Symptom
- How to create a bar code?
- Can Crystal Reports for Enterprise display barcode?
- Does Crystal Reports for Enterprise support barcode?
- How to create a barcode in Crystal Reports for Enterprise?
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Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.2
- SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.3
Resolution
- From Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.2, it is possible to display barcode.
- Any numeric or text field that is added to a report can be converted to a barcode.
- Date or currency fields can also be converted to specific barcode formats including 1D and 2D barcode formats.
- To create a barcode in Crystal Reports for Enterprise:
- In Crystal Reports for Enterprise, create a report based on any data source, or open a report.
- Right click on the field you want to convert to a barcode, and select "Change to QRCode/Barcode"
- In the window "Change to QRCode/Barcode", for the option "Choose Format", select in the drop-down list the barcode format.
- Check the option: "Can Grow". ( This is to prevent the truncation of the barcode, if the size of the cell is too small. )
- Click "OK"
- Now, the field will display a barcode.
- The video below show how to create a barcode in Crystal Reports for Enterprise:
Keywords
BOE, BI42, QRCODE, BARCODE, ERWEIMA, TIAOMA, new feature, CR4E, CRFE, CR for Enterprise , KBA , BI-RA-CRE , Crystal Reports for Enterprise , How To
Product
SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020