Adding a text area to display a scanned code
By adding a Spotfire Text Area and a details visualization to an analysis with bar code reading enabled, you can provide users with a view to show a scanned code value.
Perform this task in
Spotfire Analyst using a data set that has a string column containing bar codes or QR codes.
Procedure
- On the menu, click .
- Right-click the new text area, and then click Properties.
- In the dialog, provide a title, such as Scanned Code, and then close the dialog to save the change.
- Click the Edit icon to edit the text area, and in the Edit Text Area dialog, insert a property control for the document property AppMachineReadableCode.
- Provide a text label for the control.
- Resize the text area to contain just this item and the title.
Result
For example, this image shows a sample text area for containing the ISBN code, which appears as a bar code on the backs of books. The text box displays a captured ISBN code when it is scanned using a mobile device.

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