Barcode Reader Test

If you have a barcode reader/scanner and have been having trouble using it with Asset Manager, you can test it as follows:

You will need an item with a barcode on it available.

First, check to see if the keyboard emulation is working as expected:

1. Open up a blank document such as Notepad, Word, or a new email window.

2. Place the cursor in the document window and then scan any barcode.

3. The barcode number should appear in your document window.

4. Now scan a barcode again.

5. The second time the barcode is scanned, the barcode number should appear in the document window on a second line.

If the barcode number doesn't appear in the document window at all, the keyboard emulation is not working.

If the barcode number appears, but it doesn't separate each scan on a separate line, the scanner needs to be configured to add a line break between scans.

Continue below if the above checks out ok.

Next, check it in Asset Manager:

1. On the asset screen, click "New Asset".

2. Fill in a Description, and then select "Manual" for the Asset Number. Enter the barcode number in the asset number field, or place your cursor in the asset number field and then scan the barcode to fill this field in.

3. Save and close the asset record.

4. Next, while you have asset manager open, scan the barcode again. Asset Manager should open the record that you created in step 1.

If Asset Manager doesn't open the Asset record created in Step 1 when you scan the item, you may need to set the termination character in the Barcode Reader Setup form.

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