Scanco Dashboard DashPrint Label Printing, Configuration and Design Guide

Contents

Label printing process

Enabling Dashboard label printing

Program Version and Menu items 

The version of the programming

Company menu

Labels Tab

Elements below the Labels Tab

Print Quantity dropdown menu

The Grid

Filters

The Label Preview section

Dash Print Configurator Utility under Edit > Label Settings 

Print Q and Settings tab

Services and Printers tab

Users and Warehouses Tab

Substitutions tab - Printing data that is not in the Grid

Prompt Substitutions

Global keyboard prompts

Per Item keyboard prompts

Label Designer

File Menu

The "Defaults" Menu

Help Menu

Designing Labels 

Starting a New Label design

The label design above was created in less than 2 minutes 

GS1 Barcodes 

Zebra GS1 Examples 

Print As ZPL \ Print As CPCL 

FORMATTING 

Dates 

Label Printing Process

Use your mouse to choose and item and press Print. If you need to select multiple items, hold the CTRL-key on your keyboard while you click.

Enter the number of labels required and press Print.

Click OK and repeat.
Enabling Dashboard label printing. Dashboard label printing can be enabled at Customers.scanco.com inside of the Warehouse profiles. Every user in that profile will be able to use Dashboard label printing and design labels.
Program Version and Menu items. The version of the programming is shown in the title bar. The menus include
File > Print. If you have one or more rows selected in the grid, you can choose “print” from the menu to launch label printing. File > Exit. Can be chosen to close the application. Edit > Label Settings. Is used to configure options for the printing process, network printers, assign labels to network printers, create custom substitutions and keyboard prompts. Edit > Label Designer. For designing new label designs and modifying existing label designs.
Company menu. If you have multiple companies, you can choose the company from the dropdown.
Labels Tab. You need to be on the ‘Labels’ tab to print labels.
Elements below the Labels Tab. Tabs. Each tab will print different types of labels. View: Each View will print data on the labels. Director: you can use SkyPrint as the Print Director to print to remote Printers or choose <local> to print to the Printers on your PC. Printer: this drop-down shows the SkyPrint printers OR the Local printers.  SkyPrint printers need to be connected as Shared Printers on your Sage server. Local Printers. do not have to be shared printers and do not require any set up on the server. Label: Local printers can print any label design. SkyPrint printing will only print the labels that are set up. All labels are saved on your Sage server in C:\ProgramData\Scanco\LABELS Select All \ Unselect All: items shown in the grid. Print: press to launch the print dialog window.
Print Quantity dropdown menu.  Prompt. During printing, you will be prompted for the number of labels per item. Just 1. The number of labels that will print will be 1 for each item. QuantityOnhand. When this option is chosen, you will receive labels equal to the numeric value in the QuantityOnhand field. The quantity on hand field is displayed in the grid, be careful when using this option.
The Grid. You can hold the CTRL button down on your keyboard and use the mouse to select or deselect individual rows or hold the Shift key down to select a range of items. The rows that are blue are the rows that will print.
Filters. At the bottom of the program, you will see the Filters section. You can add one or more filters to remove data from the grid. This example shows the filtering on Item and Bin.
This example shows filtering on a range of bins.
The Label Preview section. On the far right of the Dashboard screen, you will the arrow button as shown in the red box.
When the arrow button is pressed you will the Label Review window with 3 tabs.
The "Preview" tab will show the label exactly as it will be printed when you highlight one row in the grid. You can adjust the Width and Height, Resolution and Rotate the label displayed if required.
The "Template" tab shows the label design exactly as it is written. Any text that is in Green has a field in the grid and will print. Any field that is in Red does not have a field in the grid and will not print.
The "Text" tab will show the data that will be printed when you highlight one row in the grid. The example below shows the data from each field that will be printed.
SkyPrint Configurator Utility under Edit > Label Settings. There is a Help menu at the top of the SkyPrint Configurator screen that includes documentation.   Print Q and Settings tab. The first 4 checkboxes are for Scanco SkyPrint printing from scanners. Strip empty substitutions: This option will remove the entire line of text from the design file whenever there isn't any data to be printed. For example, the design has $LotSerialNo$ in it as a barcode and human-readable and you are printing 6655 and there is not LotSerialNo, this option will remove $LotSerialNo$ and the label will not have a bad barcode on it that when scanned reads $LotSerialNo$. Disable Auto-Select: When disabled, all rows in the grid will be white and the user can selectively choose each row. When Enabled, all rows in the grid will be blue. Clear After Print: This option will deselect all selected rows after printing has completed.
Printer Delay Options: can be used if the printer is receiving labels faster than it can print them and the results are not all the labels are printing.  You will need to test the different settings to find the one that works best for your printer.
Services and Printers tab. The “Director” was set up by Scanco during the install. You can add additional \ remove Printers as needed.   Users and Warehouses Tab. The “Users Labels” section can be set up to print to any printer on the network. The “Warehouse Labels” section is for Scanco SkyPrint printing from scanners.   Substitutions tab - Printing data that is not in the Grid. This is an advanced setup process that requires an understanding of Sage table structures and how SQL select statements can be written to get data from tables. This program can get data from as many tables as needed if each table has at least one field that matches a field in the grid. Example: the PO_Header has VendorNo, but it does NOT have VendorNAME. If you need to print the Vendor name on the label, then you can write a statement into the Dash Print Configurator to go get the data needed like this. You would use $VendorName$ in the label design to print that data. Statement to get data from AP_VENDOR. SELECT VendorName FROM AP_VENDOR WHERE VENDORNO = (SELECT DISTINCT VENDORNO FROM PO_PURCHASEORDERHEADER WHERE PURCHASEORDERNO = '$PURCHASEORDERNO$') Statement to print Julian Dates. SELECT ((({FN YEAR({FN CURDATE()})}-2000) * 1000) + {FN DAYOFYEAR({FN CURDATE()})}) AS JULIANDATE FROM CI_ITEM   Prompt Substitutions     Global keyboard prompts. The “Tracking” Prompt below is set to “Is Global = Enabled”, this means whatever is entered into the prompt during the printing process will print on every label printed. $Tracking$ would be used in the label design.   Per Item keyboard prompts.  The “Box” Prompt below is set to “Is Global = Disabled”, this means whatever is entered into the prompt during the printing process will print on every label printed for the item displayed. $Box$ would be used in the label design.
Label Designer On the menu, under Edit, choose Label Designer Edit Menu > Label Designer
File Menu NEW... to create a new label. Please include .xml for printing as graphic to any printer through the Manufactures Print driver OR .txt to use ZPL [Zebra Print Language]. Open: to open an existing design file. Save: to save over the current design. Save As: to save as a new design. Export As ZPL: will convert XML to Zebra [Desktop] Printer Language as a .zpl file. Export As CPCL: will convert XML to Zebra [Mobile] Printer Language as a .cpcl file. Print: can be used to test your design on your printer. Close: closes the Label Designer. DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE your work before you close.
The "Defaults" Menu is used to set up the defaults for how each element will be added to the design when designing XML.
New X Location indicates the placement from the left edge. New Y Offset indicates the spacing between elements as they are added. New Text Height indicates the height of each element as they are added. Default to Label Width should be enabled so data such as Item Description can print across the entire label. In the New Test Object Font section, press the "Select Font" button to set up all the defaults. In the New Barcode Object section, you can set the Default Height for 1D and 2D barcodes and choose the default barcode type font. In the New Barcode Label Font section,  press the "Select Font" button to set up all the defaults for the human-readable that can be printed below the barcodes. Printer, whatever you enter here will be the printer used when you are finished with your design. The Printer can be changed after you save in the main user interface.
Help Menu Documentation link is included. The "Labels Help Video" is a 25 minute complete A to Z for Printing, Designing Labels, and Configuring all the options. The "Keyboard commands" shows the various 'Hot-keys' that can be used during the Label designing process.
Designing Labels The "Current Label" is displayed near the top left in blue text [shown below]. The "Design as text" should not be enabled to design an XML label. "Design as text" is explained later in this document. Set the Width and Height and print angle if needed. "Print as ZPL" can be enabled for XML labels as long as you have a Zebra Printer and you do not need to rotate the design.

Starting a New Label design:

The design interface for XML labels allows you to choose any field that is included in the view you were on when you launched the Label Designer. The fields are shown in the upper left below the Current Label display.

Click on a field [example: $ItemCode$] to begin adding 'elements' to the label design.

If you want to add just the data from the database, click on the "Add Field Data" button. Now you will see the database field data on the label.

If you want to add a static field name for the field that you have chosen in the upper left area, click on the "Add Field Data" button. Now you will see the database field name on the label.

If you want to add the static field name and the data from the database for the field that you have chosen in the upper left area, click on the "Add Field and Data" button to add the field name and field data to the label. 

If you want to add add a barcode for the data from the database, click on the  "Add Barcode" button.

Click on the "Add Object" button to create Static items that will print on every label. 

Fixed is for text.

Barcode creates a barcode

Image allows you to choice a graphic, like your logo. Keep in mind your printing black ink on a white label and if your graphic is dark blue and dark red will print all black.

Box adds a box/

HLine adds a Horizonal line.

VLine adds a vertical line.

Each of these processes are explained in detail below.

Fixed to include text.

Fill in the "Text" prompt and refine other prompts if needed and press Save.

Examples: 

You could include your company name in text on every label.

You could use $ITEM_DESC_EXTENDED$ 

and the programming will get the Items extended

Barcode to include a barcode. Fill in the "Text" prompt and refine other prompts if needed and press Save.

Image to include an image. Use the "Select Image" button and press Save.

Box to include a box. Adjust the Thickness and refine other prompts if needed and press Save.

Hline for a horizontal line. Adjust the Width and refine other prompts if needed and press Save.

Vline for a vertical line. Adjust the Height and refine other prompts if needed and press Save.

After adding elements to the design, you can highlight any of the elements and change the properties for that element in the area on the right side of the designer screen.

The label design above was created in less than 2 minutes by, 

Choosing the $ItemCodeDesc$ field and pressing the "Add bound column".

Choosing the $ItemCode$ field and pressing the "Add barcode from bound" and then "Add fixed text and bound".

Pressing the "Add Object" and choosing "Hline".

Choosing the $WarehouseCode$ field and pressing the "Add barcode from bound" and then "Add fixed text and bound".

Pressing the "Add Object" and choosing "Hline".

Choosing the $BinLocation$ field and pressing the "Add barcode from bound" and then "Add fixed text and bound".

Pressing the "Add Object" and choosing "Hline".

Choosing the $QuantityOnHand$ field and pressing the "Add barcode from bound" and then "Add fixed text and bound".

You could create the example below by choosing the $QuantityOnHand$ field and pressing the "Add fixed text from bound" and then "Add barcode from bound" and then "Add bound column".

You could simplify the process as shown below by including the human-readable in the barcode.

Choose the $QuantityOnHand$ field and press the "Add fixed text from bound" and "Add barcode from bound" and check the "Include Text" checkbox shown in Red below.

Print Angle: you can design your labels in Landscape mode and set the Print Angle to 90 or 270 to convert to Portrait mode while printing. Example: you design 4X1 but your label stock is 1x4.

 

GS1 Barcodes

Creating GS1 barcodes is possible in DashPrint Label Designer.

Hoepfully your Item code data is 14 characters which is the GS1 standard. Keep in mind that if you are sending items to your customers and they need to receive the items using the GS1 barcode, your product needs to be registered with GS1 US - Authentic Barcodes‎

The simplest process for designing GS1 barcodes in DashPrint Label Designer is to design an XML file. These are the prefixes that can be used during scanning the GS1 barcodes.

(01), "Item Code"

(10), "Lot"

(17), "Expiration Date"

(21), "Serial"

(30), "Quantity"

(92), "Line Key"

(241), "Alias Item Code"

(310), "WEIGHT in KG"

(320), "NETWEIGH in LB"

When creating barcodes, the programming requires a tilde (~) to be added before each GS1 prefix.

Example: ~(01)$ItemCode$~(10)$LotSerialNo$~(30)$QuantityOnHand$

The green boxes below show you how to create a 2D barcode.

Below shows you how to create a 1D barcode.

Below shows you how to create human readable. When adding human readable, do not include a tilde (~).

 

Zebra GS1 Examples:

2D GS1 barcodes need to have _1 before each prefix.

^FO300,750^BXN,9,200,20,20,,_^FD_101$ItemCode$10$LotSerialNo$_130$QuantityOnHand$^FS

1D GS1 barcodes need to have >8 before each prefix.

^BY2^FO63,123^BCN,088,Y,Y,,D^FD>8(01)$ItemCode$>8(10)$LotSerialNo$>8(30)$QuantityOnHand$^FS

Human Readable

^AAN,27,12^FO55,245^FD(01)$ItemCode$(10)$LotSerialNo$(30)$QuantityOnHand$^FS

 

Print As ZPL \ Print As CPCL

Two options for both “Print as” options

You can design labels in XML and have them converted to Zebra Printer Language during printing by enabling the “Print as” options.

The font are converted to Zebra fonts and may not look exactly like the Windows True type fonts.

You can enabled the “Print as” option and then choose a "Zebra Printer Language" font that is installed in your printer and  enable the Print Angle before you export to change Landscape to Portrait printing.

 

FORMATTING:  

C for Currency. If you enter C into the formatting prompt and the data is 1.23456 the program will print $1.23

 

Dates:

dd - this is day of month from 01-31

dddd - this is the day spelled out

MM - this is the month number from 01-12

MMM - month name abbreviated

MMMM - this is the month spelled out

yy - this is the year with two digits

yyyy - this is the year with four digits

hh - this is the hour from 01-12

HH - this is the hour from 00-23

mm - this is the minute from 00-59

ss - this is the second from 00-59

tt - this shows either AM or PM

d - MM/DD/YYYY

Formatting	Sample output
dd/MM/yyyy	21/03/2018
dd/MM/yyyy, hh:mm:ss	21/03/2018, 11:36:14
dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy	Wednesday, March 05, 2018
MMM dd yyyy	Mar 21 2018
MM.dd.yy	03.21.18
MM-dd-yy	03-21-18
hh:mm:ss tt	11:36:14 AM
d	3/21/2018

"Design as text" can be used when you need to use the printer manufactures print language. The screen below shows an example of [ZPL] Zebra Print Language.

You can edit labels that were exported to ZPL

^FO20,131^ADN,36^FB771,10,0,L^FDItem: $ItemCode$^FS

^FO20,131 = 20 is the X coordinate, 131 is the Y coordinate. You can change those number to move where the data prints. When you make changes you will need to press the “Redraw” button to see your changes.

^ADN,36 = D is the font. You can change to B, E, F for different Zebra fonts. 36 is the font size.

^FO20,71^BY2^BCN,40,N^FD>:$ItemCode$^FS

^BY2 = 2 is the barcode width. You can change 2 to 3 for a wider barcode.

^BCN,40,N = 40 is the height of the barcode. Changing to 80 makes the barcode twice as tall. N can be changed to Y if you want to print the human readable below the barcode.