Print method – Labels, cards, sheets etc.

Print Methods

ShopFloor has 3 print modes:

1. ShopFloor Client
2. NAV/BC Client
3. Silent/Universal Print
   

ShopFloor Client

This option is the default print method for ShopFloor. The operator will experience a dialog box on his local device where he has to choose printer and number of copies. The report is then printed on the chosen printer.

*The technical details: This option makes Business Central generate the report as a pdf, which is sent to the client device. The client device then saves the file to a local folder and calls Adobe with print parameter to the saved pdf.

!It is important that Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on the client device for the ShopFloor Client print to work.

NAV/BC Client

This option is for printing scenarios where operator input is needed for the report printed. When this option is chosen the ShopFloor will open the default browser and redirect it to the report being printed in Business Central. The operator has to authenticate with Microsoft before he is let into Business Central and sees the report. He can then enter the necessary information and is the prompted to print in the standard Business Central way.

*When this option is chosen all print is handled in Business Central. The only information the operator needs on hand is a Business Central login.

Silent/Universal Print

This option enables rapid print a predetermined printers. When this option is chosen the print job is sent to the printer specified in “Printer Selections” in Business Central for the report being printed.

*There is no user interaction with a print dialogue when this option is chosen.

!In order for this setup to work the printers used have to be setup as universal printers in a cloud environment. In order to print a specific report to a specific printer for a specific user, the user id has to be set in the ShopFloor Setup on the local Windows installation or you have to use the UserImpersonation authentication flow.