Editing a Rule
Note: In order to edit a barcode parsing rule, the role of the logged-in user must have edit access to the Barcode Parsing feature.
Barcode parsing rules may be changed.
To edit a rule:
- Select Mobile> Barcode Parsing Rules from the navigation pane.
- The Barcode Parsing Rules page appears.
- The rules that have been added to IntelliTrack appear in the page's grid.
- To edit a rule, select the Edit icon
, found to the right of the rule listing in the grid.
- The Edit Rule form, for this rule, appears onscreen. All information about this rule is shown in the form.
Editing a Fixed Length Rule
The Edit Rule form, below, shows a fixed length mask rule.
To edit a fixed length rule, make changes to the following fields:
- Name: enter the new name for the rule in this field.
- Description: make any changes to the rule's description in this field.
- Barcode Length: enter the new barcode length in this field.
- Start Position: enter the new barcode start position in this field.
- End Position: enter the new barcode end position in this field.
- Applies To: mark any new fields that you want to apply this rule to. To remove this rule from a field unmark the field's checkbox.
- Save: select the Save icon
to save the changes to this rule, close the Edit Rule form, and return to the Barcode Parsing Rules page. (To cancel any changes that were made, click the Cancel icon
to close the Edit Rule form, discard any changes made to the rule, and return to the Barcode Parsing Rules page.)
Editing a Barcode Mask Rule
The Edit Rule form, below, shows a barcode mask rule.
- To edit a barcode mask rule, make any changes to the following fields:
- Name: enter the new name for the rule in this field.
- Description: make any changes to the rule's description in this field.
- Barcode Mask: enter any changes to the barcode mask in this field.
- Applies To: mark any new fields that you want to apply this rule to. To remove this rule from a field unmark the field's checkbox.
- Save: select the Save icon
to save the changes to this rule, close the Edit Rule form, and return to the Barcode Parsing Rules page. (To cancel any changes that were made, click the Cancel icon
to close the Edit Rule form, discard any changes made to the rule, and return to the Barcode Parsing Rules page.)
Changing a Rule Type
To change a rule from fixed length to barcode mask, select the rule option, Using Barcode Mask. This will clear the following fixed length barcode fields: Barcode Length, Start Position, End Position. Enter the barcode mask rule in the Barcode Mask field.
To change a rule from a barcode mask rule to a fixed length rule, select the rule option, Using Fixed Length Barcode. This will clear the Barcode Mask field. Enter the Barcode Length in the Barcode Length field, the Start Position in the Start Position field, and the End Position in the End Position field.
Applying the Changes in IntelliTrack Mobile
After changes are saved to a rule, they must be applied to the rule's specified field or fields in IntelliTrack Mobile.
- IntelliTrack Mobile RF: when the user logs into IntelliTrack RF, the barcode parsing rules are applied. To apply any changes, the user must log out and then log in again.
- IntelliTrack Mobile Batch: when the user logs into IntelliTrack Mobile Batch, the barcode parsing rules are downloaded during a data download. After downloading the data, the user must then log out and log back into IntelliTrack Mobile Batch to apply any changes to the barcode parsing rules.