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GS1 databar properties ("General" tab)

Set the properties in Property editor. GS1 data bar properties are grouped into the General, Report-writer, and Multi-page tabs.

This section describes the General tab of the GS1 data bar properties.

Reference

  • GS1 databar is composed of 2D symbols, and you can incorporate additional information such as lot number and expiry date to the GS1 databar. For details of merging a 2D symbol with a GS1 databar, see the Composite item.

  • In the column where you specify a color, you can select any color registered as a palette color in Settings - Palette color settings.

Setting items in the "General" tab

Properties

Description

Name

Enter the GS1 databar name. By default, it is automatically and sequentially specified from "GS1DataBar1". You can use alphanumeric characters, Kana, Kanji, and underscores (_). Do not use a number for the first character of the name. The maximum length of the name depends on the setting in Preferences.

X(dot)

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

Y(dot)

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

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Comment

Input comments for this GS1 Databar.

Barcode type

Specify one GS1 databar type from Omnidirectional, Truncated, Stacked, Stacked Omnidirectional, Limited, Expanded, or Expanded Stacked.

  • Omnidirectional

    Standard symbol for the GS1 data bar.

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

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    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 automatically added 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.

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  • Stacked

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

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  • Stacked Omnidirectional

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

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  • Limited

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

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

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    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 automatically added only to the human-readable digits.

        A CD is calculated by modulus 10/weight 3.

  • Expanded

    This symbol is variable length symbol.

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

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    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"

        An Expanded 2D symbol has the following data structure:

        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 want to 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.

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    The width is determined according to the number of segments per row. The input data specifications are the same as those for Expanded. If the number of segments is 22, a one-row bar is always created, which is the same as Expanded.

Number of digits

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

Reference

You can specify Expanded, Expanded Stacked 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 sequential data up to the specified number of digits is available, but if the specified number of digits exceeds the maximum number of digits, the data up to the maximum number of digits that can be encoded is considered as 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. You can change the drawing direction in Print Settings - Barcode - Vertical text direction in SVF Cloud Manager.

Calculation-formula, Edit-formula

Set when referring to the values of other fields.

Attribute-formula

Specify an attribute-formula.

Use as search field

Specify whether to use the field as a search field in SPA.

When you select the check box, the search field information is added to PDF files that are output with SVF for PDF. SPA uses the added information as search conditions or smart-split conditions. For details, see the product manuals for SPA.

Caution

  • This cannot be set when GS1 databar Mask is selected.

  • Changing Mask for the GS1 databar clears the settings.

Search field name

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 (_). Do not use a number for the first character of a search field name. Names with ten or more bytes of consecutive numeric characters cannot be used. The maximum length of the name depends on the setting in Preferences.

Caution

  • This cannot be set when GS1 databar Mask is selected.

  • Changing Mask for the GS1 databar clears the settings.

Mask

If a mask is specified for the GS1 databar, the data on GS1 databar is not printed.

When the check box is selected, the mask is set.

When the check box is cleared, the mask is not set.

Module width(mm)

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

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.

  • 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

  • The 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 whose height is equal to that of the lower row.

  • The value specified in Expanded Stacked is the height of each row.

Segment count

If you select Expanded Stacked for 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" for Composite, the number of segments per row that can be specified is 4 to 22 (even number unit).

Separator height(X)

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

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 digit. Left align, Center, and Right align can be selected.

Line feed

When Expanded or Expanded Stacked is selected for Barcode type 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 AI enclosed characters, no line feed per AI unit 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. This option cannot be selected unless parentheses "( )" for an AI are used. When there are no parentheses "( )", a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

  • AI unit(pattern2)

    Break human-readable digits in AI units, but "( )" indicating multiple AIs are displayed on one line if they fit within 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).

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

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

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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, AI(11) must be followed by a manufacturing date in the YYMMDD format.

As is the case with Expanded, 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.

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 for Composite and Print human-readable digit is selected, the print position of the human-readable digit of the 2D symbol is specified.

  • Top

    Prints above the 2D symbol.

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  • Bottom

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

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Align

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

Line feed

When "CC-A" or "CC-B" is selected for 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. This option cannot be selected unless parentheses "( )" for an AI are used. When there are no parentheses "( )", a line feed is not inserted. The alignment is applied to each row.

  • AI unit(pattern2)

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

Reference

If $ is use 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.

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