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demonstrates one simple approach to creating a barcode; there are many methods available.
Figure 11-3: Create Prototype Barcode
In this example, the “P&E MICRO” portion of the prototype barcode exists in every bar code the
company produces - in this case, header characters that identify the company. Also for this
example, a product identifier “TEST1” is in the bar code. Following the identifier, this product also
has a 4-digit serial number. This completes the prototype bar code which is representative of this
products barcodes.
The next step is to use this prototype barcode to create barcode tests which will be run against
scanned barcodes. In this example, the first test should check the header (i.e. "P&E MICRO") at
the beginning of the bar code. To enable this, the user should click the small down arrows
corresponding to the header section of the barcode. This creates a character test for “P&E
MICRO". This string will need to match exactly for the barcode test to pass. The "FC" designation
on each character stands for "Fixed Character" with the actual value shown below it. See
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Figure 11-4: Create Char Test For "P&E MICRO"