Generic Badge Formats

A generic badge is any badge that is not in the standard badge format (18 characters with a 9 digit employee badge ID and 2 digit company code). You can configure devices to read badges that differ from the badges that use standard formats. If you use generic badges, you must configure the badge format, including total characters on a badge, and the number of characters in a field.

Configure generic badge formats in the Generic Badge Formats building block.

To use the Generic Badge editor:

  1. Click Tap New to create a new generic badge format, or select an existing generic badge format and click tap Duplicate to copy it or Edit to modify it. You can delete a format by selecting it and clicking tapping Delete .
  2. The Generic Badge editor window displays. Required fields are marked by an asterisk (*).
  3. Enter or modify the Name of the format. If you are duplicating the format, change the name.
  4. (Optional) Enter or modify the Description.
  5. Do one of the following:
    1. Select the Allow any length generic badgecheck box to allow badges with any number of characters.
    2. Clear the Allow any length generic badge and enter 0–50 characters for Total characters on a badge.
  6. Enter a value in the Number of characters in data field.
  7. For employee badges, the data field is the employee identification number. The device recognizes employee ID numbers of up to 18 digits (up to 20 digits for InTouch, depending on the value of Total characters on a badge.
  8. In Maintenance > People information, the maximum length of an employee badge ID is 50 digits. However, if you are using the standard badges supplied by your clock manufacturer at a device, the limit is 18 digits. No information is downloaded to the device if the badge ID exceeds 18 digits. Other formats may have different length limits. Check the vendor’s documentation.
  9. For labor account transfer badges, the data field is the labor account number. The device recognizes labor account numbers with 0 to 49 digits, depending on the value for Total characters on a badge.
  10. For labor level transfer badges, the data field is the labor level number. The sum of the digits in the seven labor levels cannot exceed 49, depending on the value for Total characters on a badge.
  11. Enter 0–49 characters for Characters to ignore (from right). The default value is 0.

  12. Note: The sum of the values in Number of characters in data field and Characters to ignore (from right) cannot exceed the value in Total characters on a badge.