Creating QR Codes for Quick Access in Salesforce

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In today's fast-paced world, having quick and easy ways to access important information is crucial. One such solution that can revolutionize your workflow is using barcodes – specifically, QR codes – within Salesforce.

This article will walk you through the step-by-step process of creating a QR code that links directly to an expanded record view in a shared view within Salesforce's mobile app.

### Step 1: Create a Shared View

The first and most essential step is to create a shared view for your table. This view should contain all the fields related to the information you want users to access via the barcode scanner. To do this:

1. Log into your Salesforce account.

2. Navigate to Setup > Page & Community Setup (depending on your org's layout).

3. Click on New Page under Quick Find and search for 'Shared View.'

4. Fill in all the necessary details, such as a title and description for your new view.

### Step 1b: Add Fields to Your Shared View

Once you've created your shared view:

1. Go back to Setup.

2. Click on Object Manager under Quick Find and search for 'Your Object Name' (e.g., `CateringInfo` if that's the object containing your data).

3. Click on the three dots next to the gear icon at the top right corner of the page.

### Step 4: Add Fields

In this step, you'll add all the fields related to the catering info from Step 1a:

1. Select New Field.

2. In the field type dropdown menu, select `Text`.

3. Give your new field a meaningful name (e.g., 'Barcode').

4. Under Field Label, enter a label that users will see in their mobile app when scanning this barcode.

### Step 5: Create a Formula for Your Barcode Field

Now it's time to create the formula that generates the URL for our QR code:

1. Go back to your object (e.g., `CateringInfo`) > Setup.

2. Click on Customize next to 'Barcode' under Fields & Related Objects'.

### Step 6: Add Formula

In this step, you'll create a formula that generates the URL for our QR code:

1. In the right-hand side of your page, click on Formula.

2. Enter the following formula in the field where it says `Text`:

```javascript

URLIFY(LEFT(ID,-15) & '/c/your_object_name/a/XfYr9MhFvLJWU6V0Qm8zRj3D')

```

Replace `XfYr9MhFvLJWU6V.Qm8zRj3D` with the actual URL-safe ID of your shared view.

### Step 7: Save Your Changes

After creating and saving all these components:

1. Go back to your object (e.g., `CExample__c`) > Setup.

2. Click on Save All Customizations at the top right corner of the page.

### Step 8: Use a QR Code Generator Tool or App

Finally, you can use any QR code generator tool or app available online to create your custom barcode based on the URL generated in step 6 above:

1. Copy and paste the entire formula into an empty field within that same object.

2. Save all changes again.

You now have a fully functional QR code system set up for quick access to specific records within Salesforce's mobile app!

How-to: Creating Custom Barcodes with Visual Basic .NET

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This article provides step-by-Step instructions on creating custom barcodes using visual basic .net. These bar codes can be used in various applications, such as inventory management systems.

### Step 1: Set Up the Project Environment

To create a project environment for this example:

1. Open Visual Studio.

2. Click File > New...`.

3. In the 'Templates' window that appears, under '.NET Framework', select 'Console Application (.NET Framework)'.

4. Give your new project a name (e.g., 'BarcodeGenerator') and click OK.

### Step 2: Add References

To use barcodes in .net applications you need to add references first:

1. Right-click on the References folder within Solution Explorer.

2. Click Manage NuGet Packages...`.

3. Search for 'Barcode.Net' or similar package name depending upon your version of .NET installed and click Install.

### Step 4: Import Namespaces

To use classes from barcode libraries, you need to import their namespaces first:

```csharp

using BarcodeLib;

```

### Step 5: Generate QR Code Image

Now that we have all the necessary references added let's generate a simple qr code image using following piece of code snippet:

```vbnet

Imports System.Drawing

Module Module1

Sub Main()

' Define parameters for barcode generation.

Dim barCode = New Barcode('http://www.example.com', Barcodes.QR, null)

Try

' Create an instance of the Image object to hold our generated image.

Using img As Bitmap = New Bitmap(300, 200)

' Generate and save a QR code into the specified image file name using barCode object's Save method passing path where you want your output .jpg/png etc extension will be added automatically if not provided along with quality settings ranging between 1-100 for better compression ratio but lower resolution

```

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