Barcode format objects

For example, an operator must reprint documents that are damaged during insertion. The operator uses the Reconcile action and selects By barcode scan in the Search for documents area. Then, the operator selects the name of the barcode format and scans the barcodes that are printed on the damaged documents. The barcodes include the value of the Document number property and the barcode format identifies where to look in the barcode to find that value. When all the documents are scanned, RICOH ProcessDirector displays the list of documents on the Reconcile dialog so the operator can reprint them.

Barcode formats are used:

• In the Documents portlet on the Main page. Select By barcode scan and click Edit ().
• On the Reconcile Job dialog as described in the example.

When you define a barcode format object, you list the job and document property values that are included in your barcodes. For each property, you must also specify:

• The starting position of the property value in the barcode. The first character that the camera or barcode scanner reads is position 1.
• The length of the property value in the barcode.

These job and document properties are useful for finding documents in the system:

• Document number

  The number that RICOH ProcessDirector assigns to each document.

• Job number

  The number that RICOH ProcessDirector assigns to a job.

• Insert sequence

  The position of the document in the job.

• Inserter job name

  The inserter job name for the job.

• Sequence in child job

  The sequence of the document in the child job. If the job is the original job, the value is the same as the Sequence in original job property. Use the child property to account for changes that occurred in other steps such as sorting or splitting a job.

The barcode format identifies only the RICOH ProcessDirector properties in the barcode. It does not identify any other data in the barcode.

Some barcodes contain values for multiple job or document properties. However, a barcode format only has to interpret entries for the properties that are required for the current task. You have to define the job or document properties that you want to use when you search for a document.

For the Inserter feature: If the barcode contains a value for the Document number property, the barcode format does not need to define any other job or document property in the barcode. The document number identifies each document in the system. If the barcode format contains the Document number property, RICOH ProcessDirector ignores any other job and document properties in the barcode format.

For the Automated Verification feature:

• The barcode on each document must include the values of the Job number and Sequence in child job properties. The barcode format must identify where the values for those two properties are located in the barcodes.
• You must plan for the child jobs created for reprints. Make sure that the barcode symbology you use allows the period character ( . ). Every child job that is created for reprinting includes at least one period character. If you install only one camera or barcode scanner and read all barcodes in the same location on an envelope, one barcode format should be all you need for the system. If other data is included in the barcode and that data is not easy to standardize across applications, you might need to create more than one barcode format. However, the values of the Job number and Sequence in child job properties must be in the same positions in the barcode for all barcode formats used for the same barcode reader.