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 Composite is a variant of [GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite](GS1-DataBar-Stacked Composite).
• GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional.
• GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite.
• GS1 DataBar Limited Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Limited.
• GS1 DataBar Expanded Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Expanded.
• GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite is a variant of GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked.
• GS1-128 Composite is a variant of GS1-128.

Standards: ISO/IEC 24723, ITS 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 [Gs1AiFormat GS1 Application Identifier standard format].
• For maximal 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}...
• The ccversion option is used to select a specific 2D component:
  • ccversion=a - [#CC-A CC-A]
  • ccversion=b - [#CC-B CC-B]
  • ccversion=c - [#CC-C CC-C] ([Ean128 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 [Ean128 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

0 0 moveto (331234567890|(99)1234-abcd) (includetext guardwhitespace)
/ean13composite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

EAN-8 Composite

0 0 moveto (12345670|(21)A12345678) (includetext guardwhitespace)
/ean8composite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

UPC-A Composite

0 0 moveto (01600033610|(99)1234-abcd) (includetext)
/upcacomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

UPC-E Composite

0 0 moveto (0121230|(15)021231) (includetext)
/upcecomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)03612345678904|(11)990102) ()
/databaromnicomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)03412345678900|(17)010200) ()
/databarstackedcomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Stacked Omni Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)03612345678904|(11)990102) ()
/databarstackedomnicomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)03612345678904|(11)990102) ()
/databartruncatedcomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Limited Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)03512345678907|(21)abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv) ()
/databarlimitedcomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Expanded Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)93712345678904(3103)001234|(91)1A2B3C4D5E) ()
/databarexpandedcomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite

0 0 moveto ((01)00012345678905(10)ABCDEF|(21)12345678) (segments=4)
/databarexpandedstackedcomposite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

GS1-128 Composite

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

0 0 moveto ((01)03212345678906|(21)A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8) ()
/gs1-128composite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

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

0 0 moveto ((00)030123456789012340|(02)13012345678909(37)24(10)1234567ABCDEFG) (ccversion=c)
/gs1-128composite /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

Isolated GS1 Composite Components

CC-A

Isolated CC-A 2D component:

0 0 moveto ((01)95012345678903) (ccversion=a cccolumns=3)
/gs1-cc /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

CC-B

Isolated CC-B 2D component:

0 0 moveto ((01)95012345678903(3103)000123) (ccversion=b cccolumns=4)
/gs1-cc /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec

CC-C

Isolated CC-C 2D component:

0 0 moveto ((02)13012345678909(37)24(10)1234567ABCDEFG) (ccversion=c cccolumns=5)
/gs1-cc /uk.co.terryburton.bwipp findresource exec