Placeholder – Barcode

Lede. The central node of a barcode placeholder workspace – everything you wire here drives the generated barcode in the corresponding InDesign frame.

Group: Endpoint · Available in: Barcode Placeholder workspace · Central node: Yes

Purpose

• Hold the generated barcode for one InDesign frame.
• Apply per-record object style.
• Provide fallback behaviour when the payload is missing or invalid.
• Attach a per-record hyperlink to the barcode frame.

Where to find it

Auto-created when you open a barcode placeholder editor.

How it works

Content holds the barcode payload text (chained from Data Text / Static Text / AI). The symbology (EAN-13, Code 128, …) is configured in the placeholder’s own settings, not on a connected node.

Sockets

No output sockets.

Example (end-to-end)

[Data Text: EAN]            → [Placeholder.Content]
[Style Object: "Barcode"]   → [Placeholder.Style]

Empty / error behaviour

• Content empty: ErrorAction decides.
• Invalid symbology payload (e.g. wrong checksum): typically surfaces as a render warning in InDesign.

Limitations

• One symbology per placeholder.

Related nodes

• Data (Barcode), Style Object, Action Text Frame, Hyperlink.

Screenshots

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: Barcode placeholder editor