From 4778297fd9b4d9811716bab8e4b6f2974a1fb958 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lance McCarthy Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 11:37:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update specifications.md --- controls/barcode/specifications.md | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/controls/barcode/specifications.md b/controls/barcode/specifications.md index d21766b151..35f868de64 100644 --- a/controls/barcode/specifications.md +++ b/controls/barcode/specifications.md @@ -10,19 +10,16 @@ position: 4 # Specifications - - -This help topic describes the specific characteristics of the bar codes per type. +This help topic describes the specific characteristics of the barcodes per type. ## - | Barcode type | Character set | Length | Check digits | | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | |Code 128|ASCII (128 characters)|variable|Mod 103| |Code 39|[A-Z]; [0-9]; [ - . $ / + % ]|variable (avg. up to 20 chars)|optional (Mod. 43)| -|EAN-13|numeric [0..9]|7 usable digits|1 check digit| -|EAN-8|numeric [0..9]|12 digits|1 check digit| +|EAN-13|numeric [0..9]|13 digits|1 check digit| +|EAN-8|numeric [0..9]|8 digits|1 check digit| |Postnet|numeric [0..9]|variable|1 check digit| |UPC-A|numeric [0..9]|12 digits|1 check digit| |UPC-E|numeric [0..9]|7 digits|1 check digit| From 94e95a80106d12dd2a5d198f2db7bdc64c29ab8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lance McCarthy Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 11:45:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update specifications.md Added note about considering check digit in available digit counts --- controls/barcode/specifications.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/controls/barcode/specifications.md b/controls/barcode/specifications.md index 35f868de64..90099fe654 100644 --- a/controls/barcode/specifications.md +++ b/controls/barcode/specifications.md @@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ This help topic describes the specific characteristics of the barcodes per type. |Postnet|numeric [0..9]|variable|1 check digit| |UPC-A|numeric [0..9]|12 digits|1 check digit| |UPC-E|numeric [0..9]|7 digits|1 check digit| + +>note Be sure to take the check digit into consideration as it decreases the total number of usable digits for your data. For example, if you need 8 digits for your data; you can't use EAN-8 because 8 total digits, minus one check digit, leaves only 7 usable digits.