Creating a SSCC-18 barcode
Start by creating a new label that contains a SSCC-18 (Serial Shipping Container Code) barcode that complies with GS1 AI 00. To create this barcode, the following information is needed:
- The GS1 company prefix. This information is issued by the local GS1 authority. The length may vary between 7 and 10 digits.
- The serial number. This information can be any number between 6 and 9 digits.
As the name implies, the SSCC-18 symbol contains 18 digits organized as follows:
- Prefix: 1 digit, free use. Can be used to expand the serial number.
- The GS1 company prefix: 7 to 10 digits.
- The serial number: 6 to 9 digits, depending on the length of the GS1 company prefix.
- Check digit: Modulo-10 check digit, 1 digit.
In this example, we assume that the GS1 company prefix is the following 8-digit number: 12345678. The shipping serial number is 4567.
To convert this information into a valid SSCC-18 barcode, the following information has to be entered in Labeljoy:
- (00): The SSCC-18 Application identifier.
- 0: Prefix (the serial number does not have to be extended).
- 12345678: GS1 company prefix
- 00004567: serial number. This number has to be padded with zeros, since the SSCC-18 code has to have 18 digits.
- 0: check digit. Just enter zero and Labeljoy will calculate the check digit for us.
Insert the resulting text in Labeljoy: (00)012345678000045670:
And this is the corresponding barcode symbol generated:
As you can see, the last digit is now 8 since it is the correct modulo-10 check digit.
Also note that the option Check AI Sequence is disabled since this specific AI is independent of others. If we had activated the option, nothing would have changed anyway.
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