Investigate a wrong check digit
Read the warning, verify the source value and check again.
For operators
This lesson uses made-up values. BarcodeBench checks the text received, not the physical print quality, ownership or correctness of a shipment.
Read these instructions on any device. Watch or practise a chapter on a desktop or laptop, with a desktop or mobile application layout. Demonstrations use sample data and simulated scanners.
Investigate a wrong check digit
- Start a barcode check
Start a barcode check.
Start a temporary session. Values stay on this device and are not sent for a remote lookup.
- Enter a code with a wrong check digit
Enter a code with a wrong check digit.
Use this made-up example to see how a wrong check digit is reported. BarcodeBench will keep the value you entered.
- Choose how to read the value
Choose how to read the value.
Move to the format choice before asking BarcodeBench to explain the value.
- Choose GS1 data in brackets
Choose GS1 data in brackets.
Choose the format that matches the data you are checking. BarcodeBench keeps the original value.
- Read the check-digit warning
Read the check-digit warning.
The result identifies the wrong check digit. Check the source record or label before changing your own data.
- Return to the exact value
Return to the exact value.
Go back to the input. The previous result is not an instruction to repair the physical label without checking its source.
- Enter the checked source value
Enter the checked source value.
For this practice example, enter the known correct value. In real work, first confirm the value with the source system.
- Choose how to read the value
Choose how to read the value.
Move to the format choice before asking BarcodeBench to explain the value.
- Check the reviewed value
Check the reviewed value.
Check the new value and read the result. BarcodeBench does not silently repair data.