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title: Automatically Generate Barcodes for New Products
description: "Automatically generates a unique barcode for newly added products. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com/) for Retail or for restaurant, go to [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) Next \"Settings\" on the sidebar ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/a781f0ab-6ac9-40cd-8482-2327f434e3c0/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1) 2. Click \"General settings\" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/d0b132d7-3890-4027-afda-33b19eee82e3/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1) 3. Click the \"Filter settings\" field and type…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/automatically-generate-barcodes-for-new-products/"
updated: "2025-12-29"
category: Inventory / Products
---

# Automatically Generate Barcodes for New Products

Automatically generates a unique barcode for newly added products.

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com/) for Retail or for restaurant, go to [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com)

Next "Settings" on the sidebar

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/a781f0ab-6ac9-40cd-8482-2327f434e3c0/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

2. Click "General settings"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/d0b132d7-3890-4027-afda-33b19eee82e3/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

3. Click the "Filter settings" field and type "auto" or "auto barcode" to quickly filter and change setting.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/0a0bc29a-8e6f-49fb-8511-495b02b076e1/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

4. Type "auto"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/647e556f-01e6-4e8f-9022-0ccb826714b4/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

5. Choose the type of barcode you want to auto generate.

- **UPC-A (12 Digits):** The standard retail barcode for the **United States and Canada**. It identifies the manufacturer and the specific product.
- **EAN-13 (13 Digits):** The **international standard** for retail. It is identical in function to the UPC-A but includes a leading country code prefix, allowing it to be used worldwide.
- **UPC-E (8 Digits):** A **compressed version** of the UPC-A. It uses "zero suppression" to shrink the code so it can fit on very small items like gum, cosmetics, or individual pens. [Image comparing UPC-A and UPC-E size]

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/2c9a8f86-a64e-496c-8b14-25e4097a4f92/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

6. Click "Save"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-22/e4f5314a-37b8-4e15-9934-606b13598e97/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)