SAP AII XML Specifications

Loftware Automation can present itself as an RFID device controller, capable of encoding RFID tags and printing labels. For more information about SAP AII XML specifications, see the document SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure Device Controller Interface on SAP web page.

To execute such command file, use the Run SAP AII XML Command File action.

Sample SAP AII XML

This is the SAP AII XML providing data for one label (note that there is only one <label> element).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Command xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="Command.xsd">
    <WriteTagData readerID="DEVICE ID">
        <Item>
            <FieldList format="c:\SAP Demo\SAP label.nlbl" jobName="Writer_Device20040929165746" quantity="1">
            <Field name="EPC">00037000657330</Field>
            <Field name="EPC_TYPE">SGTIN-96</Field>
            <Field name="EPC_URN">urn:autoid:tag:sgtin:3.5.0037000.065774.8</Field>
            <Field name="PRODUCT">Product</Field>
            <Field name="PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION">Product description</Field>
            </FieldList>
        </Item>
    </WriteTagData>
</Command>

When executing this sample SAP AI XML file, the label c:\SAP Demo\SAP label.nlbl is printed with the following variable values.

Variable name	Variable value
EPC	00037000657330
EPC_TYPE	SGTIN-96
EPC	urn:autoid:tag:sgtin:3.5.0037000.065774.8
PRODUCT	Product
PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION	Product description

There will be 1 printed copy of the label with spooler job name Writer_Device2004092916574. Printer name is not specified in the XML file, so the label will be printed using the printer that is defined in the label template.