Specifications

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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 through scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin on
page 14-8, or by installing the 123Scan utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan) which allows the
scanner to be setup and programmed with Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) Rules.
Note:If you are using the Wand interface with your scanner, you will not
be able to use ADF rules to format your data unless convert all Bar
Codes to Code 39 is enabled on page 9-7.
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.