Steps to create Weight Embedded bar code in AX 2012 R2 & R3

Steps to create Weight Embedded bar code in AX 2012 R2 & R3

1. Go to Retail -> Setup -> Bar codes and labels

2. Set up Barcode Mask Characters

Bar code mask characters are alphabetical characters that are replaced with numbers when Microsoft Dynamics AX uses a bar code mask to generate a bar code. Use different bar code mask characters to generate different types of bar codes, such as bar codes for products, customers, or employees. A single mask character, such as a mask character that represents the item number, can add several characters to the bar code.

1. Click Retail > Setup > Bar codes and labels > Mask characters.

2. Press CTRL+N to create a new bar code mask character.

3. In the Type field, select the type of mask character. Then, in the Character field, type a character           between A and Z.

4.In the Description field, type a description of the mask character.

3. Setup Barcode Mask

Use bar code masks to create and check bar codes, and to reduce bar code errors. You can set up masks for both standard bar codes and custom bar codes, which are also referred to as in-house bar codes. Bar code masks consist of an optional prefix and one or more segments.

In-house bar code masks

When you set up custom bar code masks, you must know the requirements of the scanners that are used in your stores. Some scanners only validate bar codes that have a specific format and check digit.

When you create a bar code mask for an item that has variants, Microsoft Dynamics AX can generate the bar codes for each size, color, and style combination.

Standard bar code masks

Bar codes often have a fixed structure. For example, the last digit of standard EAN bar codes is a modulus check digit. When a bar code is entered, Microsoft Dynamics AX checks the validity of the input. Microsoft Dynamics AX also calculates the check digit and converts the input to a standard EAN bar code, if these steps are required.

Supported standards

Bar code masks can be based on any of the following bar code standards:

No bar code

EAN128/UCC128

Code 39

Interleaved 2 of 5

Code 128

UPC A

UPC E

EAN13

EAN8

PDF417

Maxicode

Set up bar code masks

1.Click Retail > Setup > Bar codes and labels > Bar code mask setup.

2.Press CTRL+N to create a new bar code mask.

3.In the Mask ID field, type an ID number, and then, in the Description field, type a description.

4.In the Type field, select the type of bar code mask.

5.On the General FastTab, in the Bar code standard field, select the bar code standard for the mask.

6.In the Prefix field, enter an optional prefix. For example, prefixes are often used to identify the manufacturer.

7.On the Bar code mask segment FastTab, click Add to create a new segment, and then specify information about the segment.

8.The Length field displays the total number of characters in the bar code mask, which is the sum  of the characters in the segments and the prefix.

    Repeat step 7 for each additional segment that you must create.

4. Configure Bar Code setups

1.Click Retail > Setup > Bar codes and labels > Bar code setup.

2.Press CTRL+N to create a new setup for bar codes.

3.In the Bar code setup field, type an ID for the setup.

4.On the General FastTab, in the Bar code type field, select a standard type for the bar code.

5.In the Mask ID field, select a mask for the bar code.

6.In the Font and Size fields, select a font for the bar code, and type a size for the font.

7.In the Minimum length and Maximum length fields, type the minimum and maximum number of characters that the bar code can contain.

    For example, a bar code of the EAN-8 type always contains eight characters when it is printed. Therefore, for an EAN-8 bar code, both the minimum length and the maximum length are 8. For a bar code that contains a fixed string of five characters plus a number from 1 to 100, the minimum length is 6, and the maximum length is 8.

5. Create bar code for specific product

1.Click Retail > Setup > Bar codes and labels > Bar codes.

2.Press CTRL+N to create a new bar code for a product.

3.On the General tab, under Item, select the item number, dimension number, and unit of the product that you are creating the bar code for.

4.Under Bar code, select the bar code to use.

5.Under Setup, select the setup for the bar code.

    If you want the bar code number to appear on the Retail FastTab of the Released product details form, select the Display check box. If this check box is not selected for any bar code number, Microsoft Dynamics AX automatically displays the smallest bar code number for the item.

 Under Product dimensions, specify the product's dimensions.

6. Run Job N-1040 from Distribution Schedule.