The additional fields for the HID (Human readable ID) Formats categories are presented for both Reader HID (reader barcodes) and Item HID (item accession numbers) categories.

The additional fields presented for these category types include:

• Format - the format fields include Prefix, Body and Suffix values and should be populated with a template of how the barcode should appear. For a conventional six digit barcode for example, the prefix and suffix should be left empty while '000000' should be placed into the body field with each zero representing a number placeholder. The most common use of the affix fields is to provide some barcodes with a coded prefix based upon location, type etc. Entering [EDU-][000000][] for example results in barcodes such as EDU-000001, EDU-000002 etc.

• Scanner Removal - some scanner devices are shipped with a configuration that adds affixes to the barcode as positioned on books, ID cards etc. One of the most common of this affixes is to prefix the barcode with the tilde (~) character. Enter known characters in the prefix and suffix field that you wish Mystic to remove from a scanned barcode prior to use within the application.

Note that the formats defined in this category are used in the auto-generation of barcodes within the Reader Manager and Item Manager dialogs. It is therefore advised to add at the very least a default item in both the Reader HID and Item HID categories.

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