How do you track container identity during a barcode outage?

Match container, trip and form IDs in a numbered offline record; reconcile each line when the system returns.

7 July 2026Updated 24 September 2026

Short answer

Use a pre-numbered outage form for container and trip identity; have a second person verify the physical label against it. When the system returns, enter the transactions and resolve unmatched lines separately. Hold an unidentified container from a new trip and refer it to the owner.

Unidentified physical stock during a scan outage breaks return and trip records.