Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction
Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing da ta 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 123Scan 2
utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan2) which allows programming the scanner with ADF rules.

Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions

ADF uses rules customize data. These rules perform detailed acti ons 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: When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start pos ition is
the string “129”,
Actions: pad all s ends 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 <space>. 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 requirem ents before data transmission occurs.
NOTE If using the Wand interface with the scanner, you can not use ADF rules to format data unless you en abl e
Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 on page 9-7.