Use barcodes to look up items

In Flowfinity, you can use your mobile device camera to scan barcodes.

Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items

Example

A store auditor searches shelves for defective products. When a defective product is found, they identify the product, and provide a description of the defect. To improve data quality, the user scans the barcode rather than typing the UPC or product name.

Instructions

  1. Customize the application containing the list of items to look up (e.g., Product List)
    Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items
  2. In the Form section, create a new Input type field to hold the UPC
  3. Click the 'Save Form' button
  4. In the Views section, create a new view, or edit the view used to select the defective product (e.g., Find Product By Barcode)
  5. Click on the 'Lookups' tab
  6. Check the 'Allow other apps to lookup records from this view' checkbox
    Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items
  7. Click on the 'Parameters' tab
  8. Click the 'Add parameter' button to create a new parameter
  9. Change the parameter type to 'Barcode', and specify an appropriate name (e.g., UPC)
    Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items
  10. Click on the 'Filter' tab
  11. Add a new filter condition used to filter your list based on the scanned barcode (e.g., UPC Equals UPC)
    Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items
  12. Save the View, and Publish the application
  13. Create a new application or customize the application that will be used to look up products (e.g., Store Audit)
  14. In the Form section, create a new field
  15. Set the type to 'Lookup', and provide an appropriate name for the field (e.g., Product)
  16. Set the 'Parent App' to the application containing the list of barcodes (e.g., Product List)
  17. Set the 'Lookup View' to the view you created in step 3 (e.g., Find Product By Barcode)
    Flowfinity - Use Barcodes to Look Up Items
  18. Save the form, and publish the application