Introduce Dynamic Prefix for Blind Labels

We are enhancing various UI/RF screens with an option to add a dynamic prefix when generating blind labels. With this change, users can benefit by generating labels of the same type but with unique dynamic prefixes tailored to specific customer or regulatory requirements.

IB CONTAINER UI

Users can define dynamic prefix in the Blind Labels dialog window for all labels (IBLPN/OBLPN/Pallet labels) type via Ib Container UI. This field supports up to 50 character and is a non-mandatory field. The Prefix passed in the IB Containers takes precedence over SeqCounterView Prefix for BLIND_LPN_NBR / OBLPN / BLIND_PALLET_NBR and updates the respective blind labels.

PALLET UI

Users can define dynamic prefix in the Print Blind Label dialog window from the Pallet UI (PalletView). The Prefix passed in the Print Blind Label takes precedence over SeqCounterView Prefix for BLIND_PALLET_NBR.

RF PRINT BLIND LABELS

Users can define dynamic prefix by prompting the newly introduced screen parameter “prompt_prefix” via RF Print blind labels ( rf.inbound.cwrfprintblindlabels).

The parameter prompt_prefix contains two choices:

  • Prompt: The system prompts for the Prefix to generate the blind labels and takes precedence over SeqCounterView Prefix for BLIND_LPN_NBR / OBLPN / BLIND_PALLET_NBR and updates the respective blind labels.
  • Do Not prompt: The system continuous to honour the configured SeqCounterView Prefix for BLIND_LPN_NBR / OBLPN / BLIND_PALLET_NBR and generates the Blind labels.

NOTE: Even on configuring the dynamic prefix, the system will continue to honor all other SeqCounterView configurations of the corresponding Counter Code. Example: 'Sequence Length' / 'Append Facility Code to Prefix' / 'Current Nbr '/ etc.

Also, after passing the dynamic prefix and successfully generating the blind labels, the system updates ONLY the 'Current Nbr' of the corresponding SeqCounterView. Users must ensure that the system continues to honor the company parm USE_SAME_IBOB_LPN_CNTRS when using blind LPN. If the dynamic prefix is not passed, the system continuous to honor the configured Sequence Counter View 'Prefix' for IB Container, OB Container, and BLIND_PALLET_NBR and generates the Blind labels.

Steps to Enable

Follow these steps to define the dynamic prefix in the following UIs:

IB Container

  1. Go to the IB Container (IbContainerView) UI.
  2. Click the Blind Labels action button. Blind Labels dialog window is opened.
  3. Enter all the required fields and the prefix of your choice.

NOTE: Choose the Label Type from the drop-down for which you want to generate the blind label.  

  1. Click Submit.

Pallet:

  1. Go to the Pallet UI (PalletView).
  2. Click Print Blind Label action button. The Print Blind Label dialogue window is opened.
  3. Enter all the required fields and prefix of your choice.
  4. Click Submit.

RF Print Blind Labels:

  1. Go to the RF Print Blind Labels module.
  2. Screens > Screen Parameter > prompt_prefix parameter.
  3. Set the parm choice to Prompt.
  4. Click Save.