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Print Label

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Introduction

This application is used for preview & printing labels. The application lists all the events in which a label can be generated. Users of this app can connect the printer and take any number of label print outs for each activity.

In the print log section, users can view all the printing activities based on events selected and can view the print status. It also lists the number of labels printed for each activity.

This application can be customized to include any number sequence and customer specific printing events.

Master data

Below master data are required in order to support Print Label function.

  • Product Master( required if document type is any other except Purchase - Order )

  • Material Master

  • Transaction Template

  • Data Sync

  • Printer

  • Label Base Template

  • Label Template

  • Label Database

  • Print Configuration

Step1 : Configure Transaction Template

Go to Print Label - Transaction Template

Transaction Template is used to define fields that would be part of a label print . Apart from the default fields that would be automatically populated as per the Document Type. Additional field can also be defined either from Concept Dictionary or Eclass.

Step 1.1 Select Document Type from the below list.

  1. PURCHASE-ORDER

  2. PRODUCTION-ORDER

  3. DELIVERY-ORDER

  4. SHIPMENT-ODRER

Step 1.2 Choose a unique code for document type and click on Add Field button.

  • To add an additional field in the Transaction Template if the field is already defined in the Concept Dictionary / Eclass it can be directly picked from the list or user has the ability to add the field using Add New option.

As illustrated in the below image , highlighted field (Document) has been added using Add New option.

Step 2 : Configure Data Sync

Data Sync is used to specify the data required for each of the template fields.

The first step for Data Sync is to download the excel template to upload the data. The template will be generated based on the fields that has been configured for the Transaction Template.

Step 2.1 Click on the Download icon to download the excel template

Step 2.2 Fill the data and upload back using Upload option

Step 3 : Configure Label Template

The Label Template is used to define the fields that will be part of the label print. Users can pick and choose the desired fields from the Transaction Template.

Step 3.1 Creation of Label Template

  • Mandatory fields like Name, Template Type ,Section need to be marked.

  1. Name - Label Template Name

  2. Template Type - Document Type

  3. User can add sections based on the category of the requested data fields, like Internal master data section as so on and put a proper name for it.

Define the specific label template name and mark the related label type for the current template. Then drag and drop requested data fields from left to right side and put them into the section created earlier.

Default : Only the template marked as Default will be available to take print in Label print

Status : Inactive will not be available for Label Printing

Manual Entry : If the user intend to do a manual entry of the data or printing then he can tick the manual entry checkbox

How to configure Label Database

In order to do the label print for a template , user can either mark the Label Template as Default or tag the Label Template while configuring Label Database. (option to manual selection/excel upload).

Customer dropdown is not relevant at this point of time

Input the following

  1. Choose the Label Type

  2. Select the Product Code (Populated from the Product Master)

  3. Choose the Label Template which we have already created

  4. Click on Save

Configure Printer

User will be able to configure a printer that can be used for printing.

Print Configuration

The master data for Print Config as of now is being entered as back end activity.

There are 3 different print output configuration types available for now. It can be configured based on implementation method.

Print Label function

After master data is ready, user can start to print label based on demand.

First select the label type which is going to be printed. Then system will load all related documents under the selected label type.

Then click print button for specific batch of product. User can select label template, printer and input number of copies on this page. And incase user need to modify value for specific field, it can also be done here.

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