The Barcode Manager lets you control barcode printing on both standard A4 printers and dedicated label printers, such as Zebra.

Enabling the Barcode Manager

To begin using the Barcode Manager, it needs to be enabled first. To do this:
  1. From the main screen of Retailer, click on Setup -> Point of Sale.
  2. Then click on the Terminals tab.
  3. In Label Printing Options, select Barcode Manager.
  4. Click Save and Close.

Using the Barcode Manager

There are a couple of ways to access the Barcode Manager:
  • Click on Stock -> Barcode Manager from the main screen of Retailer.
  • Click on Stock Maintenance -> Barcode Manager on the top menu bar.
The grid in Barcode Manager shows the queue of labels.
  1. Only items marked as No in the Printed column will be printed.
  2. Columns can be shown/hidden. See Changing Columns
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Double-click a Stock Item in Barcode Manager to open the Stock Screen.

Printing Barcode Options

  1. Use Show Barcodes and Show Shelf Labels to change what type is to be printed
  2. If ticked, Force print to default printer overrides the Barcode Manager printer settings and prints to the windows default printer
  3. If Auto Print when queue full is ticked, barcodes will automatically be printed when there are enough labels to fill a sheet.
  4. Tick Print number beneath Code-128 to print barcode number under barcode
  5. Tick Print Invoice Header label to print a label with Invoice Details at the start of its respective labels.
  6. The Print in options beneath the Barcode Manager grid changes the order in which labels are printed.

Barcode Manager Buttons

  1. Reset
    1. Resets the Printed status of all labels to No.
  2. Print
    1. Prints all unprinted labels, used for an A4 printer.
  3. Print Label Printer
    1. Prints all unprinted labels, used for a dedicated label printer.
  4. Shelf Label Settings
    1. Allows you to change how shelf labels print on the label sheets. Click HERE to learn more.
  5. Add/Edit Labels
    1. Allows you to add or customise labels. See Creating / Editing a Custom Barcode / Shelf Label
  6. Delete Record
    1. Deletes the selected label from the queue
  7. Clear Queue
    1. Clears the entire queue of labels.
  8. Printer Settings
    1. Lets you choose which connected printer driver to use for A4 label sheets (unless overridden by the default printer setting) or a Label Blaster printer. There is also an Advanced Settings section for Blaster Label alignment.
  9. Barcode Settings
    1. Allows you to change alignment and how barcode labels print on A4 label sheets. Click HERE to learn more.
  10. Label Setup Utility
    1. Allows you to add additional labels to the queue. Click HERE to learn more.

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Click HERE for steps on printing labels in Barcode Manager.