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Unexpected Padding Around QRCode in IFS Report Designer (DataMatrix Quiet Zone Works, QRCode Does Not)

  • November 20, 2025
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baris.halici
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Hello everyone,

I am experiencing an issue with QRCode rendering in IFS Report Designer (version 21.1.1.0) on IFS Apps 9.4.

I am designing a small label report that contains a QRCode.
The problem is that the QRCode always shows unexpected additional padding/margins around it, which causes layout misalignment on printed labels.

 

Here is what I have observed:

DataMatrix works correctly

When using CodeType = DataMatrix, I can fully control the quiet zone by setting:

<barcode-datamatrix-quitezone>0.0</barcode-datamatrix-quitezone>

This successfully removes the unwanted white border and the barcode fits perfectly inside the bounding box.

 

QRCode ignores quiet zone settings

However, when I switch the barcode type to QRCode, the same approach does not work.

I tried the following properties:

<barcode-qrcode-margin>0cm</barcode-qrcode-margin>
<barcode-qrcode-moduleSize>0cm</barcode-qrcode-moduleSize>
<barcode-margin-left>0cm</barcode-margin-left>
<barcode-margin-top>0cm</barcode-margin-top>

But the QRCode still generates a mandatory white border (padding) around all sides.
It also seems to auto-expand the bounding box even when explicit width/height values are set.

 

IFS Report Designer
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