Creating EPC Barcodes with Report Generator List & Label

What is an EPC Barcode?

An EPC QR code is a data format standardized by the European Payments Council that contains all the data for a SEPA credit transfer and is machine-readable via QR coding. A brief description of the format can be found here:

EPC QR code

The European Payments Council (EPC) Quick Response (QR) code is a technical standard by the European Payments Council. It uses a QR code containing all the necessary information for initiating a SEPA credit transfer (SCT). It is commonly used on invoices and payment requests in the countries that support it.

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Procedure - How to Create Barcodes With List & Label

With List & Label you can easily create such a barcode by encoding the content according to the standard. A formula for such a barcode would be:

Barcode(
/* Service tag */
"BCD"+chr$(13)+
/* Version */
"002"+chr$(13)+
/* Character set */
"2" +chr$(13)+
/* SEPA Credit Transfer */
"SCT" +chr$(13)+
/* Recipient's BIC */
"GENODE61RAD"+chr$(13)+
/* Recipient's name */
"combit GmbH"+chr$(13)+
/* Recipient's IBAN */
"DE36692910000214809206"+chr$(13)+
/* Amount */
"EUR0.01"+chr$(13)+
/* Purpose, optional */
"CHAR" +chr$(13)+
/* Reference */
"" +chr$(13)+
/* Reason */
"Charity for combit"+chr$(13)+
/* Hint */
"Hint", 
"QRCode"
)

The resulting barcode can then be scanned in all common applications:

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