Use a Barcode field to detect barcodes on a document and automatically convert the data they encode into alphanumeric format.
Add a Barcode field
Mark a barcode on the document image
Click a barcode (highlighted green on hover), or drag a rectangle around it. The new field appears in the data form with an auto-assigned name and barcode type.
Add an empty field and mark its region
Click Add Barcode in the toolbar, and then drag a rectangle around the barcode (or click the barcode). The decoded string appears as the field value in the data form.
If the auto-assigned name isn’t right, double-click the name in the data form, or click the name in Field options to rename the field.
Add regions to an existing Barcode field
Select the field in the data form, and then click the barcode location on the document image.
Change the detected barcode type
Vantage assigns a barcode type automatically. To view or change it:
- Click Field options above the field.
- Click the barcode type name.
- Select the appropriate options in the dialog.
Change the barcode type when Vantage guessed wrong, or when a region may contain barcodes of more than one type.
General properties
| Property | Description |
|---|
| Field name | Unique within the skill. Cannot contain: . , / : * ? " < > |. Maximum length: 90 characters. |
| Allow multiple items | Whether the barcode repeats (for example, multiple barcodes on an invoice for several orders). |
| Required field | If enabled and the field is empty after extraction, the document goes to manual review with a rule error. |
| Key field | Adds the field to the skill’s key fields, which can be used to search and filter documents in Skill Monitor. |
| Barcode type | Which barcode types Vantage searches for. Excluded types are not recognized. All types are enabled by default except postal barcodes. |
If you know which barcode types your documents contain, exclude the others to speed up processing.
