Sales Orders > Reports > Label Print

Label Print

You use this program to print up to 9999 labels for each sales order selected.

Toolbar and menu

Field Description
Print/Send Select this to generate your labels.
Alignment Select this to print a test label enabling you to verify that the labels are correctly aligned in your printer.
Save Form Values This option is only enabled in Design mode (Automation Design). Your selections are saved and applied when the program is run in automated mode.

Form values and defaults are applied at operator level. They are not saved at role or group level.

Print Report Options

Field Description
Documents  
Format Indicate the stationery format to use to generate the labels. See SO Label Format.
Format description This indicates the description of the label Format.
Label  
Type of label
Option Description
Sales order Select this to print labels from sales orders on file.
Dispatch note Select this to print labels from dispatch notes on file.
Label sequence
Option Description
Dispatch notes

Select this to print labels in dispatch note number sequence.

This option is only available if you selected the Type of label as Dispatch note.
Sales order

Select this to print labels in sales order number sequence.

This option is only available if you selected the Type of label as Sales order.
Customer Select this to print labels in customer code sequence.
User defined

If you select this option, then at the time of printing the report you will be required to enter the name of the tag-file to be used.

A tag file is created using a text editor and enables you to print reports in a sequence not catered for by the system (see Tag files).
Tag file name This applies if the Label sequence is User defined. Indicate the name of the file that contains the list of stock codes for which you want to print labels (see Tag files).
Sales orders  
Sales order selection Indicate the sales order numbers for which you want to generate labels.

This option is only available if the Type of label is Sales order.
Dispatch note  
Dispatch note selection Indicate the dispatch notes numbers for which you want to generate labels.

This option is only available if the Type of label is Dispatch Note.
Labels to print  
Labels per order Enter the number of duplicate labels you want to print for each dispatch note or order selected.
Customers  
Customer selection Indicate the customer(s) for which you want to print sales orders/dispatch note labels.
Geographic area options  
Geographic area selection

Indicate the geographic area(s) for which to generate labels.
Branch option  
Branch selection Indicate the Accounts Receivable branch(es) for which you want to print sales orders/dispatch note labels.
Date  
Date selection required
Option Description
None Select this to generate labels for all sales orders or dispatch notes, irrespective of their dates.
Sales order

Select this to indicate dates for the selection of orders for the printing of labels.
Dispatch note

Select this to indicate dates for the selection of dispatch notes for the printing of labels.
Entry

Select this to include sales orders for labels based on the date they were processed in the Sales Order Entry program.

You can include orders for labels for a range of order entry dates. You indicate this range in the From date and To date fields.

This option is not available if you selected to print labels for dispatch notes.
Ship

Select this to include sales orders for labels based on the ship date specified in the Sales Order Entry program.

You can include orders for a range of order ship dates. You indicate this range in the From date and To date fields.

This is not available if you selected to print labels for dispatch notes.
Status

Select this to include sales orders for labels based on the date an invoice was last produced for the order.

You enter the range of dates in the From date and To date fields.

This is not available if you selected to print labels for dispatch notes.
Date selection

Indicate the date(s) for which you want to include orders/dispatch notes in the label selection

For Orders, this date refers to either the Entry, Ship or invoice date depending on the Date selection required you selected

You cannot access these options if you selected None at the Date selection required option.
After processing completed

These options are displayed within programs that can be automated. They enable you to indicate the action you want to perform once processing is complete (see Automation Design).

Notes and warnings

Restrictions and limits

  • Sales order labels are only printed for orders in a status of 4 (i.e. if the delivery note has been printed).