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How to troubleshoot issues when generating Barcodes
How to troubleshoot issues when generating Barcodes

I'm generating thousands of barcodes. When a record has an input value that is not a valid barcode standard, I get an error.

Updated over a week ago

This article will explain how to troubleshoot this error message:

bwipp.ean13badLength#4217: EAN-13 must be 12 or 13 digits

This error is caused by a record not having the correct format for barcode generation. To figure out which record is causing the error, please set up the optional Show error message field in your automation's advanced settings. An error message will be displayed in the selected field in Airtable and will help you locate the record so you can rectify the issue:

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