS1 data bar can embed additional information such as lot number and expiration date in the GS1 data bar by synthesizing 2D symbols. For details on merging a 2D symbol with a GS1 Databar, see Composite in "Barcode".

  • In the color specification field, you can select the color registered in Color palette settings in the paper Property editor. For details on how to set color palettes, see "4-11-2 Set a color palette".

Common settings

Item

Description

Name

Enter the GS1 Databar name. By default, it is specified from "GS1Databar1" sequentially. You can use alphanumeric characters, Kana, Kanji, and underscores (_). The name can be up to 30 bytes in length. Do not use a number for the first character of the name.

General

Item

Description

Comment

Input comments for this GS1 Databar.

X(dot)

Specifies the X coordinate of the upper left corner of the GS1 Databar.

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

Y(dot)

Specifies the Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the GS1 Databar.

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

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Positional relationship between X(dot) and Y(dot)

Mask

If a mask is specified for the GS1 data bar, the data of the GS1 data bar will not be output.

When the check box is selected, set the mask.

When the check box is cleared, no mask is set.

Calculation-formula, Edit-formula

Set when referring to the values of other fields.

Attribute-formula

Specify an attribute-formula. For details on attribute-formula, see "6-3-1 Set attribute-formula".

Extended settings

Item

Description

Use as search field

(supports Service Pack 2)

Specify whether to use as a search field in the cloud version of invoiceAgent Documents (hereafter referred to as iA Documents).

When you select the check box, the search field information is added to PDF files that are output with SVF for PDF. The assigned information is used as search conditions and sorting conditions in iA Documents. For details, see the product manuals for iA Documents.

Caution

  • You cannot configure this setting if the Mask check box is selected for the GS1 Databar.

  • Changing Mask for the GS1 Databar clears the settings.

  • When an XML form file created using the search field feature is used in an SP1 environment or an environment where SP is not applied, the following operations are performed:

    • Open with SVF Cloud Designer

      The search field setting is deleted.

    • Used by SVF output engine

      A PDF with no search field information will be created.

Search field name

(supports Service Pack 2)

If you select the Use as search field check box, specify a search field name.

The initial value is set to the same name as the Name of the GS1 Databar.

You can use alphanumeric characters, Kana, Kanji, and underscores (_). The name can be up to 30 bytes in length. Do not use a number for the first character of a search field name.

Caution

  • You cannot configure this setting if the Mask check box is selected for the GS1 Databar.

  • Changing Mask for the GS1 Databar clears the settings.

Barcode

Barcode type

Select a GS1 Databar type from Omnidirectional, Truncated, Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional, Limited, Expanded, or Expanded Stacked.

  • Omnidirectional

    Standard symbol for the GS1 data bar.

    swd92_3-6-4_004.png

    The data structure is as follows, and the data part is symbolized.

    swd92user_i076.png

    The input data is the data part.

    • Available characters: Numbers (0-9)

    • Number of data digits: 13 digits

      • Example:

        Input data: 1234567890123

        Data symbolized: 1234567890123

        Human-readable digit: (01) 12345678901231

        An AI (01) and a check digit (CD) are added automatically only to the human-readable digits.

        A CD is calculated by modulus 10/weight 3.

  • Truncated

    This symbol is Omnidirectional with a limited height. The input data specifications are the same as for Omnidirectional.

    swd92_3-6-4_006.png

  • Stacked

    This symbol is Omnidirectional split into upper and lower rows. The input data specifications are the same as for Omnidirectional.

    swd92_3-6-4_007.png

  • Stacked Omnidirectional

    This symbol is Omnidirectional split into upper and lower rows. The input data specifications are the same as for Omnidirectional.

    swd92_3-6-4_008.png

  • Limited

    This symbol is limited in size by limiting the beginning of the data to 0 or 1.

    swd92_3-6-4_009.png

    The data structure is as follows, and the data part is symbolized.

    swd92user_i077.png

    The input data is the data part.

    • Available characters: Numbers (0 to 9) (starts with 0 or 1)

    • Number of data digits: 13 digits

      • Example:

        Input data: 1234567890123

        Data symbolized: 1234567890123

        Human-readable digit: (01) 12345678901231

        An AI (01) and a check digit (CD) are added automatically only to the human-readable digits.

        A CD is calculated by modulus 10/weight 3.

  • Expanded

    This symbol is variable length symbol.

    swd92_3-6-4_011.png

    The data structure is as follows, and AI and input data are symbolized.

    swd92user_i078.png

    Input data is AI and data part.

    • Available characters: Numbers (0 to 9), alphabetic characters (A to Z and a to z), symbols (!, ", %, &, ', (, ), *, +, ,, -, ., /, :, ;, <, =, >, ?, _, and space) and the function character (FNC1)

    • Number of data digits(data): 1 to 77 digits (excluding ( ) indicating AI)

      • Example:

        Input data: 01123456789012317090930

        Data symbolized: 01123456789012317090930

        Human-readable digit: 011234567890123117090930

        If the input data starts with 01, the following 13 digits are regarded as GTIN data, and a GTIN check digit (CD) is automatically inserted in the 14th digit of the human-readable digits. A CD is calculated by modulus 10/weight 3.

        It is added automatically when the input data starting with 01 and subsequent 13 digits are all numbers.

        Use # to include FNC1 in the symbol. FNC1 is not displayed in human-readable digits.

        • Example:

          Input data: 011234567890123101234#17090930

          Data symbolized: 011234567890123101234<FNC1>17090930

          Human-readable digit: 011234567890123110123417090930

        Reference

        About "FNC1"

        The data structure of Expanded 2D symbol is as follows:

        AI data AI data AI data ...

        The number of digits of the following data is specified by the AI type, but when the data is variable length, FNC1 indicates the data delimiter.

        To display parentheses ( ) for an AI as human-readable digits, use curly brackets { }. { } is not included in symbols, but it is displayed as ( ) only in human-readable digits.

        • Example:

          Input data: {01}1234567890123{17}090930

          Data symbolized: 01123456789012317090930

          Human-readable digit: (01)12345678901231(17)090930

      Caution

      • Make sure that the input data follows AI data format.

        For example, an AI(01) must be followed by GTIN, and the data must be a 14-digit numeric value. (For SVF, the data must be 13 digits because a GTIN check digit (CD) is not included in the input data).

      • If you include an AI(01) in the input data, specify it at the beginning. When AI (01) is at the beginning, special pack processing is executed for the continuous GTIN data. There are many other patterns to execute special pack processing, and such processing assumes that the format is correct. Consequently, an incorrect symbol may be generated if the format is incorrect.

      • The maximum number of digits of data that can be symbolized is 77 characters, but it depends on the content of the data.

  • Expanded Stacked

    Expanded is divided into 2 to 11 steps.

    swd92_3-6-4_013.png

    The width is determined according to the number of segments per row. The input data specifications are the same as those of Expanded. If the number of segments is 22, the bar will always be one row and equal to Expanded.

Number of digits

Specify the number of digits of the input data within the range of 13 to 512.

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

Reference

Expanded and Expanded Stacked can be specified from 1.

Test data

Specify test data to fix the design size according to the input data specifications for the GS1 Databar type selected in Barcode type.

Automatic creation

When the check box is selected, an automatically created value is input in Test data.

Reference

Automatically created test data does not consider AI and GTIN. The data is generated with serial number to the specified number of digits. However, if the specified number of digits exceeds the maximum number of digits that can be symbolized, the data up to the maximum number of digits that can be symbolized is the test data.

  • Omnidirectional, Truncated, Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional, Limited

    Up to 13 digits

  • Expanded, Expanded Stacked

    Up to 70 digits

Direction

Specify the printing direction for the GS1 Databar.

  • Horizontal

    Prints the GS1 Databar in a horizontal direction.

  • Vertical

    Prints the GS1 Databar in a vertical direction.

    The direction of drawing can be changed by selecting Explorer - Toolbar - swd92_icon_13.png Launch SVF Configuration Tool button - Operating Environment Settings - Barcode - Vertical text direction (Counterclockwise). Only the administrator can operate SVF Configuration Tool.

Module width(mm)

Specify the module width within the range of 0.170 to 10.000 in units of 0.001mm.

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

Caution

  • A module width is rounded off when converting it from mm to dot, hence the total width of a barcode might be shorter than the theoretical value.

  • Differences might occur depending on the resolution of the printer.

Module height(mm)

Specify the module height in units of mm. Values that can be specified depend on the GS1 Databar type selected in Barcode type.

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

  • Omnidirectional

    Module width x 33 to 330.0

  • Truncated

    Module width x 13 to Module width x 33

  • Stacked

    Cannot specify because it is a fixed value (module width x 5)

  • Stacked Omnidirectional

    Module width x 33 to 330.0

  • Limited

    Module width (mm) x 10 to 100.0

  • Expanded

    Module width (mm) x 34 to 340.0

  • Expanded Stacked

    Module width (mm) x 34 to 340.0

Reference

  • A value specified in Stacked is applied to the upper row, and the lower row is 1.4 times the height of the upper row.

  • The value specified in Stacked Omnidirectional is applied to the upper row, and the lower row is the same height as the upper row.

  • A value specified in Expanded Stacked is the height per row.

Module width(dot)

Specify the module width in dots.

Module height(dot)

Specify the module height in dots.

Segment count

If you select Expanded Stacked in Barcode type, specify an even number in the range of 2 to 22 as the number of segments per row.

However, if you have selected "CC-A" or "CC-B" in Composite, the number of segments per row that can be specified is 4 to 22 (even number unit).

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

Separator height(X)

If you select Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional, or Expanded Stacked in Barcode type, specify the separator height by the ratio to the module width (1.0 to 5.0).

You can also change the value by clicking the swd92_3-6-2_022.png button.

Print human-readable digit

Specify whether to output human-readable digits below the GS1 Databar.

In general, a dot matrix printer cannot print human-readable digits.

When this check box is selected, human-readable digits are output. Characters sent for the GS1 Databar are printed below the GS1 Databar.

When this check box is cleared, only the GS1 Databar is output without human-readable digits.

Font size

When Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the size of human-readable digits in points (between 1.0 and 96.0).

Character offset(mm)

When Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the interval between the barcode image and human-readable digits within the range of 0.0 to 10.0 mm.

Align

When Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the horizontal position of the human-readable digits. "Left align", "Center", and "Right align" can be selected.

Line feed

If you have selected Expanded or Expanded Stacked in Barcode type and selected Print human-readable digit, specify how to insert line feeds to output two or more lines of human-readable digits. If the data does not contain parentheses ( ) for an AI, no line break per AI occurs.

  • Non-breaking

    Does not break a human-readable digit.

  • Barcode width

    Breaks human-readable digits at the barcode width. The alignment is applied to the whole length of the human-readable digits.

  • AI unit

    Breaks human-readable digits in AI units. Parentheses ( ) for an AI are required for human-readable digits. When there are no parentheses ( ), a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

  • AI unit(pattern2)

    Inserts a line feed per AI but displays parentheses () indicating multiple AIs in a single line if the human-readable digits are shorter than the barcode width. When there are no parentheses ( ), a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

Reference

If $ is included in the input data, line feed is applied at that position. The settings of Barcode width and AI unit are ignored. The Align setting applies on a line-by-line basis.

Composite

Specify whether to merge a 2D symbol with the GS1 Databar.

  • None

    Does not merge a 2D symbol.

  • CC-A

    Merges a 2D symbol MicroPDF417 (CC-A).

    swd92_3-6-4_014.png

    The data structure is as follows and AI and data part are symbolized.

    swd92user_i079.png

    Input data is AI and data part.

    • Available characters: Numbers (0-9), Alphabetic characters (A-Z, a-z), symbols (! "% & '() * +,-. /:; <=>? _ space), function characters (FNC1), symbol separator

    • The GS1 Databar data is linked with 2D symbol data separated by "|".

      • Example:

        Input data: 1234567890123|17090930101234

      • GS1 Databar

        Data symbolized: 1234567890123

        Human-readable digit: (01) 12345678901231

      • 2D symbol

        Data symbolized: 17090930101234

        Human-readable digit: 17090930101234

    • Use # to include FNC1 in the symbol. FNC1 is not displayed in human-readable digits.

      • Example:

        Input data: 101234#17090930

        Data symbolized: 101234<FNC1>17090930

        Human-readable digit: 10123417090930

    • Use "^" to include a symbol separator in the symbol. A symbol separator is not displayed in the human-readable digits.

    • To display parentheses ( ) for an AI as human-readable digits, use curly brackets { }. { } is not included in symbols, but it is displayed as ( ) only in human-readable digits.

      • Example:

        Input data: {17}09030{10}1234

        Data symbolized: 1709030101234

        Human-readable digit: (17)09030(10)1234

  • CC-B

    Merges a 2D symbol MicroPDF417 (CC-B).

    swd92_3-6-4_016.png

    The data structure and the input data specifications are the same as CC-A.

Reference

The barcode type and the maximum number of digits of data that can be symbolized are as follows.

Barcode type

CC-A

CC-B

Omnidirectional, Truncated, Expanded, Expanded Stacked

56 digit numbers

338 digit numbers

Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional

47 digit numbers

95 digit numbers

Limited

47 digit numbers

219 digit numbers

Caution

Make sure that the input data conforms to the AI and data format rules.

For example, if AI (11), the data that follows will indicate the manufacturing date and must be in YYMMDD format.

As with Expanded, there are some other patterns to execute special pack processing, and such processing assumes that the format is correct. Consequently, an incorrect symbol may be generated if the format is incorrect.

Module height(X)

If you select "CC-A" or "CC-B" in Composite, specify the height of the 2D symbol.

Layout

When "CC-A" or "CC-B" is selected in Composite and Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the print position of the human-readable digit of the 2D symbol.

  • Top

    Prints above the 2D symbol.

    swd92_3-6-4_017.png

  • Bottom

    Prints below the human-readable digits for the GS1 Databar.

    swd92_3-6-4_018.png

Align

When "CC-A" or "CC-B" is selected in Composite and the check mark for Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the horizontal print position of the human-readable digits of the 2D symbol. "Left align", "Center", and "Right align" can be selected.

Line feed

When "CC-A" or "CC-B" is selected in Composite and Print human-readable digit is selected, specify the line break method when outputting human-readable digits on multiple lines. If the data does not contain parentheses ( ) for an AI, no line break per AI occurs.

  • Non-breaking

    Does not break a human-readable digit.

  • Barcode width

    Breaks human-readable digits at the barcode width. The alignment is applied to the whole length of the human-readable digits.

  • AI unit

    Breaks human-readable digits in AI units. Parentheses ( ) for an AI are required for human-readable digits. When there are no parentheses ( ), a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

  • AI unit(pattern2)

    Human-readable digits are broken in AI units, but if it fits within the barcode width, () indicating multiple AIs is displayed on one line. When there are no parentheses ( ), a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

Reference

If $ is included in the input data, line feed is applied at that position. The settings of Barcode width and AI unit are ignored. The Align setting applies on a line-by-line basis.

Report-writer

The settings of Report-writer are the same as those of fields. For details, see "Set the field properties" in "4-6-1 Create output area (fields) for text and numeric values".

Multi-page

The settings of Multi-page are the same as those of fields. For details, see "Set the field properties" in "4-6-1 Create output area (fields) for text and numeric values".

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