Does AutoCount Accounting able to scan bar code? YES, our system does support Bar code scanning and its available for Invoicing and Stock related entries !
You can enable this function at Tools –> Options –> Stock –> Bar Code –> Enable Bar code input. After enabling this function, you can go to your Sales / Purchase / Stock entries and have a look. You will see a new field appear for you to scan bar code. What you need to do is just having your mouse cursor on the bar code field and start scanning your item to perform entry.
You can also play around with some settings that are available for our bar code:
Recognize the input string as: This is to determine when you scan the code, should it recognize by item code, by bar code or by both.
Quantity Seperator: Define a character to seperate quantity if you wish.
Allow Partial Matching: Option to recognize and respond to the scan code if it is only partially match. If there is similar partial match available, will prompt a screen for user to select the item.
Automatic Merge same Item Code: Automatically merge those bar code that had been scan repeatedly, instead of adding a new line.
Allow Duplicate Bar Code: Option to allow different item to have similar bar code, will prompt a screen for user to select if the scan code is recognized.
*Our bar code only recognize Item Code and a bar code field under Item Maintenance, meaning maintenance job or first time setup had to be done first before you are able to scan in order for the system to recognize it.