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How does barcode scanning work in Qblue?


Scanning products into a SKU field is a highly useful and convenient feature that can be applied across various processes for different purposes. 

For example, when creating a new sales order, scanning the barcode directly into the SKU field saves valuable time and significantly speeds up the entry process. It's also helpful when searching for a product—you can scan a product and immediately locate it in the system inventory without needing to manually input anything.

Other examples of when you might find barcode scanning useful include:

  • Sales order dispatch (see below)
  • Stock take entry (see below)
  • Point-of-sale (see below)
  • Sales orders entry
  • Viewing product information
  • Making inventory adjustments
  • Conducting location transfers
Dispatching a Sales Order

To scan each product in a sales order during dispatch, you'll first need to ensure the setting is enabled.

To enable barcode scanning for dispatch:

  1. Go to My account, then select Settings.
  2. Under the Sales section, click Options.
     
  3. Under the Shipping section, click the toggle labelled Enable scanning on dispatch queue to turn the feature on/off.
     
  4. Press Save.
💡Tip: press Ctrl+F to quickly search for the setting.

Once the feature is enabled, you’ll be able to scan product barcodes while dispatching a sales order for shipping and invoicing.


To scan products during dispatch:

  1. Go to Sales, then select Dispatch queue.
  2. Click on the sales order you want to dispatch.
  3. Begin scanning the products for the sales order. 
  4. If a scanned item is not part of the order, an alert will appear.
Stock Take

To scan products during stock take:

  1. Go to Products, then select Stock take.
  2. Click on the stock take you want to work with, or click +Add stock take to create a new one.
  3. Begin scanning the products for the stock take. Each scanned product will be added to the stock take count automatically.
Using Point-of-Sale (POS)

Refer to our point-of-sale (POS) help guide for information on scanning barcodes for POS.


If you have any questions, ask us by creating a help desk ticket.