Bar code tools & resources
Useful Links
- GEPIR: Global Electronic Party Information Registry
- GS1 company prefix
- GS1 identifiers (keys and attributes) - overview
- GS1 identification key types
- Bar code types
- GS1 Databar (RSS)
- Bar code scanner environments
- Bar code printing methods
- GS1 prefix list
- GTIN allocation rules - Rules for assigning and changing GTINs (Global Trade Item Numbers)
- GLN rules - Rules for assigning and changing GLNs (Global Location Numbers)
- Check digit calculator – Tool for calculating the check digit for GTINs and SSCCs (Serial Shipping Container Codes)
- Glossary – Glossary of Terms used in GS1 BarCodes and Identification Keys
- Bar codes FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about Bar Codes
Useful Publications
- GS1 BarCodes "Beep" presentation - Understand how the GS1 BarCodes business works
Ten Steps to bar code implementation
- Step 1: Get a GS1 Company Prefix
- Step 2: Assign Numbers
- Step 3: Select a Bar Code Printing Company
- Step 4: Select a "Primary" Scanning Environment
- Step 5: Select a Bar Code
- Step 6: Pick a Bar Code Size
- Step 7: Format the Bar Code Text
- Step 8: Pick a Bar Code Colour
- Step 9: Pick the Bar Code Placement
- Step 10: Build a Bar Code Quality Plan
Contact Details
Bev Gough, Membership Administrator
