# Scan Barcode and Tab to Operation Field **URL:** \ **Category:** Epicor ERP 10\ **Tags:** mes, e10\ **Created:** [June 24, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/scan-barcode-and-tab-to-operation-field/57152 "2019-06-24T18:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Banderson](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/banderson/32/50875_2.png) [@Banderson](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Banderson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/scan-barcode-and-tab-to-operation-field/57152/4 "2019-06-24T18:32:01Z")
If you want to get super fancy, you can start down this road. But it’s not a trivial endeavor. > [@Filling a textbox field from C# variable](https://www.epiusers.help/t/filling-a-textbox-field-from-c-variable/43365/39): > > Here is the final, working code for those interested. If the correct barcode is scanned at the MES Menu main form, then Start Production Activity will launch, the fields will populate, and then close so the employee is clocked in. The code is triggered by the hotkey “J” which is the first character of the QR code. So the barcode would read “J-JobNumber-AssemblyNumber-OperationSequence-Z”. J triggers the code, and Z tells the code to stop reading the barcode. I had to make a custom menu item… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.epiusers.help/t/scan-barcode-and-tab-to-operation-field/57152)._