8.4
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to PlanetPress Workflow 8.4.1
- Basics
- Features
- The Nature of PlanetPress Workflow
- About Branches and Conditions
- Configuration Components
- Connect Resources
- About Data
- About Documents
- Debugging and Error Handling
- The Plug-in Bar
- About Printing
- About Processes and Subprocesses
- Using Scripts
- Special Workflow Types
- About Tasks
- Task Properties
- Working With Variables
- About Configurations
- About Related Programs and Services
- The Interface
- Copyright Information
- Legal Notices and Acknowledgements
Barcode Scan
TheBarcode Scan task is used to convert barcode data from multiple image formats into text-readable
information. This information is placed in the metadata and can be used by the rest of the process.
Input
Image formats supported by the Barcode Scan task are:
l Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
l Portable Document Format (PDF)
l Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG and JPG)
l Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
l Bitmap (BMP)
Processing
The task reads the image and detects the presence of the selected supported barcode types. When a
barcode is detected, the data it contains is read and added to the Data Page level of the metadata.
Technical
This task does not recognize more than one level of the metadata Document. This means that if you
are intending to define separate documents, you should use the Metadata Level Creation task after
the Barcode Scan.
Output
This task outputs the original data file but with modified (or created)metadata. The format should be the
same as the input.
Supported Barcode Types
The following types of barcodes are supported:
Barcode
types
Description
EAN13 EAN13 symbology. Used with consumer products internationally, 13 characters.