[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto-generated Barcodes

[Jason Etheridge]

> From the Holdings Maintenance screen I opt to create a volume.  In the
> bottom left corner of the screen is the [Auto-Generate Barcode?] button.
> The cursor is in the Barcode/Item Part box.  It seems like clicking the
> barcode button would put a system generated barcode In the box, but that
> isn’t happening.

Hi Lezlie, it's not the same concept as what exists in acquisitions
and vandelay.  This function is intended to help with adding multiple
items in one shot, for example, when using pre-printed barcodes.
Let's say you were to specify 10 for the number of new items to
create, and for the first item you scan in the first barcode from the
printed sheet.  The Auto-Generate button would then assign the
remaining barcodes in sequence using the first barcode as a seed
value.  If the Strict Barcode checkbox is checked, these generated
barcodes will also contain the correct check digit.

Let me know if that makes sense.

-- 
Jason Etheridge
| Community and Migration Manager
| Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts
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