Reading a code back
The barcode on an inventory label holds the same text that is printed beside it. That is what lets you scan it later and find the item in your own records.
What the code holds
Section titled “What the code holds”Each structure has a setting called The barcode carries:
- The whole text (prefix, number, suffix), for example
AS-0042-B. This is the default. - The number only, for example
0042.
Pick the one that matches how you keep your stock list.
Look an item up
Section titled “Look an item up”- Scan the label with a barcode scanner or a phone camera. It shows the text the code holds.
- Find that text in your own stock list, spreadsheet or notes.
Label Station does not keep a list of what each number stands for. Its Printed list records only which numbers went out and when. Keep the item details wherever you already keep them.
If something looks different
Section titled “If something looks different”- The scanner reads nothing. Print a test label at a larger size, or pick QR or Code 128. Data Matrix has not yet been confirmed with a phone or a handheld scanner.
- The scan shows only a number. The structure’s The barcode carries is set to The number only. Change it to the whole text for new labels. Labels already printed keep what they carry.
- A label is hard to scan. Check Darkness (0–15) in Calibration if your printer uses TSPL or ZPL, and make sure the label has quiet space around the code.
Where to next
Section titled “Where to next”Still stuck, or is something on this page wrong? Get in touch and Andy will sort it out. Label Station is made by Mood Swings Design. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Whatnot.