This Symbology is also known as VICS Bill of Lading, Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Bill of Lading, BOL Barcode, 17-digit BOL, VICS standard Bill of Lading

The VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) number is based on UCC global standard identification system. It is a fixed length numeric number and is composed of sixteen digits and a check digit. The VICS standard Bill of Lading number is an identification number assigned by the shipper and is a mandatory part of the VICS standard Bill of Lading. The VICS BOL number structure supports its' use as a unique shipment identification tag within the total supply chain and as a primary key to corresponding shipment EDI data.

The data content of the VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) number is as specified below:

For Companies with a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix:

• 7-digit GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix (*)
• 9-digit Serial number which is assigned by the shipper and unique for each Bill (*)
• 1-digit Checksum which is a check digit added at the end of a sequence of numbers that validates the authenticity of the number. It can be automatically calculated and encoded by BarcodeItem if needed.

For Companies without a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix:

• 2-digit encoding the value 04 (zero and four)
• 14-digit Number assigned by the shipper
• 1-digit Checksum which is a check digit added at the end of a sequence of numbers that validates the authenticity of the number. It can be automatically calculated and encoded by BarcodeItem if needed.
  
  
  
  Sample of a VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) Barcode

(*) Considerations about GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix and Serial number:

• The GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix is the same prefix used in the U.P.C. and SSCC-18 numbers.
• UCC assigned company prefixes will need to be converted to a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix. This is accomplished by adding a 0 (zero) to the left of the UCC Company Prefix.
• For suppliers with legacy system applications that generate and use a 7-digit BOL number, then their GS1.US (EAN.UCC) company prefix is 0111111 and the 7-digit BOL must be prefixed with 00 to total 9-digit BOL.

In order to get a VICS BOL barcode image, please follow these steps:

• Set the Symbology property to VicsBol
• Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
  • Set the BarWidth property to 0.01 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the BarHeight property to 0.5 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the QuietZone property (Value is expressed in Inches)
• Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must match the aforementioned structure i.e. 7-digit GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix + 9-digit Serial number
• Set the AddChecksum property to True

Example of a VICS BOL barcode image

Code property = 0614141123456791 (GS1.US Company Prefix = 0614141 and Serial number = 123456791) will produce the following barcode image: