Printing Labels with Cloud Print Service

Description

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 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.

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

High-level process of printing a label

1. User selects an action to print
   1. The action can be placed anywhere in the Mobile app using mobile configuration
2. User is shown with a list of available templates
   1. Selects one
   2. Completes the steps
3. The context (Order, OrderLine, Lookup-result etc.) is converted to a Dataset
   1. Additional values are collected using “Steps” and added to the Dataset
   2. New steps can be added, and existing changed through customization/API
      
      
4. Request is sent to Cloud Print Service
   1. Dataset is converted to Request using the "template handler”
   2. Any values and labels can be changed through customization/API
      
      
5. 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
6. Mobile prints directly to the printer using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth