Understanding Kanban Label Printing

You use the Print Kanban Label program (RF31K31) to print labels for the kanbans. The kanban label includes prep code, number of dual kanban cards, item number, quantity, and barcode. The label might also include traceability and serialization requirements. Any messages that you set up in the DFM Kanban Label Message program will also be printed on the kanban label. You select from the available set of labels in UDC F31K/LT or from a custom label design that has been developed using a third-party report-writing program that is linked to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Demand Flow Manufacturing.

When you run the Print Kanban Label program, you set the data selection over the kanban ID or item number. You should use the Print Kanban Label program instead of calling it from the Kanban Sizing Approval Application or the DFM Kanban Master programs when you have a large data selection.

The program generates a portable document format (PDF) file which can be used with third-party software that converts the PDF file to labels. The system prints the kanban label according to the label specifications.

Note: Rather than being a printed label, a kanban label can be an electronic signal to an internal or external point of resupply.