Barcode field

Add a Barcode field to a Document skill, configure which barcode types to recognize, and set field properties.

Use a Barcode field to detect barcodes on a document and automatically convert the data they encode into alphanumeric format.

Add a Barcode field

Mark a barcode on the document image

Click a barcode (highlighted green on hover), or drag a rectangle around it. The new field appears in the data form with an auto-assigned name and barcode type.

Add an empty field, then mark its region

Click Add Barcode in the toolbar, then drag a rectangle around the barcode (or click the barcode). The decoded string appears as the field value in the data form.

If the auto-assigned name isn’t right, double-click the name in the data form, or click the name in Field options to rename the field.

Add regions to an existing Barcode field

Select the field in the data form, then click the barcode location on the document image.

Change the detected barcode type

Vantage assigns a barcode type automatically. To view or change it:

1. Click Field options above the field.
2. Click the barcode type name.
3. Select the appropriate options in the dialog.

Change the barcode type when Vantage guessed wrong, or when a region may contain barcodes of more than one type.

General properties

Property	Description
Field name	Unique within the skill. Cannot contain: . , / : * ? " < > |. Maximum length: 90 characters.
Allow multiple items	Whether the barcode repeats (for example, multiple barcodes on an invoice for several orders).
Required field	If enabled and the field is empty after extraction, the document goes to manual review with a rule error.
Key field	Adds the field to the skill’s key fields, which can be used to search and filter documents in Skill Monitor.
Barcode type	Which barcode types Vantage searches for. Excluded types are not recognized. All types are enabled by default except postal barcodes.

If you know which barcode types your documents contain, exclude the others to speed up processing.

Related topics

Supported barcode types

Reference list of every barcode and QR code format Vantage can recognize.

Labeling documents

Guidelines for labeling structured and semi-structured documents during training.

Skill Monitor

Search, filter, and monitor processed documents using key fields and dimensions.

Adding fields

Mark fields in the Editor tab and configure field properties by type.