I am installing RMS 2.0. I have a 10K product database that i need to import. 20% of the products have UPC-A and E digit codes with the last digit (check digit) missing. can i still use the UPC codes with the check digit missing if i program my scanner to only look at the first 11 digits of the bar code. Alterntively, could i just have the bar code reader pull out the manufacturer code and item number to do the look up.
any guidance the could be provided would be helpful.
Alex, yes you can use just the first 11 digits of the barcode. As you stated, program the scanners to not read the check digit. This is applicable to the 12 digit UPCA. You will also need to program the UPCE barcodes depending on how many digits are in the existing barcode.
Kinnard
K> I am installing RMS 2.0. I have a 10K product database that i need to
i was told that i need to have uniform upc 12 digit code stored in RMS. For example, i can't have one product with a missing check digit and another product with the check digit. i was told that rms would not be able to match the product with the check digit since the record is stored with full 12 while the bar code reader is only reading 11 digits
If you are going with 11 digits and are going to program your scanner that way, then you would need to put your ILC's in that way. You can have less than 11 digits if you have ILC's that are less than 11, but if you program the scanner to drop the check digit your ILC in the items properties would have to match that. I have mine set to drop the check digit and that is what I had to do to make it work. Craig
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