RecTrac 10.1 Reference Guide

RecTrac 10.1 Reference Guide
Default Label Information + Price Option + Bin Location? Then Use A:
Inventory Item and Description Next To No 2 line label
template
Inventory Item and Description Next To Yes 3 line label
template
Inventory Item and Description Above No 3 line label
template
Inventory Item and Description Above Yes 4 line label
template
2 If you plan to print your inventory labels on a dot matrix printer, there are no prior setup steps.
Creating the Labels:
1 Go to Reports → POS → Inventory/Ticket Labels. Select Standard or Child Inventory as the Item Option.
2 Pick and choose among the selection criteria to get a very small sub-population for test printing. Choose whether
you want to print bin location and/or price on the labels. Choose whether you'll be printing Laser or Matrix labels.
If Matrix labels, complete the other fields as needed, and press F1 if you need field level Help.
3 Click Print to print a test sheet of labels. Print it on plain paper and hold it up to the label stock to see how close it
aligns. You may need to adjust the label margins, page size or font (here or in Laser Label Template File
Maintenance - see Step 1).
4 When you have made all necessary adjustments to produce a perfect test label, return to the selection criteria to
get the whole selection that you want. When you are satisfied with the range selected, click Print.
5 When you print, a file called ZZZ.LBL (where ZZZ stands for your 3 character user ID) will be saved to your
Export Location, as defined in Security File Maintenance - P'Loc Screen 5 of 6. If your printer malfunctions during
the actual printing, you can re-print this file using conventional DOS or Windows print commands.
Dot matrix label output will print to your default Label Printer, as defined in Security File
Maintenance - Devices Screen 3 of 6. Remember to load your label stock into the printer
before this final step. All dot matrix bar code labels will print "one up."
Laser label output will require that you select a Laser Label Template (see Step 1), and also
choose a laser printer from the printer ID picklist. Remember to load your label stock into the
printer before this final step.
Printing Bar Coded Ticket Labels
You can create ticket labels with bar codes in RecTrac for use in POS. Having bar codes on all
ticket blocks saves many keystrokes and increases accuracy during POS. To use bar codes, you
must attach a bar code reader as a peripheral input device.
Setup:
1 If you plan to print your ticket labels on laser labels, then you must first setup a laser label template. In (Files -
System - Other - ) Laser Label Template Maintenance: Add or edit any one of the TIX templates found on the
Label Maintenance browser. These templates are pre-defined to fit on Avery 5160 or 5161 label sizes. Be sure
that any ticket template you add is coded with Type = Bar Code Label. You may choose the pitch according to
how much needs to fit on the labels. Remember: the smaller the pitch number, the larger the font is.
• Ticket labels need to be at least 2 print lines long (for ticket ID and description).
• If you plan to print Price on the labels, you may need to add a line.
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