Installing barcode fonts for Infor Reporting server

If your implementation of Infor SCE utilizes Infor Reporting, you can follow the steps below to install barcode fonts. If your implementation of Infor SCE uses the BIRT reporting tool, you can disregard this information.

To locate and download the free 3 of 9 barcode font files:

  1. Search for the "free 3 of 9 extended font" string. The font string can be found at several free download sites. Both of the files are usually contained in the same zip file.
    • FREE3OF9.TIF
    • FRE3OF9X.TIF
  2. Install the font. The font location is C:\Windows\Fonts. The names are displayed as "Free 3 of 9 Regular" and "Free 3 of 9 Extended Regular".
  3. Select Infor Reporting Configuration > Action > Edit Global configuration.
  4. Click the Fonts tab.
  5. Click Add and specify the name of the font to use; click OK.
  6. Specify the name Free 3 of 9 Extended Regular.
  7. Repeat this process to add the name Free 3 of 9 Regular.
  8. Select Environment Group Properties > Font Settings > Physical fonts mapand click Edit
  9. Click Add and specify the name of the font to use.
  10. Click Edit next to each font and map it to the font location.

    For Windows, the font location is C:\Windows\Fonts. You can select the font from the list, or click Use Search Now to search for and select the font.

  11. Save your changes and click OK.
  12. Restart the Infor Reporting service.

    In the report you can see the New Barcode font available for use. Data in the field must have an asterisk before and after the data.

    For example: [items].[item] should be *+[items].[item]+*