Configuring label printing

To configure barcode label printing, you must configure the trading partner settings, and you must configure the workflow.

Use this procedure to configure label printing.

  1. Select Master Data > Codes.
  2. To search, use the filter function of the Column Filter Bar section.
  3. Specify TradingPartners in the Name field.
  4. Click Drill down.
  5. In the detail view of the Codes page, click Edit.
  6. Click Create to enter information for the required trading partner.
  7. Specify this information:
    Master Label Type

    The master label is used on a transport handling unit that include inner packagings containing the same item. Normally, it provides information about the transport handling unit and the contained item.

    Select one of these label types:
    • VDA 4902 label (default)
    • AIAG B-10
    • AIAG B-3
    • Continental Label
    • Destination Label
    • ETI9 Label
    • Global Transport Label
    • Item Label
    • MAT Label
    • Mixed Load Label
    • No Label Type
    • Odette Label
    • VDA 4902 Label with Data Matrix Code
    Mixed Label Type

    The Mixed Label Type is used on transport handling units that include inner packagings of different items. Normally, it provides information about the transport handling unit, the supplier and the receiver. Sometimes, it provides a list of the contained items. This is especially the case when the label is used as a part of GTL implementations that use this information in a 2D barcode.

    Single Label Type
    Generally, the single label is used for a stand-alone inner packaging, which only contains one kind of item. It identifies the container and the item that is contained. According to VDA 4902, this label can also be used for containers for which no label is printed for the inner packaging.
    Destination Label Type
    This label is used per transport handling unit. It only provides the destination for the transport handling unit. It does not include any item information.
    Mixed Load Label Type
    Unlike the Mixed Label this label is used to indicate a mixed transport handling unit. Usually, it only contains the MIXED LOAD caption, but no other information. It is used together with a Transport Handling Unit Packing List Label or a list of Mixed Master Labels.
    Caution: 
    This label must not be confused with the B10 and B16 labels. These are, in Shipping terminology, mixed labels.
    Mixed Master Label Type
    This label identifies a specific item as part of a transport handling unit. It is used for mixed outer packaging, and usually, multiple Mixed Master Labels are printed.
    Caution: 
    Different trading partners use different criteria to determine when a label to be printed. Usually, the label is used together with a Mixed Load Label or a Mixed Label.
    Quick Receive Label Type
    This label type facilitates the process that covers the receiving of shipments. It usually only contains the shipment or ASN number in the barcode format. It allows to receive a transport handling unit, shipment, or container by scanning a 1D barcode.
    Note: The quick receive label is printed as part of the printQuickReceiveLabelsTask. The Quick Receive Label Type setting is used to configure a shipper label, shipment label, or several transport handling unit labels for printing.
    Quick Receive Label Mode

    Select the label mode for the quick receive label type.

    This table shows the available label modes.

    Label type Description
    Quick Receive Label per Shipper The Quick Receive Label per Shipper mode is used to facilitate the receiving of shippers.
    Quick Receive Label per Shipment The Quick Receive Label per Shipment mode is used to facilitate the receiving of shipments.
    Quick Receive Label per Transport Handling Unit The Quick Receive Label per Transport Handling mode is used when the transport handling unit must be labeled with a Quick Receive Label.
    Packing List Label Type for Transport Handling Unit
    This label type is used for all types of packing lists on the transport handling unit level.
    Example: Ford’s Mixed Master Load List, which replaces the Mixed Master Label and contains each item of a transport handling unit. The item number and the quantity are printed in a human-readable form and as bar codes.
    Mixed Single Label Type
    Some trading partners require the delivery of more than one item in a single inner packaging. This requirement can be fulfilled by the use of virtual containers. In addition, the user will be required to select the Mixed Single Label type. The Mixed Single Label Type contains information about more than one item.
    Pack Label Type

    Inner packagings can contain different items, and they can contain packs. A pack usually contains a specific item. A pack can be labeled. For this scenario, a Pack Label is required.

    Example: A container contains a thousand screws, which are packed in twenty bags of fifty screws each. Each of the bags is labeled with a pack label, the container is labeled with a single label or a mixed single label.