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Adding Multiple Barcodes for Item

This guide shows how to enable and setup multiple barcodes for a single item.

first page

First, activate this feature at Settings -> General -> Multiple Barcodes.
Turn On Multiple Barcodes, click on Save.

multiple barcodes button

Now, go to Settings -> Add Item/Combo.
Select the item you wish to add multiple barcodes (e.g., Cheese Burger).
The Barcode No. text field will now be a button instead. Click on it.

item list barcode button

If you already have an existing Barcode No, it will be filled in the Primary Barcode textfield (e.g., 12345678).

primary item barcode

To add an additional barcode, tap on + at the top left.
A new row, Additional Barcode 1 will be added.
Enter your additional Barcode No (e.g., 23456789) for this item, and tap on Done.
Tap on Save at top right.

additional item barcode

The Barcode No button title will update to show "2 Barcodes".

item list 2 barcode

Outcome

Go to Cash Register page.
Tap on the Favourites button multiple times until you reach the Quick Key/Barcode menu as shown below.

quick key barcode

On this menu, we can key in the barcode that we set in previous steps.
For this example, we enter barcode 12345678, which is the primary barcode for Cheese Burger.
Tap on Add.

keypad primary barcode

Cheese Burger is added to the bill.

primary item

Now we enter barcode 23456789, which is the additional barcode for Cheese Burger.
Tap on Add.

keypad additional barcode

As shown below, a second Cheese Burger order is added to the bill.

additional item

The same behaviour will work for barcode scanner.