Australia Post Domestic eParcel Barcode

This Symbology is also known as Australia Post Domestic eParcel Article Barcode

This Barcode Symbology is supported by the following Neodynamic products:

Overview

Australia Post Domestic eParcel BarcodeAustralia Post uses Domestic eParcel barcode for tracking consignments which are defined as a number or articles of the same product/service type, consigned to the same delivery address, and lodged at the same time. The Australia Post Domestic eParcel Barcode features the following format or structure:

  • Australia Post ID / RSD Trigger: 3-digit which must be always "997"
  • RSD Application ID: 3-digit, "016" for eParcel Post returns or "001" for all other services
  • Product Code: 2-digit numeric ID that defines the eParcel sub-product type. This should be associated with the appropriate Charge code.
  • Eye-readable Article No. (16-chars):
    • Merchant Location ID: 3-alphanumeric identifier provided by Australia Post to uniquely identify a lodgement location. A single customer may have multiple location IDs
    • Consignment Suffix: 7-digit ID which is provided by the customer. Allows a possible 10000000 cons. per Merchant Location before reuse of numbers is required
    • Article Suffix: 2-digit Position of article in consignment (eg. 01 is the first article, 02 the second etc. up to 20)
    • Service Code: 2-digit numeric ID that defines any special delivery conditions: "Signature compulsory", "Partial delivery allowed", "Cash To Collect" or "Call For Returns"
    • Last Article Indicator: 1-digit which indicates whether the article is the last of an eParcel consignment or not. Used by the scanner software to support the Consignment Management process: 1 = Not the last article in a multi-parcels con, 2 = Single consignment or last article in a multi-parcels consignment
    • Human readable check digit: 1-digit which is used to verify the validity of the eye-readable Article ID. Neodynamic provides Barcode Utilities for calculating this value.
  • Available character: 1-digit which must be always "0"
  • Destination postcode: 4-digit as defined in the delivery address. Used for automated sorting of parcels


Sample of an Australia Post Domestic eParcel Barcode
Sample of an Australia Post Domestic eParcel Barcode

How to create Australia Post Domestic eParcel barcodes using Barcode Professional

Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get an Australia Post Domestic eParcel barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to AustraliaPostDomesticEParcelBarcode
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    • Set the BarWidth property to 0.014 (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the BarHeight property to 0.63 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode as aforementioned detailed and described.
Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get an Australia Post Domestic eParcel barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to AustraliaPostDomesticEParcelBarcode
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    All values for barcode dimensions are expressed in INCHES by default. However, Barcode Professional supports other unit of measurement such as Millimeter, Centimeter, and Mils. For modifying the unit of measurement for barcoding, please set up the BarcodeUnit property as needed.
    • Set the BarWidth property to 0.014 (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the BarHeight property to 0.63 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode as aforementioned detailed and described.

Example of an Australia Post Domestic eParcel barcode image

Code property = 99700160DJS123456701021502000 will produce the following barcode image:

Example of an Australia Post Domestic eParcel barcode image