Manage Barcodes

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Click Add New to configure a new barcode, or click one in the list to edit it.

 Video: Barcodes (1 min.)

Barcode List

A list of the barcodes configured in the event, with this information for each one:

• Barcode Name – The unique name of the barcode (see below).

• Last Modified – Date and time the barcode was last modified. (The date and time it was added, if not edited since then.)

• Actions – with these three icons:
   – Copy
                       Video: Copy and Edit Barcode (1.5 min.)
   – Edit
   – Delete
          Note: you cannot delete a barcode that's in use on a badge, email template, or confirmation.

In a long list of barcodes:

• Search by name in the text box at the top of the list, to filter the list incrementally as you type.

• Navigate using the First | Previous | Page # | Next | Last buttons at the end of the list.

Barcode Configuration

This panel opens when you click Add New to add a new barcode, or click  to edit an existing one.

• Barcode Data Format – (Required) Select one of these two formats.

• Simple Format – A delimited string.

• Advanced Format – (Default) This uses a key-value pair to encode the fields in the barcode.  Suggested: If you will be scanning for more than Registration ID, use this format.

• Barcode Name – (Required) A unique name for this barcode.

• Barcode Format Options – (Required) Select one of the four formats, based on the scanners to be used:

Code 128
QR Code
PDF417
Data Matrix

Select Fields to Add or Remove

Select the fields to include in the barcode. These can include:

• Registration Code, Registration Attendee Type and other fields from the attendee's registration record. (Information unique to their registration for this event.)

• Contact details from their Profile record. (Details that don't vary from one event to the next, including Profile First Name, Profile Last Name, etc.)

• Event details: Event Name and Event Code, and Event Start Date.

Note: If you are using Certain Check-In to scan barcodes,
you must include Registration Code or Profile External Id.

• For Simple Format barcodes,
    include Registration Code as the first field.

• For Advanced Format barcodes,
    include Registration Code or External Id in any position.

Click Use Selections.

The selected fields are shown in a list.

Drag  to reorder fields.

Click  to delete a field.

Barcode Delimiter

Select a Delimiter if the barcode type requires one. For example, you may want to use a character such as $ instead of the default comma.

Save

Click Save when the barcode is complete.