How to create, print Data Matrix in SSRS Reports in ASP.NET, WinForms application?

Generate & print Data Matrix barcodes in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2014

• Generate Data Matrix barcodes in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports
• Using Barcode Custom Report Item (CRI) to draw Data Matrix bar codes.
• Drag & drop Data Matrix barcode report item to your Reporting Service report layout page.
• Completely developed in C# managed code with digital signature.
• Fully compatible with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 and 2008 versions.
• Reliable & mature Data Matrix barcode generation for Reporting Service using .NET Barcode Generator.

Deploy and Config Barcode Generator CRI into your Reporting Service projects

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How to Deploy and Config Barcode Generator Custom Report Item to Reporting Service 2005?

How to Deploy and Config Barcode Generator Custom Report Item to Reporting Service 2008?

Data Matrix Barcode Generator Custom Report Item - Data Matrix Barcode Parameters

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Category	Properties	Value	Comments
Basic	Property: Data URL: DATA	Type: string Default: "DataMatrix"	Barcode value to encode Data Matrix Valid Data Char Set: ASCII values 0 - 127 in accordance with the US national version of ISO/IEC 646 NOTE: This version consists of the G0 set of ISO/IEC 646 and the C0 set of ISO/IEC 6429 with values 28 - 31 modified to FS, GS, RS and US respectively. ASCII values 128 - 255 in accordance with ISO 8859-1. These are referred to as extended ASCII.
Data Matrix Special	Property: ProcessTilde URL: PROCESS-TILDE	Type: bool Default: true	Set the ProcessTilde property to true, if you want use the tilde character "~" to specify special characters in the input data. Default is true. 1-byte character: ~0dd/~1dd/~2dd (character value from 000 ~ 255); ASCII character '~' is presented by ~126 Strings from "~256" to "~299" are unused 2-byte character (Unicode): ~6ddddd (character value from 00000 ~ 65535) Strings from "~665536" to "~699999" are unused for GS1 AI Code: ~ai2: AI with 2 digits ~ai3: AI with 3 digits ~ai4: AI with 4 digits ~ai5: AI with 5 digits ~ai6: AI with 6 digits ~ai7: AI with 7 digits ECI: ~7dddddd (valid value of dddddd from 000000 to 999999) ~rp: Reader Programming (for ASCII mode and Auto mode only) This should be located at the beginning of the encoding data, e.g. data = "~rpABCD1234". ~m5: 05 Macro (for ASCII mode and Auto mode only) This should be located at the beginning of the encoding data, e.g. data = "~m5ABCD1234". ~m6: 06 Macro (for ASCII mode and Auto mode only) This should be located at the beginning of the encoding data, e.g. data = "~m6ABCD1234".
	Property: DataMode URL: DATA-MODE	Type: DataMatrixDataMode Default: DataMatrixDataMode. ASCII (1)	Data Matrix data encoding mode. Valid values are: DataMatrixDataMode.Auto (0): Barcode library will decide the best data mode for you. DataMatrixDataMode.ASCII (1): it is used to encode data that mainly contains ASCII characters (0-127). This is the default encoding format by Barcode Library. DataMatrixDataMode.C40 (2): it is used to encode data that mainly contains numeric and upper case characters. DataMatrixDataMode.Text (3): it is used to encode data that mainly contains numeric and lower case characters. DataMatrixDataMode.X12 (4):it is used to encode the standard ANSI X12 electronic data interchange characters. DataMatrixDataMode.Edifact (5): it is used to encode 63 ASCII values (values from 32 to 94) plus an Unlatch character (binary 011111). DataMatrixDataMode.Base256 (6): it is used to encode 8 bit values.
	Property: FormatMode URL: FORMAT-MODE	Type: DataMatrixFormatMode Default: DataMatrixFormatMode. Format_10X10 (0)	Default is DataMatrixFormatMode.Format_10X10 (0). Specifies the Data Matrix Format to use on that symbology. Valid values see enum DataMatrixFormatMode.Format_*X*;
	Property: FNC1 URL: FNC1	Type: FNC1 Default: FNC1. FNC1_NONE (0)	To encode GS1 compatible Data Matrix barcode, you need set FNC1 value to FNC1.FNC1_1ST_POS (1).
	Property: StructuredAppend URL: STRUCTURED-APPEND	Type: bool Default: false	Set StructuredAppend property to true, then Structured Append is enabled.
	Property: SymbolCount URL: SYMBOLE-COUNT	Type: int Default: 0	Set SymbolCount property to the number of total symbols which make the sequence.
	Property: SymbolIndex URL: SYMBOL-INDEX	Type: int Default: 0	Set SymbolIndex property to the position of current symbol in the secuence (Start with 0).
	Property: FileId URL: FILE-ID	Type: int Default: 0	Set FileId property to be identified to the same file.
Barcode Size Related	Property: AutoResize URL: AUTO-RESIZE	Type: bool Default: false	Auto resize the generated barcode image
	Property: BarAlignment URL: BAR-ALIGNMENT	Type: int Default: 1 (center)	Barcode horizontal alignment inside the image. 0: left, 1: center, 2: right.
	Property: UOM URL: UOM	Type: UnitOfMeasure Default: PIXEL (0)	Unit of meature for all size related settings in the library. Valid values: UnitOfMeasure.PIXEL (0) UnitOfMeasure.CM (1) UnitOfMeasure.INCH (2)
	Property: X URL: X	Type: float Default: 3	barcode module width and height, default is 3 pixel
	Property: BarcodeWidth URL: BARCODE-WIDTH	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image width. If BarcodeWidth setting is smaller than the barcode required minimum width, the library will automatically reset to barcode minimum width.
	Property: BarcodeHeight URL: BARCODE-HEIGHT	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image height. If BarcodeHeight setting is smaller than the barcode required minimum height, the library will automatically reset to barcode minimum height.
	Property: LeftMargin URL: LEFT-MARGIN	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image left margin size.
	Property: RightMargin URL: RIGHT-MARGIN	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image right margin size.
	Property: TopMargin URL: TOP-MARGIN	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image top margin size.
	Property: BottomMargin URL: BOTTOM-MARGIN	Type: float Default: 0	Barcode image bottom margin size.
	Property: Resolution URL: RESOLUTION	Type: int Default: 72	Barcode image resolution in DPI (Dots per inch).
	Property: Rotate URL: ROTATE	Type: Rotate Default: Rotate.Rotate0 (0)	Valid values: Rotate.Rotate0 (0) Rotate.Rotate90 (1) Rotate.Rotate180 (2) Rotate.Rotate270 (3)
Barcode Colors	Property: BackColor URL: BACK-COLOR	Type: Color Default: white	Barcode image background color
	Property: ForeColor URL: FORE-COLOR	Type: Color Default: black	Barcode image foreground color
In WebStream query string, please use int value for Enums, "true" and "false" for bool.

SSRS Barcode Generator Supporting Barcode Types

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Barcode Library for Reporting Service - Barcode Image Generation

• 1D / Linear Barcodes in SQL Server Reporting Service:

Codabar	Code 11	Code 2 of 5	Code 39	Code 93
Code 128	EAN-8	EAN-13	GS1 128 (UCC/EAN128)	GS1 DataBar
Identcode	Intelligent Mail(OneCode)	Interleaved 2 of 5	ISBN	ISSN
ITF-14	Leitcode	MSI Plessey	PLANET	POSTNET
RM4SCC	UPC-A	UPC-E

• 2D / Matrix Barcodes in SQL Server Reporting Service: Data Matrix, PDF-417, QR Code

Common Asked Questions

What is data matrix?

Data Matrix barcode is one of the 2d or matrix barcode symbologies that is made of black (bar) and white (space) modules that are usually arranged in a square pattern. Data Matrix barcodes are capable of storage of both text and binary data, and are smaller and more compact than QR codes. Using OnBarcode SQL Server Reporting Services Barcode Generator SDK, you can easily create, encode, print and insert Data Matrix barcodes into SSRS report designer and report viewer.

How much data can a Data Matrix barcode hold?

A Data Matrix barcode can hold a maximum of data:

• Alphanumeric data: up to 2,335 characters
• Byte data (8-bit): 1,555 characters
• Numeric data: 3,116 digits

If you try to encode text which is over the maximum Data Matrix capacity, the SQL Server Reporting Services barcode SDK will create an empty image with error message in your SSRS report viewer or reports in .NET WinForms, ASP.NET application.

What is the minimum and maximum size of Data Matrix barcode?

In Data Matrix ISO standard, ECC200 Data Matrix minimum dimension size is 10 x 10 modules. And the maximum dimension size of Data Matrix is 144 x 144 modules. Each modules are in squares. OnBarcode SQL Server Reporting Services Barcode library supports all formats defined in Data Matrix ISO standard.

What is the ISO standard for Data Matrix barcode?

Data Matrix ISO specification is ISO/IEC 16022, and the latest standard version is ISO/IEC 16022:2024. Data Matrix barcode is a 2D barcode symbology, which is also supporting ISO 15415 for 2D label-based barcodes. SQL Server Reporting Services Barcode Generator SDK fully supports ISO compatible Data Matrix generations in SSRS reports in Visual Studio .NET IDE.

What are the different types of Data Matrix?

According to Data Matrix latest ISO standard (ISO/IEC 16022), there are two versions of Data Matrix

• ECC 000-140
• ECC 200 (Recommended by ISO/IEC 16022)

Data Matrix barcode also has two types of symbol size, in square or in rectangular.

OnBarcode SQL Server Reporting Services Barcode Library for VS.NET supports Data Matrix ECC200 in square or in rectangle, which uses the Reed-Solomon error correction.

Can a phone scan a Data Matrix barcode?

Of course you can. Data Matrix in SSRS reports can be easily scanned using barcode scanners or your smartphone (iPhone or Android phone) equipped with barcode scanning apps.

What is the difference between Data Matrix and QR Code?

Data Matrix and QR Code have lot of same features. They are both 2 dimensional (matrix) barcodes, and enable to encode plain text, Unicode text, binary data. Both of them are encoding GS1 business data messages. Both of Data Matrix and QR Code support Macro, which allows storing large data into multiple Data Matrixs or QR Codes. SQL Server Reporting Services Barcode SDK fully supports both Data Matrix and QR Code 2d barcodes generation in SSRS reports in Visual Studio ASP.NET, WinForms projects.

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