[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto-generated Barcodes

[Dan Wells]

Hello Lezlie,

Again, it isn't quite the same as how it works in Vandelay, but there is another built-in method for autogenerating barcodes which can work almost anywhere in Evergreen.  If you try to create (or edit) an item and you use a barcode starting with '@@', the system will automatically set the barcode to '@@[item id]', which by its nature is guaranteed to be unique.  At our library (and in the serials code) we use @@AUTO when we want to auto-generate, but @@ANYTHINGYOUWANT will work  :)

Good luck!
Dan


Daniel Wells
Library Programmer/Analyst
Hekman Library, Calvin College
616.526.7133

-----Original Message-----
From: Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Etheridge
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 11:13 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto-generated Barcodes

> 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.

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