{"id":139800,"date":"2026-07-14T09:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=139800"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:07:40","slug":"why-doesnt-the-scale-barcode-scan-behavior-option-appear-in-the-settings","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/why-doesnt-the-scale-barcode-scan-behavior-option-appear-in-the-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Why doesn&#8217;t the &#8220;Scale Barcode Scan Behavior&#8221; option appear in the settings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The reason is that the <strong>&#8220;Enable Weight-Embedded Barcode&#8221;<\/strong> option is not activated in your account. 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