Symbol Specification Table (symbolSpecificationTable)

The Symbol Specification Table property specifies the table that defines the size of the bar code.

The tables are explained in section "5.12.3 GS1 symbol specification tables" of the GS1 General Specifications document (https://www.gs1.org/docs/barcodes/GS1_General_Specifications.pdf).

This property is used by the following bar code types:

Type: Enum.

Valid values:

  • Table1 - Trade items scanned in general retail POS and not general distribution
  • Table1a - Trade items scanned in general retail POS and not general distribution. GS1 symbol specification table 1 addendum 1 for AI (8200)
  • Table1b - Trade items scanned in general retail POS and not general distribution. Symbol specification table 1 addendum 2 for GS1 Digital Link
  • Table2 - Trade items scanned in general distribution only
  • Table3 - Trade items scanned at general retail POS and general distribution
  • Table4 - Trade items not scanned at POS or general retail - also not scanned in general distribution or regulated healthcare (retail or non-retail)
  • Table5 - Logistic units scanned in general distribution
  • Table6 - Regulated healthcare non-retail consumer trade items not scanned in general distribution
  • Table7 - Direct part marking
  • Table8 - Trade items scanned in retail pharmacy and general distribution or non-retail pharmacy and general distribution
  • Table9 - GS1 keys GDTI, GRAI, GIAI and GLN
  • Table10 - Regulated healthcare retail consumer trade items not scanned in general distribution
  • Table11 - GS1 GSRNs
  • Table12a - Tobacco trade items and logistics units for European Regulation 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products. Trade Items at EU 2018/574 Unit Pack Level
  • Table12b - Tobacco trade items and logistics units for European Regulation 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products. Trade Item Groupings (unit pack aggregations per at EU 2018/574)
  • Table12c - Tobacco trade items and logistics units for European Regulation 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products. Logistic units (unit pack aggregations with a transport unit per at EU 2018/574)
  • Table13 - Durable labeling and durable marking enabling long distance scanning

This property does not have a default value. If the X Dimension and Symbol Height properties are set, their values take priority over Symbol Specification Table. If no value is selected for Symbol Specification Table, X Dimension, or Symbol Height, the bar code-specific default is used.

You can find the Symbol Specification Table property in the Bar Code category of the Properties view.

Example

The Bar Code Box has a Code Type value of gs1-code-128 (which corresponds to GS1-128 in the GS1 specifications) and a Symbol Specification Table value of Table2. According to Table 2 of the GS1 General Specifications document, the width of the bar code will be 0.495mm and the height will be 31.75mm.

Figure: Table 2 of the GS1 General Specifications document

This figure shows section 5.12.3.2 of the GS1 General Specifications document, with target values highlighted for GS1-128.
Note:

The same result could be achieved by setting X Dimension to 0.495mm and Symbol Height to 31.75mm.