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# ACD Scan Barcode

Scans a barcode with a ACD Scan device.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **Data** *\<unquoted string> -* The control or variable that saves the data readed from the ACD Scan device.
* **Type** *\<unquoted string> -* The control or variable that saves the readed type for the ACD Scan.
* **Timeout** *\<numeric> -* The defined timeout to the scan operation.
* **SoftTrigger** *\<Yes>, \<No> or \<Dynamic> -* Defines if the user wants to enable automatically the scanner or not. If the user chooses Yes in this parameter, the scanner will be enabled automatically, otherwise user have to press the scan button to enable the scanner.