QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Warehousing > System Administration > Barcode Prefixes > Disabling Prefixes
  
Disabling Prefixes
It is cumbersome to type a prefix for every field when warehouse staff use a terminal to enter barcode numbers rather than a scanning device; for example, for testing purposes. For this reason, you can disable a prefix by specifying No in the Enforce Prefix field in Barcode Prefix Maintenance.