Weasel
June 26, 2025, 7:23am
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Are you using our SaaS platform (Baserow.io ) or self-hosting Baserow?
SaaS
What do you need help with?
Coming from Airtable, ran into an issue in the first few minutes.
I have numbers with leading 0 (zero), our SKUs are starting with 0001
Product barcodes often start with 0 too.
In Airtable there is a field type Barcode that preserves the leading 0.
When I use the number type of field the 0 is deleted.
How do I handle this in Baserow?
Hey @Weasel , we have this issue in the pipeline: Barcode field (#472) · Issues · Baserow / baserow · GitLab
Would it work for you if you changed the Number field to a Text field? This way, SKUs/barcodes will remain exactly as typed.
I also recommend checking this thread: Spare parts stock database with app - is it doable? .
Is this still in the works?
Would really love to have it.
Hey @Weasel , yes, this is still planned, but I’m afraid it’s not a high priority at the moment.
That said, I’ll double-check and let you know for sure.
Hey @Weasel , I checked with the team, and we still plan to add a Barcode field to Baserow. However, it’s a low-priority request for us, so we can’t say yet when we’ll start working on it. Hope for your understanding!