DesignOverride Device Options with Label Specific Options

Label Specific Options (LSOs) enable a DesignerClosed Person who creates and designs label templates, forms, and applications for use by Data Providers. to override device settings on a per-label template, per-device model basis. For example, if devices are typically configured with cutters turned off and a particular label template requires every label to be cut, then when designing the label template you would create an LSO to override the default setting. LSOs override device options, and device options override the settings on the device itself if Send Device Options is enabled.

Tip: If available for the device, Send Device Options can be configured on the Advanced tab in an LSO or in Devices Devices.

Each LSO that you create is associated with a specific label template and with a specific device model or device family. If no LSOs are included in a label template, then the device options configured in Devices Devices are used.

Best Practice

It is recommended that device options be configured in Devices Devices and overridden by LSOs only where necessary.

To add a collection of Label Specific Options to a label template, use the following procedure.

  1. In Label Design Label Design, open a label template.
  2. In the View tab, click the Label Specific Options.
  3. In the Label Specific Options box, click Add to open the Add Device Options dialog box.
  4. For Family, select the family of the devices for which you want to override settings.
  5. For Model, select the model of the devices for which you want to override settings.
  6. For each setting that you want to override, select the Override check box, and then configure the option. (If there is more than one check box for the setting, the Override check box is the first one following the option name.)

    Tip: For information about specific device options, see Device Driver Options.

    Tip: If overriding the Paper Size or Paper Source option for a server spooler device, you are not limited to selecting from the values displayed. You can type in a custom value.

    Note: The Send Field As setting specified in the Properties for a barcode field overrides the option for the relevant symbology on the Barcode Imaging tab for both LSOs and device options. For more information, see Common Properties for Barcodes.

  7. Click OK to save the Label Specific Options collection.
  8. Click File > Save or click on the toolbar to save the label template.

    Important! An LSO is part of a label template. If you do not save the label template, the LSO that you created will be discarded when you close the label template.