Scanning barcodes

Scanning is the fastest way to enter anything on the floor. KuraPro uses your phone’s camera as the barcode reader, so there’s no handheld terminal to buy.

Both barcodes and QR codes are supported.

How to use it

  1. Open a transaction on the “Transactions” tab, or create a new one.
  2. Press Add Item, then press the scan button at the bottom right of the item selection screen.
  3. The camera opens. Hold it over the item’s barcode.
  4. When the item is found, a confirmation appears. Adjust the quantity and confirm.
  5. Carry straight on to the next item.

If the code isn’t registered to any item, you’ll hear a tone and see “No items found.” Register the barcode on the item first. → Registering and editing items

Scanning the same item again

The quantity goes up by one each time. Scan the shelf item by item and the count builds itself — no counting first, then typing.

On transactions that reduce stock, such as Stock Out, it counts in the same way in the other direction.

Previous values are filled in for you

Rows added by scanning come pre-filled to save typing.

  • Unit price — the price you last used for that item on the same type of transaction (last unit cost for Stock In, last selling price for Stock Out).
  • Location, Lot, Expiry — carried over from what you entered a moment ago in the same transaction.

You can change any of it on the spot. Only touch what differs.

Barcodes that carry more than the item code

When the shelf number, lot or a sequence number sits in the same barcode as the item code, scanning it finds nothing. Set up a scan pattern and KuraPro takes only the part you need out of the value that was read, then searches with that (e.g. A01_12345_0001 → 12345).

The button at the bottom of the scan screen shows the pattern in use, or “Do not convert” when there is none. Press it to switch. → Scan patterns

When a code won’t read

  • The barcode isn’t registered — add it on the item’s edit screen. Several per item is fine.
  • The code carries more than the item code — use a scan pattern to pull out just the part you need.
  • The item has no printed barcode — add it on the Print Labels screen to generate an EAN-13, then print it as a label.
  • The camera won’t start — allow camera access for KuraPro in your device settings.
  • Dark or shaky — work in good light, hold 10–20 cm away, and let it settle.

You can search by barcode too

Typing a barcode into the search box on the stock or transaction screen finds the item. Note that barcodes match exactly — a partial code finds nothing.