Print labels

If the Aptean Labeling extension is installed in Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can print labels after registering output. The output data is sent to Dynamics 365 Business Central where the system determines which label should be printed. A label for register output via an API is available in the APTFB 26 LBL Labels package.

The label setup must be configured correctly to enable label printing from the Shop Floor Production page (70234100).

To configure the label setup to print labels from shop floor production, follow these steps.

1. Open the Labels page.
2. On the General FastTab, in the Label Type field, select Custom.
3. In the Label Subtype field, enter 70234053.
4. On the Lines FastTab, in the Level field, make sure the value is set as 0.
5. In the Source No. field, select 70238162.

This configuration ensures seamless label printing from shop floor production using the Aptean Labeling extension. For more information about label printing, see Labels.

You can also print the comments added when registering output. The character limit for the comment is 400 characters. These comments added on the Register Output page are distributed across the Extra Text Fields of the labels, each with a maximum character length of 100 characters. If you also install the Aptean License Plating extension, you can print the License Plate information directly on the label from the application based on the setup.

The comments and the license plate information are added to the labels when the Print Label checkbox is selected on the Register Output page.

The quantity reflects how many times the print function is used, not the number of labels printed, which is determined in Dynamics 365 Business Central. However, the snackbar notification confirms when a label is printed.

Printer selection

The selection of the label printer to print labels is based on the combination of fields on the Label Printer Setup page.

The label printer selection follows two levels of hierarchy:

First level:

• Both warehouse employee and label code matches

• Only label code matches (the warehouse employee is left blank in the setup)

• Only warehouse employee matches (the label code is left blank in the setup)

• Both warehouse employee and label code are left blank If any of the above conditions match, it will proceed to the second level of hierarchy.

Second level:

• Work center, machine center, location code, and bin code

• Work center, machine center, and location code

• Work center and machine center

• Work center If no matches are found as per the setup on the Label Printer Setup page, then an error is thrown.