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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 . A complex task not suited for ERP- 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.
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
- The action can be placed anywhere using mobile configuration
The context (Order, OrderLine, Lookup-result etc.) is converted to a Dataset
Request is sent to Cloud Print Service
- The mapping can be customized using the Cloud Print Service designer (optional)
- Cloud Print Service responds with label data corresponding with the selected label and data
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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
- 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
- Do not “pair” any devices
- Network/Wi-Fi connected devices are identified with IP-address
- 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
- If incorrect, labels will scale incorrectly
- The DPI can be found in the technical documentation or Supported Printers
- (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
- 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
- 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.
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