Updating an existing MSCM Label Format

  1. Open the MS Word application.
  2. Select the Infor MSCM Label Editor tab from the menu toolbar.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Specify the MSCM URL.
    Note: The Custom Label Service URL can be retrieved from MSCM Administration > System Management > Properties.
  5. Specify the username and password and click Connect.
    Note: The User with the Label Management - Customize Label role is enabled to access the add-in.
  6. Click Open to display the Select Label format window.
  7. Specify the label type or label name then click Search. This will display existing label format saved in the database.
    Note: This action will only retrieve label formats created using the Infor MSCM Label Editor tool.
  8. Select the label format then click Load. This should open the contents and label format in the edit area and should be populating the fields in the Label Setup, Barcode and Label Fields accordingly.
  9. To adjust elements in the existing label format follow these steps:
    Fields already displayed in the label format can be moved within the edit area by clicking and dragging the field.
    1. Click Label Fields to display the Label Field panel. This will display the list of fields based on the selected label type.
    2. Click the expand button (+) to expand the list and show all the fields.
    3. Select the desired field then drag and drop in the label edit area to display the field. You can move the selected fields within the label area by dragging a field or using the arrow keys.
      Note: 
      • To set the length of the field values, specify a value in the Max Length to Display field, select then drag and drop the desired field. Alternatively, adding comma then numeric value after the field upon display within the label area can be done to set length for the field value.
      • Fields selected from the list for the label format will appear in the same location after the drag and drop action. Select and drag the field to separate them and be placed in a different location within the label.
      • To adjust the size of the label font, highlight the field and use the font size options of the MS Word application.
      • To add text labels for the fields, select Add text in label field. Specify the value for the field and click Add text to preview the label.
    4. Click Box and Lines to add borders and lines.
    5. Click Image to search, select and display bitmap files in the label format.
  10. Use these steps to adjust the barcode:
    1. Click Barcode to display the Barcode panel and select barcode type. Available barcodes are linear (1D), data matrix (2D) and QR (2D) code.
    2. Select the barcode content. For the content, you can select a field from the related database tables or from the pre-defined MSCM handheld barcode content.
      Note: The MSCM HH barcode content consists of a prefix and data. For example, location ID, item ID, employee ID, etc. The content will also depend on the label type which is used in MSCM transactions in the handheld device.
    3. Click Add Barcode
  11. In Preview and Upload, click Generate ZPL to create a ZPL code for the label format.
    Note: If you are creating a label format for the first time, clicking Next or Preview and Upload will automatically generate a ZPL code. If further changes are made in the template after the initial format, click Generate ZPL to update the ZPL code accordingly.
  12. Click Preview to generate a preview of the label format.
  13. Specify the filename for the label format.
  14. Click Upload. When confirmed, the label format will be saved in the MSCM database and will be available in the selection of label formats in Label Management > Print Labels.
    Note: The label format can still be updated prior to uploading. Ensure that you click Generate ZPL to update the ZPL code accordingly. Then click Upload to save and upload the latest label format.