Overview
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The system allows for remote printers to be managed. |
This option will help users create and manage default printers per location, per carrier. There will also be an option to select the printer when printing a document in the Order Summary, Truck Summary and Shipping tabs.
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This only applies to companies that have the remote printing component installed. |
To add a new printer for your Carrier:
Go to Setup > Settings > Under Shipping, click on Manage Remote Printers.The system will display a window named Manage Remote Printers, click on the "Add a new printer" link.
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When entering the name of the printer, please make sure it matches the exact name on your computer when the printer was installed. |
Type in the information requested for the new printer, the document type and select a specific carrier if needed. There is also the option to select the printer as default. Enabling the default option, upon confirmation of an invoice order, the system will automatically use the printer based on the location, carrier and document type being printed.
Click Save.
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The printer information will need to be updated for each document type. You can setup different default printers as long as they have a different Carrier Name and Document Type selected. If a remote printer is created with the same Docuement Type, Location and Default, the default for the existing remote printer will be removed automatically. |
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In this article, you will learn how to add, manage, delete, and set default printers. You will also learn how to automatize the printing process. |
You can add printers for the following documents:
Invoices
Shipping Labels
Pick Tickets
BOLs
Receiving Docs
UPC Labels
Receiving Labels
Fulfillment Worksheet
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To use remote printers, your company must have the printing component enabled. To learn more, read Printing Component Setup. |
Table of Contents
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Add a New Printer
When adding printers, you need to add the printer for each document type. This will be a printer/document type combination.
To add a printer and document type combination, do the following instructions:
Go to Setup and select Settings.
Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.
Click on Add a new printer.
Add the printer name. When adding the printer's name, please ensure it is the exact name on your computer as when the printer was installed.
Optional: Select a carrier for the printer/document combination.
Select the document type.
Optional: Set the printer as default. The system will use the default printer based on location, carrier, and document type when an order is confirmed.
Click on Save.
Important information about default printers:
You can set up different default printers for each carrier and document type combination.
The system will override the default printer if you set a new printer with the same combination as an existing one.
Edit an Existing Printer
Go to Setup
and select Settings.
Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.
Under the Actions column, click on Edit and click on Save when finished.
To Disable Automatic Printing:
Follow the steps of editing a printer as described above. Once the carrier is found, go to the Actions column > Edit and update the printer name to NO_PRINTER, from the drop down menu select the document types that will be excluded from printing automatically and click on Save.
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panelSearch the printer.
Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Edit.
Update the information.
Click on Save.
Delete a Printer
Go to Setup and select Settings.
Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.
Search the printer.
Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Delete.
Click on Confirm.
Automatically Print Documents
The system can automatically print Shipping Documents once an order is confirmed from any screen.
This option is available for the following documents:
Shipping Labels
Pick Tickets
Pick Ticket for Units
Invoices
BOLs
Once the order is confirmed, you can verify if a document was printed by searching for the order in the Shipping - Order Summary screen.
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To have this option enabled, please contact us. |
Disable Automatic Printing
Go to Setup and select Settings.
Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.
Search the printer.
Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Edit.
Change the printer name to NO_PRINTER.
Select the document type to exclude from automatic printing.
Click on Save.
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