Defining Printer Bar
Codes
Use
A printer bar code specifies the name of the print controls that are used to turn bar code printing on and off. You must define bar code print controls for each printer type that you want to use for bar code printing.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the system bar code for your printer bar code already exists, or create a new system bar code. Define the new printer bar code only for the copy of an original device type.
Procedure
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1. Choose Utilities → SAPscript → Administration → Font (transaction SE73).
2. Select Printer Bar Codes and choose Change.
3. Choose your new device type.
4. Choose Printer Bar Codes ® Create to define a new printer bar code. Enter the following information:
¡ Bar code: The name of the desired system bar code.
¡ Bar code prefix: The name of a print control in the form SBP<nn>. <nn> is an ID number.
You can select any identification number you want. The print control name must be unique among the print controls that have been defined for the device type.
For example: SBP25
¡ Bar code suffix: The name of a print control in the form SBS<nn>. <nn> is an ID number.
You can select any identification number you want. The print control name must be unique among the print controls that have been defined for the device type. Use the same ID number for Bar code prefix and Bar code suffix.
For example: SBS25
Result
If you are in the process of creating your own bar code definition, you can continue with the next step (step 4), Entering Printer Commands in Print Controls, after creating a printer bar code.
See also:
Adding Your Own Bar Code Definitions
