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2D barcode scanning

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eastie
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Post by eastie »

some people in my office scan all the 2D barcodes before they go out on delivery.
Does it matter
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eastie wrote:some people in my office scan all the 2D barcodes before they go out on delivery.
Does it matter
Yes. The PDA logs the GPS point of the scan so if they do a backtrack or there is a query then they'll have a few questions to answer.

A runner did it in my office and get a 2 year serious for it.
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Seriously, this is what it has come to? Have the runners thought of every corner cutting technique possible now? I bet your dom knows it’s going on but is turning a blind eye.
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2d barcodes are not fit for purpose , if don tells me my scanning isn't good enough , I say neither are the barcodes.
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Post by number one »

“Doorsteps scan” doesn’t mean “office scan”
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Post by DrSatan »

Yes. The PDA logs the GPS point of the scan so if they do a backtrack or there is a query then they'll have a few questions to answer.

The GPS coordinates that are stored, is it at the point of the scan or when you press send?
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Post by miles_peters »

errr send
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

chickenwittle wrote:2d barcodes are not fit for purpose , if don tells me my scanning isn't good enough , I say neither are the barcodes.
There's always the number printed above or below it, which can be entered in manually. I expect that at somepoint there will be bollockings from managers at both MCs and DOs about staff not attempting to manually enter in a number
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Post by A2B »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
chickenwittle wrote:2d barcodes are not fit for purpose , if don tells me my scanning isn't good enough , I say neither are the barcodes.
There's always the number printed above or below it, which can be entered in manually. I expect that at somepoint there will be bollockings from managers at both MCs and DOs about staff not attempting to manually enter in a number
We have been told not to manually input the code as if we can't scan it it probably hasn't been scanned at the MC, there's also the problem that if the barcode is damaged/illegible the rest of the information usually is.
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Post by robbertwhitton »

Jpro747 wrote:Seriously, this is what it has come to? Have the runners thought of every corner cutting technique possible now? I bet your dom knows it’s going on but is turning a blind eye.
Please tell me all this corner cutting is being done by the few and not the many?i dread the response,god help us ,we haven’t a chance,the Dom sides with those that roll over and are quicker than others and don’t challenge a thing,and jump through all the hoops they line up for them,
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

A2B wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
chickenwittle wrote:2d barcodes are not fit for purpose , if don tells me my scanning isn't good enough , I say neither are the barcodes.
There's always the number printed above or below it, which can be entered in manually. I expect that at somepoint there will be bollockings from managers at both MCs and DOs about staff not attempting to manually enter in a number
We have been told not to manually input the code as if we can't scan it it probably hasn't been scanned at the MC, there's also the problem that if the barcode is damaged/illegible the rest of the information usually is.
The number above or below the barcode is what the PDA ultimately sees and sends off to wherever it sends the scan data off to
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Post by Redvannon »

DrSatan wrote: The GPS coordinates that are stored, is it at the point of the scan or when you press send?
I always wondered the same thing
miles_peters wrote:errr send
Not sure if you're genuine or sarcastic there lol
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Post by A2B »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
A2B wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
chickenwittle wrote:2d barcodes are not fit for purpose , if don tells me my scanning isn't good enough , I say neither are the barcodes.
There's always the number printed above or below it, which can be entered in manually. I expect that at somepoint there will be bollockings from managers at both MCs and DOs about staff not attempting to manually enter in a number
We have been told not to manually input the code as if we can't scan it it probably hasn't been scanned at the MC, there's also the problem that if the barcode is damaged/illegible the rest of the information usually is.
The number above or below the barcode is what the PDA ultimately sees and sends off to wherever it sends the scan data off to
Yes fully aware of that
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Post by simply_the_best »

Whats been gained by doing this in the office :hmmmm

My mail is generally all bagged up before I log on to the PDA as well.
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Post by plaguelift »

DrSatan wrote:Yes. The PDA logs the GPS point of the scan so if they do a backtrack or there is a query then they'll have a few questions to answer.

The GPS coordinates that are stored, is it at the point of the scan or when you press send?
The GPS coordinates are stored at the scan point, not the send point. You could scan all your parcels at the office (which some do) and then hit send halfway around your duty, but if your DOM checks up on it it will tell him that you scanned them in the office and what time you did it.