You can manually assign a barcode to an item in your Back Office. If you need to assign barcodes to multiple items, you can upload them in bulk to the Back Office.

Manually assigning barcodes in Back Office

1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
2. From the navigation menu, go to Menu Management > Items.
3. Use the search bar to find the item you wish to edit.
4. Click options ().
5. Click Edit.
6. Click Inventory.
7. Scroll down to the Barcode field and enter the item barcode.
8. Click Save.

Assigning barcodes in bulk in Back Office

If you already have items in your Back Office, you can assign barcodes to these items with a bulk update. First, export an inventory spreadsheet from your Back Office and enter the barcodes in the Barcode column. Then, import the spreadsheet back into Back Office.

If you are uploading new items, copy this import template, add a barcode column to the spreadsheet, and follow the instructions in our Importing and exporting items article.

1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
2. From the navigation menu, go to Menu Management > Items.
3. Click Export and select your required format.
4. In the Barcode column of the exported file, enter the barcode for each item in EAN13 format.

   Lightspeed Restaurant only supports EAN13 type barcodes. Other barcode formats are not supported in Lightspeed Restaurant.

   
5. Save the spreadsheet and import it into Back Office. For help with saving and importing the spreadsheet, follow the instructions in our Importing and exporting items article.

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