Abakion has added barcode functionality to the shop floor mobiles in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You can now print barcodes on your production orders and scan them to register time, consumption, and finished quantity. This skips the manual steps where you would otherwise select the production order number, operation number, and registration type by hand.
When you scan a barcode, the system jumps directly to the relevant entry field. For time registration, this means you go straight to entering the minutes instead of clicking through two or three selection steps first.
The barcode itself encodes the registration type and the relevant numbers. A barcode starting with the number one registers consumption and includes the production order number, line number, and item number. A barcode starting with the number two registers finished quantity (output) and includes the quantity, production order number, and item number. A barcode starting with the number three handles time registration.
Barcode registration on the shop floor mobile
The new functionality lets you create barcodes on your printed production orders. When an operator prints out a production order, you can include a barcode that makes registration much faster on the shop floor mobile.
Without barcodes, the registration process involves several manual steps. In the register time setup, you would normally select a production order number, then select an operation number (for example operation number 25), then select the registration type such as setup time, and finally enter the time, for example 12 minutes. Only then do you complete the registration.
With a barcode, you scan it and the system handles the first steps for you. It skips the next two or three steps and takes you directly to entering the time. This is a fast way to register if you are using barcodes on your prints.
What you can register with barcodes
You can use barcodes for three types of registration:
- Time registration: The barcode (starting with three) takes you straight to the time entry field, so you only need to enter the minutes.
- Consumption: A barcode starting with one registers consumption and contains the production order number, line number, and item number.
- Finished quantity (output): A barcode starting with two registers the output and contains the quantity, production order number, and item number.
After scanning and registering, you can open the entries view to check what you just registered. For example, you can see a registration made on operation 25 with the time you entered.
When this is worth using
This functionality is most valuable if you already print production orders on the shop floor. Adding a barcode to those prints turns a multi-step registration into a single scan plus a value entry. For operators who register time, consumption, and output many times a day, the time saving adds up.
Q&A
What does the barcode functionality on the shop floor mobile do?
It lets you print barcodes on production orders and scan them to register time, consumption, or finished quantity. Scanning a barcode skips the manual steps of selecting production order number, operation number, and registration type, so you go directly to entering the value.
Which types of registration can I do with a barcode?
You can register time, consumption, and finished quantity (output). A barcode starting with one is consumption, a barcode starting with two is finished quantity, and a barcode starting with three is time registration.
What information does each barcode contain?
The consumption barcode contains the production order number, line number, and item number. The finished quantity barcode contains the quantity, production order number, and item number. The time barcode takes you directly to the time entry field.
How can I check what I registered with a barcode?
You can open the entries view on the shop floor mobile to see your registrations, including the operation number and the time you entered.