DesignCreate a Serial Number Data Source

If you have migrated from a Loftware Print Server (LPS) environment to a Loftware Enterprise SP environment, a DesignerClosed Person who creates and designs label templates, forms, and applications for use by Data Providers. can configure a serial number data source to maintain the behavior of LPS style serial numbers. You can also use a serial number data source to add an incremented value to each printed label in a print job that is persistent across multiple jobs.

To create a serial number data source, use the following procedure.

  1. In Label Design Label Design, open an existing label template or create a new label template.
  2. In the View tab, click Data Sources.
  3. Click Serial number, and then click Add Data Source. The Serial Number Data Source dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the General Data panel, enter a data source Name by which to refer to this label data source.

    Note: The name of a label data source can include letters and numbers. Additionally, the following characters are permitted but cannot begin or end the name: double quotation marks, single quotation marks, grave accents, hyphens, underscores, and periods.

  5. In the Data Ref field, enter the Result Name given when the serial number data service was configured.
  6. In the Data Service panel, select the data service to use, and then click OK.

    Tip: You can use the Relative Path check box to control whether the path is represented as an absolute path or a relative path. Using a relative path may be helpful if an object is likely to be transferred to a different Loftware Enterprise SP instanceClosed A Loftware Application Server and a Loftware Database Server that are associated with each other by a Loftware Enterprise - SP License.. The check box is available to select after the object has been saved for the first time. For more information, see Relative Paths.

  7. Click OK.
  8. In the Data Sources box, the Serial number section now lists the serial number data source that you created. You can continue with any of the following:
    • Drag the data source onto a field in the Label view such as a Variable Text field to assign the data source as the data ref for that field, or enter a data ref manually. For more information, see Use a Data Source to Fill a Field.
    • Create a formula and select the data refs for the data source for use in the formula.