Barcode Scanning on New Sale

On New Sale, you can add catalogue items by scanning instead of tapping tiles. Scans work anywhere on the sale screen; you do not need to focus the search field first.

Barcode Scanning

There are two ways to scan products into the sale:

• Barcode scanner (USB or Bluetooth): Scan anywhere on the sale screen and the item is added to the cart by its SKU. You do not need to click into the search field first; scans are picked up even after tapping the cart or a product tile.
• Camera scanning: Tap the Scan with camera button next to the search field and point the camera at the product barcode. The item is added as soon as the barcode is recognized, with no scanner hardware needed. Works on any device with a camera: Android and iPhone/iPad phones and tablets, and laptops or desktops with a webcam.

The barcode labels you print from the Products page work with both methods.

Scanned an item that isn't in your catalogue yet? When a scan doesn't match any product, the Quick Add Product dialog opens with the scanned barcode already saved as the product's SKU (so you can print matching barcode labels later). Type the name, category, and price, then click Create Product. The product is created and added to the sale in one step, so the queue keeps moving.

This works for both scanning methods. It appears only if your role can create products. Otherwise you see a warning that no product matched the SKU. You can also open Quick Add Product from the New catalog product item in the catalogue add menu (same permission).

Related

• Creating Orders (New Sale): Overview of the full sale screen
• Products: Manage SKUs and catalogue items
• Barcode labels: Print scannable labels for your variants