Motorola LS2208-SR20007R User Manual - Page 229

Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device. Scan data can be edited to suit your particular requirements. Implement ADF by scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin on page 14-6, or by installing the 123Scan2 utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan2) which allows programming the scanner with ADF rules. NOTE If using the Wand interface with the scanner, you can not use ADF rules to format data unless you enable Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 on page 9-7. Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions ADF uses rules customize data. These rules perform detailed actions when the data meets certain criteria. One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or multiple actions. For instance, a data formatting rule could be: Criteria: Actions: When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start position is the string "129", pad all sends with zeros to length 8, send all data up to X, send a space. Scanning a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 transmits the following: 00001299. If you scan a Code 39 bar code of 1299X15598, this rule is ignored because the bar code doesn't meet the length criteria. The rule specifies the editing conditions and requirements before data transmission occurs.