# How it works

# What are Output Templates?

Output Template

An Output Template is the sequence of components that you define in the server settings

Components can be dragged & dropped to the Output Template field and rearranged as needed.

Example:

# What Components do?

Each component will produce an output, and...

It may involve a user interaction on the smartphone
It may execute an action on the computer

# Example

Explanation:

BARCODE will read the barcode from the smartphone
NUMBER will ask the user to input a quantity on the smartphone
SELECT_OPTION will ask the user to select an option on the smartphone
ALERT will show an alert message on the smartphone
ENTER will simulate the Enter key press on the computer

Components such as ENTER or PRESS_KEY are used to simulate keypresss on the computer and do not affect the smartphone side.

# Where the Output goes?

Components output is sent to the Keyboard Emulation engine, and also to any CSV or Excel file that you set in the settings.

A sample output CSV file generated by the Output Template looks like this:

Barcode,Quantity,MyOption
123456789,1,Option 1
123456789,2,Option 2
123456789,3,Option 3

Skip output

Sometimes you still want to execute the components but you don’t want to send the output to the computer or to the CSV files. In this case you have to enable the Skip output option for the component.

# Video Example

The Output Template can be changed by dragging & dropping the components, as shown in this video:

Open Barcode to PC server on your computer
Click the settings icon (up-right side)
Drag & drop the components from the Available components field to the Output template field