-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Scanners and how to use them From: M Jarvis <brewda...@gmail.com> To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 2/21/2012 4:42 PM > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Garrett Fitzgerald > <sarekofvul...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm looking at adding remote scanning functionality to a POS system >> for a small store. Given people's past experience, does it make more >> sense to get a wireless dumb scanner that sends keystrokes to a >> back-room app, or a smart scanner that stores up the list of UPC codes >> and uploads them all at once? Thanks. The nice thing about going w/ "dumb scanner and back-room app" is that normally, if there's a problem of some sort, the operator knows about right then and there... storing up all the scans might let problem(s) slip through the cracks...
For example, if you scan a barcode that for some reason isn't in your system, it could bark at the operator to address the situation right then and there... If you allow an invalid barcode number in and upload it, then how are you going to go find the item on the shelf to double check what the heck is going on with it? The self-contained scanner/collection devices (scan, scan, upload batch) that I've worked with all allow for a list to be uploaded, then an internal routine validates against it. With memory so cheap these days, the capacity can easily be in the thousands of data items (SKUs) Mike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/4f442260.7020...@ggisoft.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
