Formatting a Barcode Scanner control

The Barcode Scanner style displays as a barcode scanner or numeric keypad on a mobile device. Users can point the mobile device at a barcode to scan it, or enter the barcode number manually using the numeric keypad.

The barcode input control supports barcodes beginning with zero (0) using the text/string data type. Barcodes that begin with a number other than zero are supported as numeric data types.

For steps to navigate to where you can select the following options, see Creating a transaction-enabled document.

To format a Barcode Scanner control

1. You can require that users scan or enter a barcode before submitting their changes. Do one of the following:

   • To require users to scan or enter a barcode before submitting their changes, select the Input is required check box.

   • To allow users to submit their changes without scanning or entering a barcode, clear the Input is required check box.

2. You can match the barcodes against attribute elements. To do so, select the Match barcode against attribute elements check box.