Barcode Sheets

PTS 5 includes a facility to generate your own customised A4 barcode sheets, for situations where simple barcode labels are not adequate. In older versions of PTS this was achieved with a separate Windows application (Barcode Magic), but is now available within PTS itself via the barcode sheet setup page.

One barcode sheet comes pre-installed and is an A4 output of standard PTS barcodes for training purposes.

Accessing the setup page

See the Setting Up & Configuring PTS section for instructions on how to access the setup pages.

Creating a new barcode sheet

To create a new barcode sheet access the actions menu by clicking on the actions menu icon at the top right of the page, then from the actions menu click the New Barcode Sheet button.

The process then continues in the barcode sheet editor.

Editing existing barcode sheets

To edit an existing barcode sheet, select the barcode sheet you wish to amend by clicking on its entry in the list to load the barcode sheet editor.

Barcode sheet editor

The barcode sheet editor is a WYSIWYG editor wherein you add PTS barcodes and other visual elements to create a customised A4 barcode document. This "Training Barcodes" document is pre-installed.

The barcode sheet editor is a WYSIWYG editor. You drag and drop barcodes and other visual elements exactly where you want them onto the page. A "Training Barcodes" barcode sheet, right, is pre-installed with PTS. It can be edited and experimented with, or used as-is.

Barcode sheet toolbar

The barcode sheet toolbar.

The barcode sheet toolbar is where you will find the tools to rename the barcode sheet, add new elements to it, and delete, print or save the document.

Renaming the barcode sheet

The leftmost text field of the barcode sheet toolbar is where you can rename the barcode sheet. This name appears as the title on the document itself and in the list of barcode sheets on the barcode sheets setup page. Click Save Changes after making any changes.

Deleting the barcode sheet

Click the Delete Barcode Sheet button to permanently delete the barcode sheet.

Printing the barcode sheet

Click the Print Barcode Sheet button to print the barcode sheet to an available A4 printer.

Adding elements to the barcode sheet

Click the Add Elements drop down to select from a list of available components you can use to make up a barcode sheet.

Barcodes

It goes without saying that the primary available elements relate to the various PTS barcodes.

• Bag barcodes
• Cancel barcodes
  Barcodes for your notes that cancel a prescription.
• Collection note barcodes
  Barcodes for your notes that mark a prescription as collected. Not to be confused with the dedicated 'collected' barcode which is available from the Miscellaneous category.
• Delivery note barcodes
  Barcodes for your notes that mark a prescription as delivered. Not to be confused with the dedicated 'delivered' barcode which is available from the Miscellaneous category.
• Error barcodes
  Barcodes for your notes that record an error against a prescription.
• Miscellaneous barcodes
  The barcodes that are otherwise available from the miscellaneous setup page.
• Non-prescription related activity barcodes
• Note barcodes
• Prescription related activity barcodes
• Suspend barcodes
  Barcodes for your notes that suspend a prescription.
• User barcodes
• User collection / delivery QR barcodes
  The QR codes for users who can confirm collection or delivery of a prescription. Usually represent a ward user. Primarily used with the delivery app.
• Ward collection barcodes
  Barcodes that collect all prescriptions that are waiting for collection for the specified ward.
• Ward delivery barcodes
  Barcodes that deliver all prescriptions that are waiting for delivery for the specified ward.
• Ward group collection barcodes
  Barcodes that collect all prescriptions that are waiting for collection for the specified ward group.

Text

You can use these elements to add text to your barcode sheet.

• Add Title
  A title is large white text on a black background that is designed to break up the sheet into sections.
• Add text box
  A text box is smaller black text on a white background.