You can define a delimiter for data that must always be entered in the same sequence on the mobile device. For example, a subinventory and locator are always entered together if the subinventory is locator controlled, an item is always followed by its revision if it is revision controlled, and a purchase order number is always followed by the line number. For a barcode with an embedded carriage return, you can scan twice to enter the barcode data on the mobile device, or once to print the data. However, the embedded carriage return may not provide the desired appearance on the printed label. A user-defined delimiter can resolve the issue.
The barcode scanning feature allows you to perform scanning that is compliant with the standards for GS1 and PPN (Pharmacy Product Number). In addition, you can scan barcodes embedded with multiple field values and configure out-of-order scanning.
The following three profile options are available for you to indicate a single character which can serve as a delimiter:
WMS: Item/Revision Delimiter
WMS: PO Number/Line Delimiter
WMS: Subinventory/Locator Delimiter
All three profiles can be set at the site level and are applicable to both Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications and Oracle Warehouse Management. The character indicated by these profile options will be interpreted as a carriage return, allowing a single scan to populate two different fields on the mobile device.