AutoStore: Planning Solid Barcode Workflows
Processing barcodes using AutoStore is something I get asked about frequently, and for what would appear to be a pretty simple image of bars and blocks, there's quite a bit worth talking about from a technical perspective. Notwithstanding, actual workflow requirements are key. When building any document barcode process, and considering even the simplest of jobs, there are three main categories of what is actually being processed which deserve to be examined: Batch Document Page Generally speaking, a batch consists of many documents, and a document is made of of one or more pages. Obviously, we can break these items down into even smaller pieces, but these are the basics. With respect to the actual barcode value in the job, there are the actions which can then be taken: Split Keep Extract Knowing how barcodes can be handled, the following 3 questions will help take us to creating the most solid AutoStore process process. What's The Goal? Barcodes can a...