net.twisterrob.inventory
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Attach barcode/QR code to items for lookup
attaching the (using intent to obtain, at least initially) barcode (where applicable) of certain items to make them even easier to find back in the list; also allowing (custom) QR codes allows users to stick a qr code on anything they wanna be able to find in the list (adding extra info); (future-wise) NFC chips, though they're still too expensive for such purposes
I'm not sure I understand, do you mean to generate deep link into the app using a QR code the user will print and then stick to an item? What is the use case for that? I see two other ways which would negate this:
- you're already at the item to be able to scan the code, so they don't need to look it up
- you can just search for an item with a half word, why go through the process of printing
Also what's the identity of an item? There's an ID field for each item, but that's not stable. If you export/import your inventory or merge two inventories via the same you get different IDs. The location (i.e. containing belongings) is also unstable because if a users moves an item the parents change. The name is obviously not stable. So that probably leaves a custom field similar to Contacts contract LOOKUP_KEY that is used in the contect Uri when the QR is triggered.
The use-case would be easier lookup, if you have a lot of items, potentially named similarly; also the more practical use would probably be to "tag" containers, not items in particular (but technically, they're the same) and a lot of products already have (unique) barcodes, which would also be a good use case. Unless you have the same "thing" multiple times of course, but #38 would fix that (only limitation would then be barcode lookup limited to one location if you decide to store them in different locations)
Ah, so you're essentially saying it would be good to read barcodes off stuff and allow quick search by reading a physical barcode which searches that field. Generating/printing the barcodes is just an extra convenience for stuff that doesn't have codes.
Please also add a bar code scanner -- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxmSdsNpdSCqwlgzbcpdVxKKWlCR / https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15a0c79d779e5c27
I have many boxes and I want to be able to glue a Barcode with 'id'. I wish to attach this id to the box in your app as well when creating boxes. So after moving in the new home I will be able to scan the code and decide where to put the box, without having to actually open it. -- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxmSdsPxMGHZjjGppCPDVfLbZVCM / https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15a105089e8a345d
Any chance you can add a barcode or QR code Reader so that I can tag items, storage boxes, and search for things sorted by the tag? That would make things much easier for organization purposes.
You can do a ton of things with barcodes/QR codes!
Off the top of my head, I would have that as a relational object to boxes, rooms, any time of container and for individual items. For example, I might have 20 items (1,2,3,4, etc). If I had a barcode on each of those items, I could look up any detailed information I might have stored about that item without having to do a search – I just scan the barcode and all pertinent information comes up including its item type and/or category.
I don’t have to remember what I labeled the item as and might miss it in a search. For example, I might label a toy water gun, toy water gun or Mega blaster (if that’s the name of the toy). If I call it a Mega Blaster and I do a search for water gun, I might not find it. Now I might have a category for water guns or I might have a category for toys. If it’s just toys, and I do a search for water gun, I won’t find a thing. It will be like lost inventory and I might want to enter it as a new item and therefore duplicate it under a different name (which is not what I should be doing). With a barcode, it doesn’t matter. Just scan the code. The item then pulls up and I can edit the information as needed. I don’t have to remember what I called it or even do a search. The Code does it for me.
I might put 5 items in one box, 8 in another, and 7 in a third (Say each box is labeled A, B, C, etc). If each box had a QR/barcode, I can associate the items to that box or container. So I can just scan the barcode on the box and see what’s in it without having to open it or search for the box in the app. Just scan the code with the phone and pull up each item in that box along with the descriptions. (Box A has items 1, 2, 3. Box B has items 4, 5, 6. Etc).
Sometimes I might organize things so I put 20 smaller boxes each with 10 items in it into 1 large box (Say each big box is labeled I, II, III, etc). If I had a Barcode/QR code on the bigger box, I can see each individual smaller box along with each item in it all with one scan. (Big Box I has Little Box A with items 1, 2, 3, Little box B with items 4, 5, 6 etc). Then I might put 4 big boxes into one room. Theoretically, I could put a QR code for each room as well… and you get the point.
Since the QR/Barcode is associated to an item, box, container, or room, it is similar to an ID. So if an item moves from one box to another, all the associated information including the QR/barcode goes with that item into the new container. i.e. I move little box B into Big Box III from Big Box I. If I scan in the QR/barcode on Big Box A, it won’t show little box B or items 4, 5, 6 anymore. I’d have to scan big Box III to find it. I can also look up an item and it should tell me how many boxes it is in along with what room it’s in.
-- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxmVzdxBhtHWPTDJDLPqkbRkMMQb / https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15e93ceeb3c94abc
NFC (with technical details): https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?zx=pmjbjn6sh8p3#inbox/FMfcgzGrcjMjXtdpWJWGLFBCfHXCmrJF
it would be nice to have a function to print labels (with QR codes or bar codes) for items (especially for containers) which can be scanned with the app. Imagine you are in your basement, standing in front of a wall full of boxes. Now, which one is which and what's in which box? Would be neat to just scan the QR code sticker on the boxes. Would be nice to have a wizard where you can select a few items for which you want to print QR Codes. Then the app would export a PDF with labeled QR Codes which I can print on another device. -- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxmTpCHlHzSXRStfqfxmCMQznZMP / https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15c276a712283edf
I agree with some feedback provided by some users [...] and possibly qrcodes. -- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZGhjmFBNMvrCNGFrvcWqpWXr
Please add BAR code & QR code scanning feature. https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers/7995455198986011414/app/4974852622245161228/user-feedback/review-details?reviewId=5f431b9e-d843-4a2c-a4c7-6b73b3763c2d&corpus=PUBLIC_REVIEWS
[1*] lack of work with QR -- ~https://play.google.com/apps/publish?account=7995455198986011414#ReviewDetailsPlace:p=net.twisterrob.inventory&reviewid=gp:AOqpTOF3WefYqI2eT9CLmGG6nIb3HK27wUuHC2aO-ZUWYdLrRGZzutY5hPvpergQPzwt0Jy0an4JuMX-dw2V~ -- https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers/7995455198986011414/app/4974852622245161228/user-feedback/review-details?reviewId=49bfe869-37e5-4aa3-aa55-d2253a57a4e1&corpus=PUBLIC_REVIEWS