Autoscan

If the Autoscan module is licensed and enabled for the company, you can access the Autoscan tab on the Module Control form.

Note: If the Autoscan settings are configured on both the User Preferences and Workflow Module Control forms, the settings on the User Preference form change the settings on the Workflow Module Control form.

Enter the record types to prompt for barcode details on the Autoscan tab. These are used in:

The Data Import Manager module for the attachment import, to identify the record that the attachment belongs to.
The Autoscan module to perform bulk imports of source documents, store the documents, and cross link them to the record to which they belong.
Attachments, to determine the availability and nature of the Barcode field.

In certain circumstances, you can't generate a barcode for a new record because the new records are created in bulk. For example, when generating picking slips from sales orders, the new picking slip records are created in the background. You can include a special method in a standard report, such as a picking slip.

This reporting method checks if a the record type has a barcode, if one is found, it uses that barcode. But if one is not found, a new barcode is generated for that record. This is not designed to print product barcodes for picking, but to generate a unique barcode for the entire delivery, so you can scan a proof of delivery into Greentree Desktop after signing.

Options Reference

Each option and field on the form is described below. Mandatory options and fields are highlighted in red.

Autoscan Table

Select one of those options:

None - The Barcode feature is not available for the record type.
Optional Input Barcode - The Barcode feature is turned on for the record type. This means that a barcode attachment can be created when a new record is created in Greentree. The barcode can be entered, scanned using your own barcode scanner or automatically generated using Workflow auto codes.
Compulsory Input Barcode - The Barcode feature is turned on for the record type and must be entered/generated when a new record is created.
Print Barcode via Report Writer - This option generates a new barcode using the next sequential bar code number in the Autocodes setting for an attachment barcode on the CRM Setup form. The barcode is generated when the user saves a new record.
During the save process, Greentree Desktop calls the report writer to print that new barcode. You must select one of the soft coded Report Writer Barcode reports from the Barcode Report dropdown list. The dropdown lists all reports of module membership CRMAS. You can add new reports.

The Report Writer Barcode reports use a barcode font FREE3OF9.TTF, found in the \GT Documents directory. You must install this font on each workstation from which you print barcodes. To use any other barcode font, update the report and load the new barcode font on all the workstations from which you print the report.
Custom Print Barcode - This option calls an empty programming stub designed for custom program code that can use specialised hardware such as barcode printers with built in barcode fonts. It does not perform any function until a programmer has coded your own custom printing routine. The barcode is still generated during the save record process and is stored on an attachment record available for the custom program to use in it's printing process.
In certain circumstances, you can't generate a barcode for a new record because the new records are created in bulk. For example, when generating picking slips from sales orders, the new picking slip records are created in the background.

You can place a reporting method on a standard report, such as a picking slip, to check if a barcode exists for the record type. If one is found, it uses that barcode. If one is not found, a new barcode is generated for that record. This generates a unique barcode for the entire delivery, so a proof of delivery can be scanned into Greentree Desktop after signing.

Note: Record Type Desc displays after you select Record Type.