Motorola LS4208 - Manual (Page 223)

Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction
Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to your host device. Scan
data can be edited to suit your particular requirements.
ADF can be implemented by scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin on page 14-6 , or by installing the
123Scan utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan ) which allows the scanner to be set up and programmed with Advanced
Data Formatting (ADF) Rules.
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions
In ADF, data is customized through rules. These rules perform detailed actions when the data meets certain
criteria. One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or multiple actions.
For instance, a data formatting rule could be the following:
Criteria: When scan data is Code 39, length 12, and data at the start position is the string “129”,
Actions: pad all sends with zeros to length 8,
send all data up to X,
send a space.
If a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 is scanned, the following is transmitted: 00001299<space>. If a Code 39
bar code of 1299X15598 is scanned, this rule is ignored because the length criteria has not been met.
The rule specifies the editing conditions and requirements before data transmission occurs.
NOTE
If you are using the Wand interface with your scanner, you will not be able to use ADF rules
to format your data.