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Mobile WMS supports reading all standard barcodes.

However, we highly recommend using so-called "information-bearing" or "encoded" barcodes like GS1 "Data Matrix".

• GS1-128 can contain Lot number / batch number, serial number, weight, etc. why it’s often used for items with tracking.

• GS1-128 code is often used to log in to Mobile WMS solution, as this type of barcode can contain username, password and domain.
  • See I want to login with barcode

See also this article on the subject https://taskletfactory.com/en/barcodes-and-basic-warehouse-scanning/

Non-standard barcode formats

Mobile WMS can to some extent, be configured to read any custom barcode format, by converting it to GS1.

Out-of-the-box support for encoded barcodes

• Warehouse EAN and UPC barcodes are both "GS1" compliant and is supported
• Learn more about barcodes 

Recommended barcode

We highly recommend using the common GS1-128 Data Matrix, as it can hold a number of different informations.

• can contain Lot number, Serial number, Expiration Date etc. etc.

• can be used for login, see I want to login with barcode

How values from encoded barcodes converted to steps

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Example of GS1-128 barcode

GS1-128 holds different kinds of information by assigning a so called AI or "Application Identifier" This barcode for example contains two Application Identifiers (AI's).  

• See https://www.gs1-128.info/application-identifiers/

The example contains four values.

• Item no. (EAN)
• Batch no. (LOT no.)

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• AI 01
• Expiration Date. AI 17
• Lot no. AI 10
• and Quantity AI 30

Defauldt AI's (Application Identifiers) used by Mobile WMS

• Bin
  • 00
    
    
• Item
  • 01, 02 91 (Requires BC extension version 5.18+)and 91
    
    
• Lot
  • 10
    
    
• Serial
  • 21
    
    
• Expiration Date
  • 12, 15 and 17
    
    
• Quantity
  • 30
  • 37
  • 310, 37 and 310

Handling non-standard barcodes

Mobile WMS can to some extent, be configured to read a custom barcode format, by converting it into GS1.

• Each identifiable "block" is converted to an GS1 AI's.
  • See Barcode converter - Regular Expressions
    
    

Online Barcode generator

This free tool can help you easily create GS1-128 barcode.

E.g. for login.