Category: Integration and Tutorials

Barcode Information | Tutorials | Examples

Integrating QR Codes into Oracle BI Publisher

Oracle BI Publisher is a powerful reporting tool that many businesses use to get fast, robust and efficient reporting on all kinds of business processes, revenue streams, inventory tracking projects, and more. Adding QR Codes to Publisher reports may seem difficult due to the complex nature of the environment, but Tim Dexter at Oracle Daily…
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How to: Create Barcodes in Cognos

by Nate Schubert Cognos is a software suite from IBM that provides companies with powerful business intelligence and performance management capabilities. By incorporating over 30 software applications, the Cognos Suite makes possible the extraction and analysis of data for top-level reporting and a real edge on the competitive landscape. Adding barcodes to Cognos environments can…
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How To Encode Functions in Code 128 Barcodes

by Nate Schubert Normally, the data encoded inside a barcode consists of something simple, such as a name, address, or an identification number that can be tied to a database where more information exists. When read by a barcode scanner, the data is output via a technology called Keyboard Emulation where the information encoded inside…
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How To Install Barcode Fonts in Windows

Installing Barcode Fonts in a Windows operating system is much like installing any other type of font. Download, unzip, install and begin using. Seems easy, right? Not always! All too often, users don’t know which directory the program downloads to, how to unzip it, or what to do after the product is installed. It’s not…
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Getting Started With UPC Barcodes

Providing products for sale in retail locations locally or globally requires that those products be registered under a Universal Product Code, or UPC for short. For the purpose of Retail Point-of-Sale systems and a speedier, more efficient checkout process, this UPC code can be represented as a barcode on your product which is then scanned…
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How To Create Barcodes in Adobe InDesign CS

IDAutomation provides an Adobe InDesign CS tutorial that uses barcode fonts for barcode generation. Barcode Fonts are often the choice when users want to create barcodes in a variety of applications, or when users may not be as well-versed in software integration as they may need to be in order to use barcode generation components.…
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Linking to External Sources with Barcode Label Software

Printing barcodes onto labels has become commonplace in many businesses around the world as companies work to improve their efficiency and inventory tracking capabilities with barcode technology. While the prospect of printing barcodes onto labels is nothing new, many have had difficulties due to the fact that the data to be encoded into barcodes lives…
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