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allenp0001
allenp0001
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Aug 30, 2021 6:51 PM UTC
Question

Weight Scale

Does anyone know of an OTB or plug in to be able to use a USB compatible weight scale to populate a particular field in an interface?  Looking to be able to place items on a scale and it auto populate the weight similar to what UPS World Ship does.

Thank you

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    joshf713
    joshf713
    Known Participant
    Aug 30, 2021 7:01 PM UTC

    Interesting question, I know most barcode readers are plug and play. Following to see how it goes. Did you happen to try it yet?

    allenp0001
    allenp0001Author
    Known Participant
    Aug 30, 2021 7:52 PM UTC

    Yes, I have gotten a barcode reader to work with the exception of auto tabbing to next field.

    I purchased a Dymo USB scale, but just quick "playing around" no luck.

    stefanhelzle0001
    stefanhelzle0001
    Brainy
    Aug 31, 2021 6:24 AM UTC

    Barcode readers work because they emulate a keyboard and "type" the decoded values. To make a scale work like this, you would need something similar.

    Or a web/cloud-enabled scale which sends an API call to Appian.

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