Printing Labels

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Printing Labels

There are several settings on the Warehouse File Profile screen that give you control over where your labels print. The Warehouse File is option 8 on the File Maintenance Menu (FIL).

Field Name	Description/Instructions
Designated Pick List Printer ID	The ID for the printer you want the pick lists to print to for this warehouse. Any pick list generated to this warehouse is automatically routed to this printer. This overrides the printer ID set up in the Control Panel. This permits printing order acknowledgments on a different printer than the pick lists are printed on, even if you press F4 to print both documents at the same time.
Designated Will Call P/L Print ID:	The ID for the printer you want the will call pick lists to print to. Any pick list generated to this warehouse is automatically routed to this printer. This overrides the printer ID set up in the Control Panel. This permits printing order acknowledgments to be printed on a different printer than the pick lists are printed on, even when you press F4 to print both documents at the same time.
Designated Bar Code Printer ID	The ID of the printer on which the bar code pick labels print. If you activate any of the bar code print options, you must enter a valid printer ID for each warehouse. This printer ID must relate to a printer capable of printing bar code labels.
Designated Transfers Printer ID	The ID of the printer on which you want the stock transfer pick lists to print. Any stock transfer pick lists generated to this warehouse will automatically be routed to this printer. It is essential for this field to be entered for each warehouse if you use the Stock Transfer system.
Designated Serial # Tags Printer ID	The ID of the printer on which you want the serial number tags to print for this warehouse. This is an optional feature for rolled goods. During the receiving process, a serial number tag can be printed either on paper, card stock, or on a bar code label.
Auto Print Bar Code Pick Labels?	Specifies if you want bar code pick labels to print automatically for each pick list. These controls are separate for each warehouse. Some warehouses may be not equipped to handle bar code labels. You can also print bar code labels on demand using the options as listed on the Warehouse Functions Menu. This option is part of the overall bar coding system which must first be activated by Dancik International or your data processing department. The following are valid values for this field: Y - Print bar code labels with each pick list or transfer pick list. N - Do not print bar code pick labels at all. O - Print bar code pick labels with regular pick lists but not with transfer pick lists. T - Print bar code pick labels with transfer pick lists but not with regular pick lists. P - Pool bar code pick labels into the bar code pick label pool. They will print only when released from the pool using the Warehouse Functions Menu.
Shipping labels?	Valid values are Y, N, O, T. This field is useful if you require two automatic labels for each line item, one for picking and a separate label for shipping. Currently the pick label serves both purposes.
Comments	Enter any comments you may have for this warehouse.

There are several places in the system to manually print labels, but the main area is option 9 on the Warehouse Menu.

The next steps vary depending on the type of labels you want to print, both they are mainly asking for you to enter the number of labels and a printer. Keep in mind that in order to print most of the bar code labels a Zebra Printer is needed. The steps to print a bar coded pick list (option 1) are shown below.

— V - Shows the order and line, item number, quantity to pick, ship via, truck route, and printer ID.

The Bar Code Pick Labels Print Pool is used to help manage the flow of inventory picking. As orders are entered, the picking requirements are stored in the Bar Code Pick Labels Print Pool. By storing the data in the pool, you are not required to print, file, and maintain labels for future ship dates. The pick labels are printed only when you need them.

The Bar Code Pick Labels Print Pool is activated by entries in the Warehouse File or entries in the Warehouse Areas File. Once activated, bar coded pick labels are stored in the pool rather than printed. Warehouse personnel then use the label pool screens to monitor the back log of picking and to release the labels as needed.

Note: The Bar Code Pool Utility Menu lets you configure how the bar code label pool operates. It is available via option 712 on the Special System Maintenance Functions Menu (SYS).

You must enter a warehouse and a ship date on this screen. Then, select one of the sort categories for displaying the pick labels that are awaiting printing. The ship date relates to the date required as entered on each order by customer service.

Following is a sample Pick Labels Screen for the pallet picking option. It displays each customer and purchase order number, along with the number of labels waiting to print and the approximate number of pallets that each label represents. The number of pallets is computed based on the conversion to PA as found in the Item or Packaging File.

Once the subfile showing the labels for the selected sort order is displayed, you have two available options. However, if you choose the Pallet Picking option, you have three options.

Option	Result
P	Prints all of the labels for the group displayed on the line.
V	Views a more detailed display of the orders and lines which comprise the group. The display shows the order and line, item number, quantity to pick, ship via, truck route, and printer ID. From the detailed display you can print each individual label by inserting P next to the line. Optionally, you can enter a V to display more detail about that specific line. From the individual line screen, you can press F11 to display the entire order and the status of each line. You can also print any line by entering P next to it on this screen.
S	Print a pallet sheet in place of the labels. This option is available only from the Pallet Picking option. When printing a pallet sheet, if the customer has customer preferences set to receive UCC-128 labels, the confirmation screen asks if you want to print UCC-128 labels at this time.

After you select a print option, a confirmation screen displays. Each confirmation screen contains a field showing the printer ID where the labels will print. This can be used to override the printer at pick time. This option could be especially useful if a printer for an area is not operational and you need to print labels at an alternate printer for picking.

Following is a sample Pick Labels Screen showing the V option. This screen shows all of the order lines that compromise the total number of labels for the selected line. This screen displays the order number, line number, customer, item number, quantity ordered, ship via code, truck route code, and the bar code label printer ID. From this screen you can print individual labels by entering a P next to your choice or view further details by entering a V.