Zebra Android Barcode Scanner

Use the built-in barcode scanner on a Zebra® Android device to quickly answer Barcode Scanner questions in a form. This topic explains how barcode scanning works and how to set up your Zebra device.

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Contents

• Zebra Android Barcode Scanner
  • How Zebra barcode scanning works in TrueContext
  • Requirements

How Zebra barcode scanning works in TrueContext

With the TrueContext Mobile App installed on your Zebra Android device, you can quickly scan barcodes into a form.

Regular and Side-by-Side sections

Tip:Side-by-Side sections are available on the Enterprise tier only.

1. Open a page that has one or more Barcode Scanner questions. The questions must be visible, not hidden by Conditional Logic Conditional logic is a tool in the Form Builder that establishes the workflow of a form. By using the "If This, Then That" structure, questions or sections will be displayed, hidden, or automatically populated based on answers to preceding questions. rules.

2. Press the button on your device to scan a barcode.

   Result: TrueContext automatically enters the data in the first empty Barcode Scanner question on the page. You don’t have to open each question separately.

3. Repeat steps one and two.

   Result: TrueContext enters the data in the next empty Barcode Scanner question on that page.

4. To scan or rescan a barcode for a specific question, tap to open the question.

   Is the question empty?

   • If yes, scan the barcode.

   • If no (a value was already entered), you can overwrite the current value. When you tap to open the question, TrueContext prompts you to confirm that you want to overwrite the answer. Select OK, and then scan the new barcode.

Repeatable sections

To scan barcodes in a Repeatable Section A Repeatable Section is a subform that contains a set of related questions. The data captured is “repeating”, because the field user can complete the same subform more than once, which creates multiple entries., select Add Entry to open the set of questions. Then, you can scan barcodes until you’ve answered all Barcode Scanner questions in the section. Repeat this process for each entry.

Requirements

1. On a Zebra Android device that has DataWedge installed, install the TrueContext mobile app for Android.

2. Open the TrueContext Mobile App.

   Result: When you open the app for the first time, it automatically creates a DataWedge profile on your device.

3. Check your TrueContext DataWedge profile and change it if required.

   Note:

   • The TrueContext DataWedge profile must be enabled if you want to use the Zebra scanner with the TrueContext Mobile App. Don’t delete or disable the profile.

   • If you delete the TrueContext DataWedge profile, the app shows the error Data Wedge Profile is not found or disabled. To create a new DataWedge profile:

     1. In the TrueContext Mobile App, go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Choose barcode scanner.

     2. Select another option, and then re-select the Zebra scanner. This resets your selection and creates a new DataWedge profile.

   • If you disable the profile, you must go to the DataWedge profile and enable it again.

4. The TrueContext Mobile App automatically sets the default scanner to Zebra when it detects your Zebra Android device. To check or change the scanner settings, go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Select a barcode scanner. Select a camera or the Zebra scanner.