Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

Overview

Excerpt

Komet Sales allows for remote printers to be managed.

This option will help users create and manage default printers per location and 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.

Note
This only applies to companies that have the remote printing component installed.

 

Common Actions

 

Expand
titleAdd a new printer
Go to Setup > Settings > Shipping and click on Manage Remote Printers.
Image Removed
The system will display the Manage Remote Printers window, click on the "Add a new printer" link.
Image Removed

 

WarningWhen entering the name of the printer, please make sure it matches
Excerpt

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

Info

To use remote printers, your company must have the printing component enabled. To learn more, read Printing Component Setup.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
minLevel1
maxLevel1
excludeTable of Contents

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:

  1. Go to Setup and select Settings.

  2. Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.

  3. Click on Add a new printer.

  4. 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.

Type in the information requested
  1. Optional: Select a carrier for the

new printer,
  1. printer/document combination.

  2. Select the document type

and select a specific carrier if needed.  There is also the option to set the
  1. .

  2. Optional: Set the printer as default.

Enabling the default option, upon confirmation of an invoice order, the
  1. The system will

automatically
  1. use the

selected
  1. default printer based on

the
  1. location, carrier, and document type

being printedClick 
  1. when an order is confirmed.

Image Removed
The printer information will need to be updated for each document type.
  1. Click on Save.

Note

Important information about default printers:

  • You can set up 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 Document Type, Location, and Default, the default setting for the existing remote printer will be automatically removed. Expandtitle
  • 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.

Back to top

Image Added

Edit an Existing Printer

  1. Go to Setup

> Settings > Shipping and click
  1. and select Settings.

  2. Click on Manage Remote Printers

.
Image RemovedUse the available filters (by name, document type, location (if applies), and carrier to search for the printer desired.
Image Removed
  • Under the Actions column, click on Edit, update the required information and click on Save when finished.
    Image Removed
  • Expand
    titleTo 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 automatic printing and click on  Save.

    Image Removed

    Relevant Articles

    panel
    1. from the Shipping group of settings.

    2. Search the printer.

    3. Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Edit. 

    4. Update the information. 

    5. Click on Save

    Back to top

    Image Added


    Delete a Printer

    1. Go to Setup and select Settings.

    2. Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.

    3. Search the printer.

    4. Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Delete. 

    5. Click on Confirm.

    Back to top

    Image Added

    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.

    Info

    To have this option enabled, please contact us.

    Back to top

    Image Added

    Disable Automatic Printing

    1. Go to Setup and select Settings.

    2. Click on Manage Remote Printers from the Shipping group of settings.

    3. Search the printer.

    4. Click on Edit from the Actions column and select Edit. 

    5. Change the printer name to NO_PRINTER.

    6. Select the document type to exclude from automatic printing. 

    7. Click on Save

    Back to top

    Image Added

    Filter by label (Content by label)
    showLabelsfalse
    max
    10false
    5
    sorttitle
    title
    showSpace
    Related Articles
    cqllabel in ( "remote-printer" , "printer" , "printing-component" )
    labelsSettings, Setup, Printer, remote-printer

     

     

     
    We've encountered an issue exporting this macro. Please try exporting this page again later.