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<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span>It's not as simple as you describe, you have to face several problems:</span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><strong>Global Search</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>You have some problems with the search. First of all searching uses vtiger_entityname [using the vtiger_crmentity table in the label column to be more specific]. The problem is that this field is used in other mechanisms, for example - in the uitype10 field. Currently, if you change the value of the field you use for searching [eg. EAN] it will cause EAN to appear in various places, instead of the product name. Unfortunately, you can't change it, it requires core changes. It is not easy, it took us two days and caused many problems. The search should be completely separated from the uitype10 field [best thing is to switch the field used for searching so that it's different than the label field in crmentity].</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>You can try to introduce the change only in modules with products and change it for searching for the product / service, but the problem is global, because it should not happen that if I look for a company by its<span> </span><span>number I have to use the advanced search, or I can't</span>search for an invoice by its number, and I have to search for it by its name only [and I want to use both]. We created a separate panel for that [attachment search1.png]</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><strong>Barcode readers</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>The problem here is more complicated because it consists of several layers:</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>1. Current modules with products [quotes, invoices, orders] - this module is badly coded – we first wanted to fix it, but finally decided to write it from scratch. The module in the Vtiger doesn't allow for manipulating the fields [their visibility, order] also [what is most important from the code reading perspective] it doesn't allow you to set the order of fields [index]. And the worst part is that it defines the same rules for all modules at the same time [which is bad]</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>2. When introducing for example a receipt of goods to the warehouse into the system, then reading products from the receipt document happens this way: ean, quantity, next line, ean, quantity, next line. This means that after entering the quantity, the system should automatically create a new line and proceed to the ean field, so that this process [loading the document] wouldn't require any interaction from the person who loads the document. So it should be possible in the field configuration to set the field in which the jump to a new line takes place!</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>3. Note that good systems don't only assign ean to products but also to other elements, such as document marking. This means that if we load the document's barcode from a search field, then the system should find that file [which is now impossible because of the first point].</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><strong>Prints and preview</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>I appreciate the contribution of external companies in the development of commercial modules, however, there are certain modules that should be part of the system. One of them is the PDF module, because it should be fully integrated with the system, and what's more important – it should be part of the system's development. Apart from the fact that we can print your document to PDF and they should contain the barcode elements [that should be built into the system so that the bar code introduced in the form of eg. a sequence of characters, was visible in the system as a barcode, for example in the record preview].</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>Certainly, from the business perspective, it's important to think to what extent Vtiger should be a CRM system, and to what extent it should contain elements of other systems [eg .: ERP, MRP]. There are certain standards considered global, including EDI - if someone adds the ability to create invoices or orders in the system, why not create them in accordance to the global standards? Why not export the invoice to XML with the option to set the template?</span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" align="LEFT"><span><span><span>These are my observations and thoughts, don't take it too personally.</span></span></span></p>
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<p>W dniu 2015-09-08 16:39, Doug napisał(a):</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Bar code is easy like Alan mentioned.<br /> In this case click on the field you want filled, like upc number, and shoot; the reader will fill the number automatically.</p>
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<div>anyone have a ready solution for barcode?</div>
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<div>barcode readers generally appear to computers as being USB keyboards that type stuff, zapping a couple of toner cartridge boxes I have lying about types this:<br /><br /> 5055628402694<br /> 821831064739<br /><br /> so, if you put the barcode in the product name field (or at the start of it at any rate) then in a quote or sales order you should be able to go to the item name field in a line item, zap the box and it will find the item for you.<br /><br /> would be nice if the typeahead in the line item name field searched on product code as well as product name.<br /><br /> Alan.
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<div>How to make a barcode system like this:</div>
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<div>1) Scan a barcode and connect with a product i have. (Maybe put it in the serial number field in product module?)</div>
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<div>2) Put the barcode anywhere (eg. in the invoice) and appear the product</div>
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<div>Generally i want to connect the barcode number with the product and play from there.</div>
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<div>Is there any barcode solution or go to something else (erp/crm product)</div>
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