IBM Maximo Asset Management

Adding Bar Code Fonts to Version 7x Reports

© Copyright International Business Machines 2012

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Overview ........................................................................................................................... 3
BIRT Designer ............................................................................................................. 3
Version 7 Server......................................................................................................... 7
Troubleshooting Notes................................................................................................ 10
Reference Materials .....................................................................................................11
Revision History .............................................................................................................11
Notices ............................................................................................................................ 12
Trademarks ................................................................................................................ 13

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Overview
This document details how you can enable Bar Code Fonts in BIRT Reports in the various V7
Applications. This process involves 2 steps:
1. Enabling Bar Code fonts on the Client Machine where the BIRT Designer is
installed
2. Enabling Bar Code fonts on the V7 Server where the BIRT Report will be
executed.

BIRT Designer
First, you must enable the barcode fonts on the client machine of the Report Developer,
who is customizing or creating reports within the design tool.
1. Either purchase or download barcode fonts to be used in your report.
2. The example below uses ID Automation Bar Code Fonts which are a free download at:

http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/free/

*Please note that the following on this font type:

A. The font above was released in 2006.

B. You can find an updated free 2009 version for 32-bit OS only at the url below:

http://cnet.co/Mn7s1J
C. Additionally, you can find an updated 2012 version available for purchase that
supports both 32 and 64-bit OS at this url: http://cnet.co/MqdDA8

3. Extract the zip, perform the install.exe. Browse to the location of the download barcode
fonts.

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4. Copy the new barcode fonts to <c> windows\fonts.

5. Access the BIRT Designer, and open up the report that is being updated for bar code
fonts. In the example below, the Asset List report will be updated. The Asset
Number’s font will be changed to use a Bar Code Font.

6. From the font’s value list, select the bar code font. The display in the field changes to
the selected bar code font.

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 7. Preview the report in the BIRT Designer and the bar code font displays.

8. Save the report file. Import it to the Database thru either the import utility, or thru
the action available from the Report Administration application.

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Version 7 Server
Next, you must enable the barcode fonts on the V7 Server so the reports display the bar
code fonts when converted to pdf for printing.

Note: The type of Operating System and Server you are using will determine how you load
the bar code fonts. The example below here will show you how to install the bar code font
on a Windows Machine.

1. Access the Control Panel. Select Fonts.

2. Then, from the menu, select Install New Font

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3. Follow the dialog to browse to the location of the bar code font.

Restart the Server. After restarting, the bar code font is enabled on the server executing
the report.

4. Next, execute the report from V7. The bar code fonts display in the browser as shown
below.

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Additionally, when the report is converted to pdf for printing, the bar code fonts also
display.

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Troubleshooting Notes

Review the steps below if your barcode fonts do not display as expected.

1. Verify the bar code font you are using is a True Type font (TTF)

If it is a True Type font, you do not have to install it on the client machine of the user
executing the report.

If it is NOT a True Type font, you do have to install it on the client machine of the user
executing the report.

2. After installing the bar code font on the Version 7 server, you must stop/restart the
application server for it to take affect.

3. If your bar code font still does not display properly, you can add it to the Report Font
Configuration file by following the steps below:

Access the fonts file located in the directory below:

<V7>\applications\maximo\maximouiweb\webmodule\WEB-
INF\birt\platform\plugins\org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.fonts_2.3.2.r232_20090202.jar

Open the jar file in a zip tool, and extract the fontsConfig_pdf.xml.

In <font-encodings> section of this file, add an entry for your specific bar code font, similar
to what is shown below

<encoding font-family="Free 3 of 9" encoding="Cp1252" />

Replace the fontsConfig_pdf.xml in the jar with the new one you have created. Rebuild the
maximo.ear, re-deploy and test.

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Reference Materials

For more information on report reference materials, reference the url below:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/maximo/Report+Reference+Materials

Revision History

Revision 2 – June 2012

Updates to bar code font types for 32 and 64 bit OS on page 3.

Revision 1 – April 2012

Updates included (1) Add troubleshooting notes (2) Reformatted Document

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