Within Mobiess, QR codes and barcodes can be implemented into audits and inspections by using the “Barcode” question type.
Uses
QR codes have a variety of uses within Mobiess, predominantly asset tagging as part of the Asset Inspector product. However, they have also been used in Insight, such as for scanning back room data in the NSHC cleaning audit and scanning back fire door attributes within the Fire Door Inspection template (this specific example requires workflow and callback implementation however is possible).
Coding Conventions
There are no specific coding conventions for the QR codes themselves, they simply need to represent the respective asset ID/room number, etc.
For example, the QR code below represents the plain text 1234:
When scanned back in the Mobiess barcode question type, it returns the value 1234:
QR Codes VS Barcodes
Both QR codes and barcodes can be scanned. The following barcode symbologies are supported:
Insight Barcode Scanner
Code-128
Code-39 (regular and full ASCII)
Code-93
GS1-128
ISBN 13
ISMN
ISSN
Asset Inspector Barcode Scanner
Code-128
Code-39
GS1-128
Configuration
Similar to regular question types, you can configure the behaviour, appearance etc of a Barcode within the Survey Designer. There is also an additional field in the Behaviour tab called “Scan Value Match”, where the question will not be populated unless it matches a specific value entered.
As previously stated these questions can also be configured with callbacks to the DB for bringing back information.
Scanner Config
When scanning a code within the app, by clicking the cog icon in the top right corner you can select which config option to scan the code back with.
Zebra Devices
If an organisation uses Zebra devices for its scanning/asset management, these can also be used within Mobiess. For more information on how this can be implemented, please visit the knowledge article here.