Automatic EAN encryption
The EAN code of the ident can be entered as data for our ident code or as data for entity-code. The choice between the two modes is made in program settings.
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CASE SUMMARY
The person in charge of sales will create a new ident, where the ident code will be an EAN code. Before starting this coding method, she will edit the settings in the Admin Console. The steps she will perform in PANTHEON are:
- Encryption settings
- Entering the code for ident
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HINT
Specific examples of code entry (e.g. EAN/UCC 128, quantity or serial number in a code, etc.) are explained in Advanced Code Entry Route.
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1. Encryption settings
To make sure that the program creates EAN codes correctly, we first edit the settings. The person responsible for this will edit this in the Setup | Program | Admin Console | Settings | Identify | EAN menu.
On the EAN panel, in the Identity code section, edit the settings:
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In the Field field, enter the name of the field from the Ident code list where the generated EAN code (Ident) should be filled.
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Enter a constant part of the code in the Constant(optional) field, e.g. 38300.
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In the Check for double EAN codes field, tick if the software should check that the same EAN code is not entered twice.
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Select EAN type 13 from the drop-down list in the EAN type field.
2. Enter the code for the ident
It now continues in the Ident Ciphertext, where the responsible person will create a new code for the ident.
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WARNING
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The constant part of the EAN code is determined by the national EAN organisation.
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The 13-digit EAN code that we are all familiar with is giving way to the 14-digit GTIN (Global Trade Item Number).The EAN number is converted into a GTIN by adding a leading 0. The GTIN was created by the merger of EAN (European Article Numbering Association), which handles European coding, and the UCC (Uniform Code Council), which handles coding in the USA and Canada.
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