GS1 Composite Symbols

GS1 Composite Symbols

GS1 Composite barcode symbologies consist of a primary component beneath a 2D component (variations of MicroPDF417 and PDF417) used to encode supplementary GS1 formatted data.

Variants:

• EAN-13 Composite is a variant of EAN-13.
• EAN-8 Composite is a variant of EAN-8.
• UPC-A Composite is a variant of UPC-A.
• UPC-E Composite is a variant of UPC-E.
• GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional.
• GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional.
• GS1 DataBar Expanded Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Expanded.
• GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked.
• GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Truncated.
• GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Stacked.
• GS1 DataBar Limited Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Limited.
• GS1-128 Composite is a variant of GS1-128.

Standards: ISO/IEC 24723, ITS EAN.UCC Composite Symbology, AIM ISS - EAN.UCC Composite Symbology, GS1 General Specifications.

Data and Options

• The data field consists of a primary and secondary component separated by a pipe | character.
• The data for the primary component (preceding the pipe) is entered in a format identical to the corresponding non-composite barcode symbology.
• The data for the 2D component (following the pipe) is entered in GS1 Application Identifier standard format.
• Note that it is not necessary to specify FNC1 characters since the encoder will insert these automatically where necessary.
• Deprecated. The dontlint option disables GS1 Application Identifier syntax validation allowing images to be generated for input that does not comply with GS1 standards.
• For maximum efficiency, if the data for the 2D component contains a number of application identifiers matching any of the specifications below then they should be provided in this given order:
  • (11)...(10)...
  • (17)...(10)...
  • (90){0-3 digits not starting 0}{upper alpha}...
• Deprecated: Default is best unless your application dictates otherwise. The ccversion option is used to select a specific 2D component:
  • ccversion=a - CC-A
  • ccversion=b - CC-B
  • ccversion=c - CC-C (GS1-128 Composite only)
  • If ccversion is not specified a CC-A component will be selected if the data will fit, otherwise a CC-B component will be used. In the case of GS1-128 Composite a CC-C component will be used if the data does not fit within either a CC-A or CC-B component.

EAN-13 Composite

Data:    9520123456788|(99)1234-abcd
Options: includetext guardwhitespace
Encoder: ean13composite

EAN-8 Composite

Data:    95200002|(21)A12345678
Options: includetext guardwhitespace
Encoder: ean8composite

UPC-A Composite

Data:    012345000058|(99)1234-abcd
Options: includetext
Encoder: upcacomposite

UPC-E Composite

Data:    01234558|(15)021231
Options: includetext
Encoder: upcecomposite

GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(11)990102
Options: 
Encoder: databaromnicomposite

GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(11)990102
Options: 
Encoder: databarstackedomnicomposite

GS1 DataBar Expanded Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213(3103)001234|(91)1A2B3C4D5E
Options: 
Encoder: databarexpandedcomposite

GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213(10)ABCDEF|(21)12345678
Options: segments=4
Encoder: databarexpandedstackedcomposite

GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(11)990102
Options: 
Encoder: databartruncatedcomposite

GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(17)010200
Options: 
Encoder: databarstackedcomposite

GS1 DataBar Limited Composite

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(21)abcdefghijklmnopqrst
Options: 
Encoder: databarlimitedcomposite

GS1-128 Composite

GS1-128 Composite with a CC-A 2D component:

Data:    (01)09521234543213|(21)A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8
Options: 
Encoder: gs1-128composite

GS1-128 Composite with a CC-C 2D component:

Data:    (00)095287654321012346|(02)09521234543213(37)24(10)1234567ABCDEFG
Options: ccversion=c
Encoder: gs1-128composite

CC-A

Isolated CC-A 2D component:

Data:    (01)09521234543213
Options: ccversion=a cccolumns=3
Encoder: gs1-cc

CC-B

Isolated CC-B 2D component:

Data:    (01)09521234543213(3103)000123
Options: ccversion=b cccolumns=4
Encoder: gs1-cc

CC-C

Isolated CC-C 2D component:

Data:    (02)09521234543213(37)24(10)1234567ABCDEFG
Options: ccversion=c cccolumns=5
Encoder: gs1-cc