Barcode Collector v 2

*1) What is BCC?*

"Barcode Collector" (BCC) is barcode scanner designed to serve as Data Terminal in wide range of works where hardware laser scanner facilities usually engaged. BCC is a handy tool, ready for practical usage. It can help, for example, in different kind inventory tasks, for the creation of barcoded items lists, accounting goods in stock etc. It supports all the mainstream commodity barcode types:

EAN13, EAN8, CODE25, CODE39, CODE93, CODE128 and QR.

*2) Tasks.*

All the works in this application are carried out in terms of "tasks" as an object of data storing and exchange.

*3) Work*

When user press the button this start new scanning for current task. When barcode recognized - we have an option to accept or reject the result. Each acceptance adds new item in task's barcode list or increments quantity if the item is already present in task. When scanner reads a code, it looks up for this code in current task's list and in main directory. Each variant of lookup result produce different sound signal, that gives operator the reason to accept result depending on particular situation. For example, if we have comprehensive main directory and we know, that extra barcodes shouldn't happen - signal of unknown barcode should be a warning to double check if recognition is correct. In other cases , when you create the list of unknown items, you can right away add the name when new barcode arrived. Standard Android voice input facilities are especially helpful for that. In either case there is one more means of control : we can tune settings to forbid accept result that is not found in lookup.

So the result of task - list of scanned goods is the main product of this application. And there is one more useful option: we can add images to the list. For this purpose there is embedded photography module that allows easy to attach one or more image to each item. If that ordinary photography does not meet your special needs - you can set an option to use some dedicated app that is default photography program in your device.

*4) Exporting results *

To use collected data in practice we can export it to different aaccounting or ERP systems. Users of free version can export tasks containing up to 100 items in total per day. To overcome this limitation - some fee required. Regarding payment - two different approaches are implemented in two editions of this program:

* Free version is distributed for free but the ability to export results is limited by 100 items per day. And there is an option to buy an extra quota.

* Pro version is chargeable itself and all subsequent operations, of course is free.

*5) Input / output format.*

Data are exported in a form of XLS, XML, or CVS file with a simple structure. This format is exactly the same for import too. File may contain main directory part, or tasks part, or both of them. Files are additionally zipped for export. When importing - both: zipped XLS (XML,CSV) or raw XLS (XML,CSV) is acceptable. Template XLS (XML,CSV) file may be obtained by command from menu. When importing tasks - only barcode field is mandatory for each item, task name is any arbitrary text. Main directory import requires barcode and item name - all other fields are optional. Main directory can be replenished as well from the current tasks by the items having names.

*6) Permissions *

BCC requires permission to use camera of Your device. At least 5MP camera with autofocus is necessary. Another requested permission is to read and write files in the storage. This is required to provide more flexible options for data exchange (import and export of tasks).