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Activate the Barcodes in Odoo
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.. _inventory/barcode/software:
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The barcode scanning features can save you a lot of time usually lost
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switching between the keyboard, the mouse and the scanner. Properly
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attributing barcodes to products, pickings locations, etc. allows you to
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work more efficiently by controlling the software almost exclusively
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with the barcode scanner.
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Configuration
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=============
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To use this feature, you first need to activate the *Barcode*
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functionality via :menuselection:`Inventory --> Settings --> Barcode Scanner`. Once you
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have ticked the feature, you can hit save.
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.. image:: software/software_01.png
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:align: center
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Set Product Barcodes
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====================
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You can easily assign barcodes to your different products via the
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*Inventory* app. To do so, go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Configure Products Barcodes`.
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.. image:: software/software_02.png
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:align: center
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Then, you have the possibility to assign barcodes to your products
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directly at creation on the product form.
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.. image:: software/software_03.png
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:align: center
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.. image:: software/software_04.png
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:align: center
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.. note::
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Be careful to add barcodes directly on the product variants and not on
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the template product. Otherwise, you won’t be able to differentiate
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them.
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.. _barcode/setup/location:
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Set Locations Barcodes
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======================
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If you manage multiple locations, you will find useful to attribute a
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barcode to each location and stick it on the location. You can configure
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the locations barcodes in :menuselection:`Inventory --> Configuration --> Locations`.
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.. image:: software/software_05.png
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:align: center
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.. image:: software/software_06.png
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:align: center
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.. note::
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You can easily print the barcode you allocate to the locations via the
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*Print* menu.
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Barcode Formats
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===============
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Most retail products use EAN-13 barcodes, also known as GTIN (Global Trade Identification Numbers).
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GTIN are used by companies to uniquely identify their products and services. While GTIN and UPC are
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often used synonymously, GTIN refers to the number a barcode represents, while UPC refers to the
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barcode itself. More information about GTIN can be found on the GS1 website.
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In order to create GTIN for items, a company must have a GS1 Company Prefix. This prefix is the
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number that will appear at the beginning of each GTIN, and will identify the company as the owner of
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the barcode any the products it appears on. To learn more about GS1 Company Prefixes, or purchase a
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license for a prefix, visit the GS1 Company Prefix page.
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Odoo users are able to use GTIN barcodes to identify their products. However, since Odoo supports
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any numeric string as a barcode, it is also possible to define a custom barcode for internal use.
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.. _barcode/setup/barcodelookup:
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Barcode Lookup
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==============
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`Barcode Lookup <https://www.barcodelookup.com/>`_ allows you to scan (or enter) products' barcodes
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(:abbr:`UPC (Universal Product Code)`, :abbr:`EAN (European Article Number)`, or :abbr:`ISBN
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(International Standard Book Number)`) to automatically create them in your Odoo database, complete
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with product names, descriptions, images, categories, etc.
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To use Barcode Lookup to scan and create products in Barcode, go to :menuselection:`Inventory -->
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Configuration --> Settings`, scroll down to the :guilabel:`Barcode` section, and enable
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:guilabel:`Stock Barcode Database`.
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.. note::
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If your database is hosted on **Odoo.sh** or **on-premise**, you must also :ref:`configure
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an API key <barcodelookup/configuration>`.
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If your database is hosted on **Odoo Online**, you can use Barcode Lookup without further
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configuration.
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