Material Code Reader

Material Code Reader

Scanning turns your phone into a fast, error-proof way to work with serialized materials: capture serials, find items, and verify units without typing a thing.

What you can do with scanning

  • Read barcodes or QR codes with the camera to capture the serial number without typing it.
  • Find and identify serialized materials within your own stock or a material operation.
  • Verify units during receipts, deliveries, returns, installations, or consumption.
  • Record the replacement serial when you swap or rectify a piece of equipment, keeping full traceability.
  • Capture MAC addresses and use NFC where supported.
The scanned code must contain the exact serial registered in Sytex — that's what lets the app identify the material correctly.


Use case 1: Site or warehouse inventory

Step 1 — Create a material operation. From the desktop, go to Activities → Material operations, choose Site inventory or Input, and complete the remaining fields.
Step 2 — Add a material and scan. In the app, open the operation, tap Add new item, and choose the material. Use your device's camera to scan its barcode: the app recognizes the material and lets you enter the serial and any other details.
The material must be created with the Allow serial number setting enabled.


Use case 2: Material movement by barcode

Step 1 — Create the operation. Set up the material operation from the desktop (for example, a movement between locations).
Step 2 — Load by scanning. In the app, use your device's camera to scan each material's barcode. Sytex identifies the item and fills in the necessary details automatically.



That's it: scanning keeps your material data fast to capture and accurate, with the serial as the single source of truth.