Continuous Scan and Batch Actions

Continuous scan & batch actions

When you've got a pile of things to process — a delivery to receive, a shelf to relocate, a kit to sign out — scanning them one at a time is slow. Continuous scan keeps the camera running and collects everything you scan, so you can act on the whole batch at once.

Where to find it: the continuous mode inside the scanner (Scan).

Scanning a batch

In continuous mode, Gubbins keeps decoding without stopping after each hit — scan one code after another and each recognised item is added to a running list. You see what you've captured as you go.

Acting on the whole batch

Once you've scanned a batch, apply one action to all of them together, for example:

• Move all to a location — great for putting a delivery away.
• Check out all to a contact — sign out a whole kit in one go.

💡 Tip Continuous scan turns a tedious job into a quick sweep: scan every box off the van, then move all to Receiving in one action instead of editing each item.

ℹ️ Note A code you scan twice isn't counted twice — the batch tracks distinct items, so a quick double-beep won't throw your numbers off.

Related pages

• Camera scanning — single-item scanning and how decoding works.
• QR codes & label printing — the labels that make batches fast.
• Bulk edit & clone — the same idea for items you select on screen.