This Symbology is also known as VICS Bill of Lading, Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Bill of Lading, BOL Barcode, 17-digit BOL, VICS standard Bill of Lading

The VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) number is based on UCC global standard identification system. It is a fixed length numeric number and is composed of sixteen digits and a check digit. The VICS standard Bill of Lading number is an identification number assigned by the shipper and is a mandatory part of the VICS standard Bill of Lading. The VICS BOL number structure supports its' use as a unique shipment identification tag within the total supply chain and as a primary key to corresponding shipment EDI data.

The data content of the VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) number is as specified below:

For Companies with a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix:

• 7-digit GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix (*)
• 9-digit Serial number which is assigned by the shipper and unique for each Bill (*)
• 1-digit Checksum which is a check digit added at the end of a sequence of numbers that validates the authenticity of the number. It can be automatically calculated and encoded by Barcode Professional if needed.

For Companies without a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix:

• 2-digit encoding the value 04 (zero and four)
• 14-digit Number assigned by the shipper
• 1-digit Checksum which is a check digit added at the end of a sequence of numbers that validates the authenticity of the number. It can be automatically calculated and encoded by Barcode Professional if needed.
  
  
  
  Sample of a VICS standard Bill of Lading (BOL) Barcode

(*) Considerations about GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix and Serial number:

• The GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix is the same prefix used in the U.P.C. and SSCC-18 numbers.
• UCC assigned company prefixes will need to be converted to a GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix. This is accomplished by adding a 0 (zero) to the left of the UCC Company Prefix.
• For suppliers with legacy system applications that generate and use a 7-digit BOL number, then their GS1.US (EAN.UCC) company prefix is 0111111 and the 7-digit BOL must be prefixed with 00 to total 9-digit BOL.

In order to get a VICS BOL barcode image, please follow these steps:

• Set the Symbology property to VicsBol
• Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
  All values for barcode dimensions are expressed in INCHES by default. However, Barcode Professional supports other unit of measurement such as Millimeter, Centimeter, and Mils. For modifying the unit of measurement for barcoding, please set up the BarcodeUnit property as needed.
  • Set the BarWidth property to 0.01 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the BarHeight property to 0.5 (Values are expressed in Inches)
  • Set the QuietZone property (Value is expressed in Inches)
• Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must match the aforementioned structure i.e. 7-digit GS1.US (EAN.UCC) Company Prefix + 9-digit Serial number
• Set the AddChecksum property to True

Example of a VICS BOL barcode image

Code property = 0614141123456791 (GS1.US Company Prefix = 0614141 and Serial number = 123456791) will produce the following barcode image: