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Setting up scale barcodes ​

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The scale prints labels that carry the item's code and its price or weight. Reading rules tell the register how to read them. Add a rule when your scale prints a different label type than the one the register already reads.

Before you start ​

  • Hold a label printed by the scale and count its digits: a label type is recognised by its length, then, in order, by its start, the item code and the price or weight.
  • Know whether your label carries the price or the weight: with the price, the register sells at the printed price, as is; with the weight, the amount is the weight multiplied by the price on the item's record.
  • The rule supplied with the register reads 13-digit labels starting with 20, with the price in the label. If your scale prints that type, there is nothing to set up.

Rules read the label. Each item's scale code, its unit (kg or lb) and its price are set on the product record, in the “Sold by weight” section (see the guide "Adding an item sold by weight").

Adding a reading rule ​

  1. Open Settings > Scale barcodes.

    The Settings menu, the Scale barcodes entry outlined, and the page title

    The Reading rules list shows the rule supplied with the register. At each scan, the register tries the rules that are on, from the smallest try order to the largest; the first one that recognises the label applies.

    The first rule in the list: Kilotech scale, format 13, prefix 20, price encoded, with its On box and the Edit button

  2. Click Add a rule.

    The page title and the Add a rule button outlined

  3. Type a name in Rule name, to find it again, for example Counter scale.

    The Add a rule window: the Rule name field outlined, with Counter scale

  4. Choose your label's type in Label type, for example the 13-digit format with a 5-digit weight.

    The Label type list outlined, with Format 14: 13 digits, start of 2 digits, item code of 5 digits, weight of 5 digits

  5. Type the first digits of the label in Start of the label, for example 21. The field says how many digits are needed.

    The Start of the label field outlined, with 21

  6. For a label that carries the weight, choose the unit in Unit of the printed weight, for example Kilograms (kg), then the digits after the decimal point in Weight decimal places, for example 3. For a label that carries the price, it is Price decimal places. The field gives an example of how it reads.

    The Unit of the printed weight and Weight decimal places fields, the latter outlined, with 3

  7. Click Save, at the bottom of the window.

    The bottom of the window: the On box checked, the Save button outlined

The screen shows "Rule “Counter scale” added." and the rule appears in the list, turned on: it says what it reads, for example "Starts with 21 · the weight is in the label (kg, 3 decimal places)".

The Counter scale rule in the list: Format 14, starts with 21, the weight is in the label

The first time you save a rule, the rule supplied with the register is saved too: adding a rule does not remove that one unless you choose to.

Turning a rule off ​

A rule cannot be deleted: turn it off so the register stops reading it. It stays in the list.

  1. Open Settings > Scale barcodes.

  2. Uncheck On, in the rule's row.

    The Counter scale rule's row, the On box unchecked and outlined

The screen shows "Rule “Counter scale” turned off." To put it back in service, check On again. Edit changes the rest of the rule.

If you turn off every rule, the register no longer recognises any scale label: the screen says so. Keep at least one rule on.

Troubleshooting ​

"The rules were changed in the meantime." ​

Someone changed the rules while you were working. The list reloads: make your change again.

"Some fields need to be corrected before saving." ​

The name is required, the start of the label must have exactly the number of digits shown under the field, and the try order must be a whole number from 0 to 1,000,000.

See also ​