• Article Type: General
• Product: Alma

Problem Symptoms:
Alma is configured not to generate barcodes, and yet barcodes are generated when clicking 'Create and Receive', or, 'Receive and set Barcodes'. The numbers start with initials: DB

Cause:
After the March 2014 Release, it is possible to bypass the warning: 'The item does not have a barcode. Are you sure you want to perform this action?'. This warning is redundant if barcode generation is not needed, but it affects system behavior

Resolution:
As before the March 2014 Release, generation of barcodes depends on the Resource Configuration Menu > Barcode Generation:

* Barcodes are generated if 'Barcode Generation' is set to 'Prefix +sequence'
* Barcodes are not generated if 'Barcode Generation' is set to 'None'

After the March 2014 first hotfix, Alma also checks the Acquisition Configuration Menu > Receiving Department Validations

* If "Check if item has a barcode" is set to 'Yes', Alma will generate a warning screen that says 'The item does not have a barcode. Are you sure you want to perform this action?'

* If "Check if item has a barcode" is set to 'No', Alma will not generate the warning screen and won't autopupulate the barcode field

Category: Acquisitions - Alma

Subject: receiving - Alma

• Article last edited: 3/9/2014