Avery Dennison 9406 System Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 75)

Sum of Digits
1. Place numeric data in a field. Leave the check digit slot
empty.
4 3 8 2 7 C
2. Starting with the last digit before the check digit, assign
weights, working right to left. Weights are a sequence of
numbers the same length as the field. Digits in the field
are multiplied by the weight digits to find addends for the
check digit calculation.
When assigning weights, do not use the same number
throughout. Do not assign a weight to the check digit.
4 3 8 2 7 C
6 5 4 3 2
3. Assign a number from 2 to 10 as the modulus. The
modulus will be used in the check digit calculation.
Modulus = 10
4. Multiply each digit in the field by its corresponding weight
digit.
4 3 8 2 7 C
6 5 4 3 2
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24 15 32 6 14
5. Find the sum of all the digits in the products. Treat 2-digit
numbers as two separate addends. For example, add the
digits in the number 24 separately as 2 and 4.
2 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 28
6. Calculate the first multiple of the modulus that is greater
than or equal to the sum of the digits.
10 x 3 = 30 (>28)
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