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Printing

Printing of labels and documents are done by Logtrade Integrated Printer, initiated by a request to the Logtrade API from Business Central. The only exception from that rule are internal package labels which are printed by Business Central. Regardless if Business Central is running in cloud or on premises, the Logtrade Integrated printer needs to be installed where it can access the printers as windows print queues.

Prerequisites

To install Logtrade Integrated Printer you need the following:

  • A Logtrade license number, username and password.
  • A print queue in Logtrade. Normally there's at least a print queue called "Standard".
  • A computer with access to Internet and the printer via windows a print queue. The printer can be locally attached or a network printer.
Note

It makes no difference if you ar running Business Central on cloud or on-premises. Business Central only talks to Logtrade through Logtrades API, and Logtrade will create print jobs in it's print queues, which Logtrade Integrated Printer monitors to execute print jobs. So even if you are using Business Central on cloud, you must install Logtrade Integrated Printer on a computer in, or with access to, your network or with a direct connection to the printer(s).

Note

Logtrade Integrated Printer is installed as a windows service. All settings are stored on the windows profile of the user account running the service. Therefore both setup and configuration must be done using that user context, either by logging in to the computer as that user or using the "Run As" functionality in Windows.

Installation and configuration

Logtrade Integrated Printer

  1. Download installation files here: https://distribution.Logtrade.info/download. You will find a user manual on the download page (Swedish only).
  2. Decide what user account to use for the windows service that will run Logtrade Integrated Printer. Make sure the user has the right to start services on the computer where you are installing.
  3. Login to windows as the user that will run the service (or use "Run As" in the next step).
  4. Start the installation.
  5. Click Next on the welcome page.
  6. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
  7. Select all features.
  8. Type in the username and password of the user that will run the service. Please read the examples in the installation wizard on how to write the user name together with a correct domain name. If the user is a domain user, the computer must have access to the Active Directory. If the user is a local user the domain name is your computer name.
  9. Click in Install and accept any UAC messages.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Search for "Integrated Printer Configuration" in the start menu and start the program.
  12. Enable "Enable Integrated Printing" and click Start to start the service and accept any UAC messages.
  13. Click Add to add a connection to Logtrade.
  14. Enter your Logtrade license number, Logtrade username and Logtrade password.
  15. Click on Connect.
  16. Select the print queue you want to configure.
  17. For each format:
    1. Click Edit.
    2. Select printer and paper source.
  18. Click Done.
  19. Click Done.

Configuration in Logtrade

  1. Login to Logtrade.
  2. Go to Settings->System Settings->Integrated Printing.
  3. Enable "Activate Integrated Printing".
  4. Click Save.

Configuration in Business Central

  1. Open the print queue list.
  2. Click Get Print Queues to download print queues from Logtrade.
  3. Open Delivery Setup.
  4. Enable Integrated Printing on the FastTab Other.
  5. Set Print Queue on the FastTab Consignment Defaults.

Workflow

  1. Create a consignment.
  2. Click on Show More on the FastTab General and verify that the field Print Queue has a value.
  3. Send the consignment to Logtrade as prepared.
  4. Verify that labels/documents has been printed on the printer connected to the print queue.

Notes and tips

  • You can specify a default print queue in the delivery setup, on locations and on Logtrade Users.
  • If you want to send consignments to Logtrade and you do not want to print even though Logtrade is setup to automatically print when preparing, you can use a print queue that you do not monitor with Logtrade Integrated Printer.
  • If you want to see labels and documents as pdf's while testing you can:
    • Set printing to manual on carriers in Logtrade and have integrated printing disabled in the delivery setup in Business Central. This will open up pdf's on you computer based on pdf links received by Logtrade when preparing a consignment. This requires the PDF functionality in the Logtrade License.
    • Setup a pdf printer on your computer that can automatically create and show pdf's. Then setup Logtrade Integrated Printer to use that printer.
  • If you want to print carrier labels as you pick items and crete packages (i.e. not all labels at the end of your pick process), you can use continuos labelling.

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Consignment