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Wednesday 24 April 2013

Barcode font with BI Publisher - Font Creation and Font Mapping in Oracle Apps



Barcode font mapping based on barcode code39 format. You can download the barcode39 below links itself



Login Oracle Instance
Change the Responsibility -> XML Publisher Administrator 

Step::1
Click Home -> under Administrator tab-> Font files ->create font file
Name of the font name is “free 3 to 9” upload the TTF (True Type Font) File


 
Step::2
Navigate to Font Mapping -> Create Font Mapping Set


  1.   Mapping name is the name you will give to a set of fonts.
  2.   Mapping code is the internal name you will give to this set.
  3.  Type: 'PDF Form' for PDF templates. 'FO to PDF' for all other template types

Step::3
Create the Font Mapping (this will allow to add multiple fonts to a set)




 
Font Family is the exact same name you see in Word under Fonts.
If you don't use the same name the font will not be picked up at run-time.
Style and weight must also match how you use the font in windows.
Normal and Normal are good defaults.

Step::4
Now you can navigate to Configuration in left corner





Navigate to Configuration General-> FO Processing
Click the FO Processing and expand
Now select font mapping set file
 



After then apply it
When you the report now it should generate the bar code and if you can print is it and scan the bar code

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