Creating a new label
To create a new label:
- Select Administration > Print Management > Labels to open the Label Configuration screen.
- Click New to open the Label Configuration detail view.
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Specify this
information:
- Label Type
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Type of label to be used. The Label Name and Label Type combination must be unique within the application. The label type can be picked from the drop-down list, which is a list of the label types listed above. For example:
- CASE label can be used to print Case labels for Picking.
- PALLET labels can be used to print Pallet labels for Receiving.
- Header Value
- Embedded on the RF
ID chip to indicate the label type. Header values include:
- SGTIN Case Labels
- SSCC Case Labels
- Label Name
- Name defined using LLM. The label names defined on this screen should be configured and saved as lwl files in the folder where the Loftware Label Printer is configured. The Label Name and Label Type combination must be unique within the application.
- Label Description
- Short description for the Label Configuration. For information only.
- Label Size
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Size of the label to be printed.
- 1: 4x2.5 Stock Size
- 2: 4x3 Stock Size
- 3: 4x4 Stock Size
- 4: 4x6 Stock Size
- Data Source
- Query select statement that provides the data to be sent to Loftware for printing the database contents for the label.
- Printer Type
- Labels are usually developed for a designated printer type or a stock size. If a label name (label file) is used for multiple printer types loaded with the same size stock, the administrator must create multiple Label Configuration entries.
- Default for Label Type
- Indicator that sets the current label name as the default for the selected label type.
- Default Printer
- Default printer to be used for this label.
- Label Category
- The general category of the defined label. The Category is used to separate the label definitions into groups such as Inbound Labels, Outbound Labels, Crossdock Labels, etc.
- Click Save.