Field Name Description Position The position parameter consists of across and down values. These values specify the horizontal and vertical position of the element being defined. Bar Code Type This field specifies the type of the bar code, including the version if applicable. The following bar code types are available: Type Description 1 3-of-9 code, MHI/AIM USD-3 2 MSI 3 UPC/CGPC-Version A 4 UPC/CGPC-Version E 5 EAN-8 (includes JAN-short) 6 EAN-13 (includes JAN-standard) 7 2-of-5 Industrial 8 2-of-5 Matrix 9 Interleaved 2-of-5 (MHI/AIM USD-1) 10 Codabar (MHI/AIM USD-4). 11 Code128 (AIM USS-128) 12 POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) 13 RM4SCC (Royal Mail Bar Code) 14 JPBC (Japan Postal Bar Code) 15 Australian Postal Bar Code Data Whether or not a set of characters or data length is valid depends on the bar code type. You can enter the bar code data in this field, or update the previously entered bar code data that is displayed in this field. You can enter it up to a length of 58 characters. If you need to enter more than 58 characters of bar code data, press F4 (Detail) to enter the Define Bar Code Detail display. If the previously defined bar code data is longer than 58 characters, three periods (...) will be displayed at the end of this field. It means that more bar code data exists. Pressing Enter validates the entered parameters. If they are valid, the define or change takes place. Then the define bar code operation completes and the key entry area disappears from the display. If the data entered does not match the bar code specification, an error message appears on the bottom of the display, the data field image is reversed and the operation does not take place. See 269 for more information. Press the Enter, F3 or F12 key after you specify the parameters, or press the F4 key to specify more parameters. By pressing the F4 key, the following display appears. You can specify further details of the bar code element. 264 AFP Utilities for iSeries: User’s Guide