Does E-WMS support QR or other 2D bar codes?
Basically: yes - but it depends on the content of that barcode, since the content of such barcodes is not regulated.
Also, your hand terminal (hardware) must be able to recognize these bar codes - a specific type of scan head is required.
Different types of bar codes can be used in a warehouse, for identification of stock (items), or of a warehouse location.
Commonly used bar code types are CODE39, CODE128 and EAN13 for bar codes containing single parts of information, like a warehouse location or item code.
Bar code standards like EAN128 (GS1-128) and HIBC allow for coding several parts of data combined in one bar code, which makes of course the scanning process much more efficient.
To understand what bar codes can be supported by E-WMS, it is imported to understand that these requirements are related to:
A bar code is a kind of language, to make data readable for (mobile) computers with a scanning device. This can be a hand terminal running E-WMS, but you can also test a bar code in Mobile WordPad.
The scan head in a hand terminal translates the bar code into text, which is then given to the current application running on the hand terminal (like copy and pasting a text in Windows). An application like E-WMS does NOT translate the bar code into text, that translation is done by the hardware.
A bar code consists of two parts:
This means that following requirements apply for supported bar codes in a warehouse, when using E-WMS:
The content must also meet the Exact Globe Next requirements. For example, a serial- or batch number has a maximum length of 20 characters Any custom combination of multiple data parts (other than above mentioned E-WMS support for EAN128, HIBC or E-WMS scanning combination) is not supported.
E-WMS support of QR or 2D/Datamatrix bar codes depends on: