How vMedia Uses Barcodes

vMedia uses barcodes to determine the filing criteria for a document. In addition, barcodes can be used to indicate when one document ends and the next document begins when scanning groups of documents in bulk.

vMedia's barcode feature can handle barcodes from multiple firms in a robust way. This is helpful when users receive documents that already include barcodes from another firm. This feature works when scanning documents with barcodes as well as when printing to vMedia (PTV).

Using Barcodes to Specify Data Entry Fields

When barcodes are used to specify data entry fields, vMedia assigns a reference ID number to each barcode appearing on each page of the document. vMedia assigns a second reference ID number to each barcode which is cumulative across all pages for the document.

For example, if there are two barcodes on page one and one barcode on page two, the first barcode ID would be numbered 1 on page 1 and also 1 in batch (document). The barcode appearing on page 2 would have an ID of 1 on page 2 and also 3 in batch (document).

In universal recognition mode, which works equally well for all barcode types, each physical barcode can contain the filing information for one index field. Create a separate barcode on the document for each index field. Use the vMedia Database Configuration Module to specify the barcode ID for each field that will be automatically filled in by the barcode recognition system.

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