You can select products and services and click Generate to have the system generate a unique barcode value (commonly know as "barcode number") for every item that does not have one assigned or, replace the existing barcode value with a new one.
When generating barcodes you can define the following parameters:
- Barcodes length. It is the number of characters of which the new barcode values will consist. (commonly know as "barcode number")
- Alpha-numeric or numeric-only barcodes. If alpha-numeric is selected, the generated barcode values will consist of a mix of letters and digits. If numeric-only is selected, the generated barcode values will only consist of digits.
- Overwrite existing barcode values. If this option is checked, the existing barcode number of any product or service will be replaced with a new barcode value.
You can also export a list of all your barcodes as an Excel or CSV spreadsheet by clicking Export .
Sometimes it is helpful to have all your barcodes be the same as item SKUs. You can easily achieve this by going to → Settings → Inventory and enabling the "Set barcodes equal to SKU" option.