Non-Returnable items get Asset ID Appended

On the Pick List Reports an Asset of the Does Not Return to Inventory, reports on a single line, even if, as is often the case, you are shipping many units of that Asset. The quantity < QTY. > does of course display as the shop need that count.

This simple step helps keep the Packing lists reasonable in length. So if you ship 500 cartons of Squeeze Balls you don’t get 500 individual rows.... A good thing.

Of course since there is only one row, the report does not display 500 individual Bar Codes or Case IDs. One of our Sites is relying on the second half of the Bar Code which is the AssetID itself, and as such shared by all instances of that Asset, as a quality control measure to ensure the correct Asset is pulled and shipped. Their problem is many of the Assets in question (Collateral) have similar names.

We have adjusted the code on the Report screen for an Asset of the type that does not return to insert the Asset name and the Asset ID, which is the right hand side of the Bar Code.

You don’t have to do anything different; the customers will only see the Asset name when ordering. It is only on the reports for the shop that we append the AssetID

Renaming of Buttons that Print Bar Code Labels

The Original Button names on the Print Bar Code screens were done to reflect the early adopters’ printing choices.

For Example:

 

The naming does seem to imply that the output of that button choice is somehow “hard wired” to print only that size label indicated and then only on a Zebra Printer. NOT really the case.

The fact is that the output is just a single data set, landscape format:

This format does print nicely on a very small label, i.e. a 1”X 3.5” Zebra label. But the fact is it will print larger (Not smaller or the Bar Code will fail) if you happen to want a landscape format larger. And by by the way, once you generate the PDF, you can use any printer or label maker you might prefer.

The same is true for all four Print Options. So we have renamed all of the buttons to better reflect their purpose and flexibility. THE ACTUAL OUT PUT ITSELF HAS NOT CHANGED.

You should feel free to try different combinations based on your need. We of course recommend you print a test label if you are sizing up and especially down as there are practical limits on the scanners' ability to discriminate the bar code itself. However that is in part governed by the quality of your printer's output and label choice so the exact limits are difficult to project.