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Process Tilde:
Check this option to process tilde characters in the data as special characters.
Note: with this option checked, any tilde that needs to be included in the output must be
escaped by adding another tilde: ~~.
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Text: Enter the text used to generate the Barcode.
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Add button: Click to display a list of variable data that could be used for
generating the Barcode.
This includes metadata fields which must previously have been added in the
Metadata options, likely at the Document Tags level (see Metadata Options), as well
as some information fields.
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Condition: Enter the condition which determines whether or not the Barcode will be
added to the document at print time. For details on how to create a conditional, see "How
to Set Conditionals" on page1237.
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Add button: Click to display a list of metadata fields, information fields to add, or
common expressions to the condition.
Data Matrix settings
A Data Matrix barcode is a high-density, two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcode which supports
encoded text, numbers, files and digital data.
Note
In order to create a GS1 compliant Data Matrix barcode, the barcode data must meet the
following requirements:
l The barcode data must start with a leading FNC1 character. Either ~1 or ~d232.
l The GS1 Application Identifiers (AI) must be used for all data.
The function code ~1 must be used as field separator for variable length AI
elements.
l Only ASCII characters should be used.
Use the following options to configure the output Barcode settings:
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