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Printing labels is an essential task in any warehouse using barcode scanners


The integration to Cloud Print Service seamlessly combines data from Business Central, Mobile WMS with an online label designer.

Key features

Label layout is handled by

See Cloud Print Service

. A complex task not suited for ERP
  • Design your custom labels using WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)-designer
    • Plug-n-play installation
    • Customization of data through Mobile WMS extension API

    Prerequisites

    • An active subscription with Cloud Print Service
    • Zebra Label printer connected via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to mobile devices running Mobile WMS

    Cloud Print Service Terminology

    Label Template

    • Cloud Print Service design of a Label
    • Templates have a Name and a URL

    Request

    • XML Request to Cloud Print Service containing the data to print a label.
    Print Dataset
    Basic key-value format
    • The Cloud Print Service request contains mainly the dataset
    • Customizable so you can add/change values to the dataset
    • The dataset can include:
      • Context (Order, OrderLine, Lookup-result etc.)
      • Collected steps
      • Customized data. See Print Label and Cloud Print for examples

    Standard Template Designs

    The system comes with Standard Label Designs.

    Designs can easily be changed/customized by you, using the online designer.

    Standard Template Handlers

    Each standard label has a “template handler”, this can be used if you create your own version of a template, but want to re-use the data processing and Step-collection of a standard template.

    Handlers makes it easy to reuse the existing standard logic and data handling for your own templates.

    Data customization 

    Data can easily be changed through extension/customization:

    • Additional values can also be collected by adding new steps
    • or you can change existing steps

    See Print Label and Cloud Print for examples

    The process of printing a label

    This examples outlines how 

  • User selects an action to print
    1. The action can be placed anywhere using mobile configuration
  • User is shown with a list of available templates
  • Selects one
  • Completes the steps
    The context (Order, OrderLine, Lookup-result etc.) is converted to a Dataset
  • Additional values are collected using “Steps” and added to the Dataset
  • New steps can be added, and existing changed through customization/API
    Request is sent to Cloud Print Service
  • Dataset is converted to Request using the "template handler”
  • Any values and labels can be changed through customization/API
  • Cloud Print Service maps the values from the dataset to the template
    1. The mapping can be customized using the Cloud Print Service designer (optional)
    2. Cloud Print Service responds with label data corresponding with the selected label and data
  • Mobile prints directly to the printer using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Setting up Cloud Print Service in Business Central

    for more information.

    Physical Zebra printer installation (not covered in this guide)

    When you purchase a cloud print license and printer from Tasklet, you are guided on how to physically set up your new printer.


    Setting up Cloud Print Service in Business Central

    Step 1 - Generate a standard setup

    • Go to "Mobile Print Setup"
      • This page contains the general setup

    • Click “Create Standard Setup” to generate the base setup
      • This will create:

        • Default Label-Templates
        • Connection URL
        • Connection Tenant


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    Step 2 - Enter credentials

    • Username and Password
      • Cloud Print Service requires a separate license
        Please contact Tasklet Factory Sales to purchase a license and get account information

    • Tenant
      • <TenantNameHere> - A unique to you
      • "COMMONBC" - A shared tenant. This is used if you do not need to create new templates



    Step 3 - Insert Mobile Printers

    • Go to "Mobile Print Setup" and click "Printers"
      • This page contains the physical printers that you have access to
    • Click Name to insert a new printer
      • Network/Wi-Fi connected devices are identified with IP-address
        • Wi-Fi is much preferred over cabled network or Bluetooth
      • Bluetooth connected devices are identified via MAC-address
        • Do not “pair” any devices

    • Select the correct DPI-setting for each printer
      • The DPI can be found in the technical documentation or Supported Printers
        • If incorrect, labels will scale incorrectly

    • (optional) Select a Location
      • This will make the printer only available when handling Orders and Lines for this Location

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    Step 4 - Review / Set up label templates
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    • Go to "Mobile Print Setup" and click "Templates"
      • This page contains templates (designs) that you have access to

    • On this page you can:
      • Disable unused templates
      • Create your own design (Copy Template)
      • Limit printers to only specific templates (Assign Printers and the Available To-column)
      • Set No. Series so labels gets numbered, e.g. License Plates -label
         

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    (Optional) Step 5 - Assign Templates to Printers

    This step is only relevant if you use multiple printers and multiple labels.

    • A "label template" represents a label designed for a specific size of label i.e.  4x6-inch.
    • Label templates should only be assigned to printers that supports the label size the template has been designed for.


    You can assign:

    • Printer to Templates
      • Go to "Mobile Print Setup" and click "Templates" and Click  "Assign Printers"
    • Templates to Printers
      • Go to "Mobile Print Setup" and click "Printer" and Click  "Assign Templates"


     

    (Optional) Step 6 - Print on mobile actions

    The step is only relevant if you want to automatically print labels when certain actions are performed on mobile.

    • Print on Sales Order Pick
      • Template to print when mobile user posts picked item, directly on sales orders

    • Print on Warehouse Shipment Post
      • Template to print when mobile user posts warehouse shipment
      • Separate labels will be printed for each source documents, if multiple exists
         

    Step 7 - Verify setup

    You should now be able to print a label and verify the setup is correct.

    See Verify Cloud Print Setup


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