Adding Barcodes and Other Objects

To add objects such as barcodes, images, text, and TLEs to a print stream, follow these steps. For more information see the EngageOne™ Enrichment Language Reference Guide.

  1. Create a control file. For more information, see Developing a Control File.
  2. If you are adding a barcode or text and the value should be based on data in the print stream, define a field that identifies the data. For example, if you want to create a barcode to represent the account number, define a field to contain the account number. To define a field, use the <FIELD> tag group.
  3. Decide whether you want to add the object to all outputs or just one output then do one of the following.
    • If you want to add the object to all outputs, create a standalone Add tag group in your control file.
    • If you want to add the object to a specific output, create an Add tag group in the Output tag group where you want to add the object.
  4. In the Add tag group, create an <ADDTYPE> tag to specify the type of object you want to add (2of5 barcode, PLANET Code® barcode, text, etc).
  5. In the Add tag group, create one or more <ADDPART> tags to specify the value of the object you are adding. For example, if you are adding a barcode, the tag would specify the numbers that make up the barcode.
    Note: If you are creating a MaxiCode barcode and specify <MAXICODE> with a value of 2 or 3, do not use the <ADDPART> tag to specify the value to encode. Instead, use the tags that begin with “UPS” (for example, <UPSPOSTALCODE>).
  6. (AFP, Metacode, PCL, PDF, and PostScript. print streams only)

    In the Add tag group, create a <POSITION> tag to specify the horizontal and vertical placement of the object on the page.

  7. (Multiple up AFP print streams only)

    In the Add tag group, create a <POSMULTUP> tag to specify the horizontal and vertical placement of the object on the page.

  8. (Line data only)

    If you are adding a text object (<ADDTYPE>TEXT), create a <POSLINE> tag in the Add tag group. The tag <POSLINE> specifies the horizontal and vertical placement of the text object on the page.

  9. (AFPDS print streams only)

    Use the <SMARTMCFS> tag to specify whether or not EngageOne™ Enrichment should use the font in the MCF1 or MCF2 records when adding text for which no font was specified. This only applies to <ADDTYPE> TEXT and barcodes added with HRI text (HRI, or “human-readable interface”, is the text that appears below a barcode).

For information on additional options that you can use when adding barcodes, images, text, and TLEs, refer to the documentation on the Add tag group in the EngageOne™ Enrichment Language Reference Guide..