Setup

Article04/29/20244 min read

The following setup is required to be able to use the Aptean Scale Integration extension for accurate measurements with the help of electronic scales.

  • Unit of Measurements
  • Integration of Scales with Locations
  • API setup

These setups are common for both Aptean Scale Integration and the Aptean Weight Scale extensions. To know more, see Aptean Weigh Scale extension.

Scale integration global setup

Various companies may require specific units of measurements to ensure accurate data and weight calculation output associated with their products. To address this need, you can configure and categorize the appropriate scales that are applicable to your company location or product type. The following procedures describe how to perform this activity.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Scale Setup UOM, and then choose the related link.
    The Scale Setup UOM page opens.

  2. On the action bar, select Generate Default Data function.
    The dialog box opens.

  3. Click OK.
    The system displays the Group Code, Verification report, and Status for default Scales on the Scale Setup UOM page.

  4. Select the preferred scale from the Group Code field to set up the details for the scale.
    The Scale Company UOM Mapping page opens.

  5. On the Scale Company UOM Mapping page, select the Edit List action and fill in the below details to configure the preferred scales.

    FieldDescription
    Company UOMSpecifies the code indicating the unit of measure used by the specific company. For example, different companies may use different symbols or terms to define the unit of measure.
    Company UOM DescriptionSpecifies the description of the Company UOM.
    Measure Conversion per UnitSpecifies the conversion between different units of measurement defined on the same group for a particular quantity. For example, 1 kg can be represented as 0.001 grams.

  6. Select the Edit List action on the Scale Setup UOM page and change the value of the Verification field and Status field into Verified and Active, respectively.

Note

Only the unit of measure group with the Status field value active will reflect be used in the measure from the scales.

Scale integration location setup

You can assign the scales that are set up on the Scale page to the different warehouse locations of the company. The following procedures describe how to perform this activity.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Location Scale Integration Setup, and then choose the related link.
    The Location Scale Integration Setup page opens.
  2. On the Location Scale Integration Setup page, select New.
    The Location Scale Integration Setup creates a new line.
  3. Fill in the Location Code with the location of the company to which you want to assign a scale. For more information, see Scales Assignments.
  4. On the Scale Code field, select the scale which has to be assigned to the location of the company specified on the Location Code.
Note

You cannot assign one scale more than once.

Scale integration PrintNode configuration setup

PrintNode is available for desktops and various operating systems. You can log in by entering your credentials, thereby connecting your computer to the print node site.

  1. Download the PrintNode app or go to www.printnode.com.
  2. Log in to the site using your credentials.
  3. On the site, computers that have downloaded the app with the same credentials will be listed individually (e.g., computer 1, computer 2).
  4. Additionally, when a scale is connected to your computer using a USB cable, it will be displayed in the scales section. For more information, see Scale and Printer Setup.

Scale API setup

You can check the validity of the integrated URL and credentials. The following procedures describe how to perform this activity.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Scale API Setup, and then choose the related link.
    The Scale API Setup page opens.

  2. On the API Service FastTab, select the Service Provider from the dropdown.

  3. On the General FastTab, fill in the required fields.

    FieldDescription
    API EmailSpecifies the email account used to sign into the PrintNode application.
    API PasswordSpecifies the password used to sign into the PrintNode application.
    API URLSpecifies the URL used to open the PrintNode application.
    API KeySpecifies the API key user has generated through API key menu action on PrintNode application.
    EnableSpecifies if the user wants the API Setup to be enabled.
    Health Check StatusSpecifies the Health status of the URL.
    Conversion of API ValueSpecifies whether the PrintNode API shared value is divided by a billion.
Note

Upon selecting Actions > Get Default URL, the system fills the API URL field value automatically.

  1. After providing the API URL, you can check the validity of the URL by selecting Health Check from the action bar.
    • If the provided URL is valid, the Health Check Status field value will show as Up.
    • If the provided URL is invalid, the Health Check Status field value will show as Down.
  2. To authenticate the API credentials, you can select the Check Credentials action.