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What it does
Your salesman needs to know the cost to bargain safely; your customer should not see it. A cost code word turns the purchase price into letters on the sticker.
Set it in Options, section POS, group Cost code on barcode labels, box Cost Code keyword (barcode labels). The rules:
12.8Cost Code on Labels New in 2026
Your salesman needs to know the cost to bargain safely; your customer should not see it. A cost code word turns the purchase price into letters on the sticker.
Set it in Options, section POS, group Cost code on barcode labels, box Cost Code keyword (barcode labels). The rules:
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | Exactly 10 characters. Spaces are removed and letters are made capital. |
| All different | No character may repeat. |
| Digit order | 1st character = 1, 2nd = 2 ... 9th = 9, and the 10th character = 0. |
| Rupees only | The price is rounded to whole rupees before coding. |
| Empty box | No coding: labels print the plain purchase price. |
Options will not save a wrong keyword. You see "Cost Code keyword must be exactly 10 characters (they map digits 1-9 and 0)." or "Every character of the Cost Code keyword must be different", with the letter that repeats.
To print it, put the Cost Code (Secret) field on your sticker design (12.7). On the older Crystal label layouts the purchase-price field carries the code when a keyword is set.
Read every step in the guide: Barcode Printing, section 12.8
Questions and answers
How do I print labels for the purchase I saved a minute ago?
In the print window that opens after saving, click Barcodes (Main Qty). The list fills with the bill's items and quantities; tick, check Qty and print.
How many labels does it print?
The Qty of each ticked row. It starts from the purchase, stock or production quantity; change it before you print.
Barcode Labels with Production (Date Wise) stopped with "Conversion from string "" to type 'Double'" (SP9-CB8CD1).
An item in the list had no Sale Price, MRP or Tax % in the item master. Fixed in version 261030: such items now list with 0. Update with Help → Check for Updates.
Only 100 items show in the Barcode Labels list.
Tick Show All and press OK again, or narrow the list with Item, Group or Bill No.
Can I print labels on A4 sheets with a normal printer?
Yes. In the Barcode Sticker Studio use a preset A4 sheet 65 labels or A4 sheet 40 labels, or set A4 (Laser) with your own size.
The labels print shifted on the roll.
Open the design in Help → Barcode Sticker Studio and set W mm, H mm, Gap X, Gap Y and the margins to your real sticker. Also check the paper size set for the printer in Windows.