Overview - Steps of a Coding Scenario on Manage.ID Documentation

Barcode Scanner

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This tab provides steps that wait for or process input from a barcode scanner.

On scan

This trigger step pauses the scenario until a scan is received from a specific scanner assigned to the production line. The scanned value is passed to subsequent steps.

Parameter	Type	Description
Scanner	Mandatory	The scanner that this step listens to.
no-read data	Mandatory	The value the scanner reports when it cannot read a barcode (no-read).
stop on no-read	Optional	If enabled, the scenario stops when a no-read is received instead of continuing. Enabled by default.

Examples

I/O

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This tab provides steps that either wait for an I/O signal as input or control an I/O device as output.

On I/O

This trigger step pauses the scenario until a specific signal is received from a specific I/O device.

Parameter	Type	Description
IO device	Mandatory	The I/O device that this step listens to.
Aliases	Mandatory	The name of the signal on the I/O device that triggers this step.

Set I/O

Production Data

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This tab provides steps that identify and filter master data for use in the coding scenario.

Select product

This action step identifies the product from the master data that matches the input received by the production line. If multiple products match, the user can resolve the collision manually or the system throws an error.

Parameter	Type	Description
Resolve collision manually if multiple products found	Mandatory	If enabled, the user is prompted to select the correct product when multiple products match. If disabled, the system selects automatically.
Lookup column	Mandatory	The column in the master data used to identify the product.

Select production order

Layout

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This tab provides steps that determine which label layout is used for printing and that prepare layout resources.

Identify layout

This action step reads the name of the label layout from a specific column in the master data and assigns it to the print job. The print job is then executed with the layout named in that column, so that each item can be printed with its own layout.

Use this step when the scenario requires a layout that depends on the data being printed, and the single default layout assigned at the printer driver level cannot be used. The step only determines the layout; place it before the step that prints or previews the print data.

Send Print Job(s)

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This tab provides steps that control the printing process.

Most steps on this tab additionally expose two optional common parameters: Quantity (overrides the number of labels to print) and Print_ACK (request a print acknowledgement). Only the step-specific parameters are listed below.

Send print job to printer

This action step sends a print job to a specific printer assigned to the production line.

Parameter	Type	Description
Printer	Mandatory	The printer that should execute the print job.
Add load logo	Optional	If enabled, a command to load logos is included in the print job.

Send print job to all

Event

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This tab provides trigger steps that react to changes in master data, to production state changes, or to the completion of system tasks.

On product change

This trigger step pauses the scenario until a change in the product master data is detected.

This step has no parameters.

On order change

This trigger step pauses the scenario until a change in the production order master data is detected.

This step has no parameters.

Production

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This tab provides steps that control or check the production state of the production line.

Start Production

This action step starts the production process on the production line.

This step has no parameters.

Stop Production

This action step stops the production process on the production line.

This step has no parameters.

Check If Production Running

This action step verifies that the production line is currently running. If the production line is not running, the workflow execution is canceled and no further actions are performed.

Output

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This tab provides steps that write data back to the system or expose it to external systems.

Expose product

This action step exposes product information to an external system or output target.

This step has no parameters.

Expose Logistic Unit

This action step exposes logistic unit information to an external system or output target.

This step has no parameters.

FIFO Queue

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This tab provides steps that manage a first-in, first-out data queue. Use these steps when you need to buffer and process data in the order it was received.

FIFO push item

This action step adds the current Item (production order, product, logistic unit) to the end of a FIFO queue. The item is the one available at the point where the step runs, for example a logistic unit created by a preceding step. Because the queue is shared, the record stays available beyond the coding scenario that added it: another scenario can retrieve the queued item later with the FIFO get item step, in the same order they were added. Use this step to hand data over to a scenario that processes it at a later point in the production process.

OPC-UA

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This tab provides steps that integrate with OPC-UA compatible devices and systems.

On opcua

This trigger step pauses the scenario until a signal is received from a specific OPC-UA node.

Parameter	Type	Description
OPCUA device	Mandatory	The OPC-UA device that this step listens to.
Node id	Mandatory	The node id of the OPC-UA item that this step listens to.

On opcua value match

This trigger step pauses the scenario until the value of a specific OPC-UA node matches an expected value.

Other

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This tab provides utility steps for miscellaneous functions in a coding scenario.

Sync files on all printers

This action step synchronizes all resource files (layouts, fonts, logos) to all hardware devices assigned to the production line. Use this step after a resource update to ensure all printers have the latest files before a print job is sent.

This step has no parameters.

Pause

This action step delays the execution of the next step by a number of seconds. Use it to introduce a deliberate wait between actions, for example to give hardware time to complete an operation.

Custom

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This tab provides customer-specific steps. The steps below are only present in installations where the corresponding customer module is enabled, and may not be available in your installation.

Split Barcode

This action step splits a scanned barcode into separate parts for use by subsequent steps.

This step belongs to a customer-specific module and may not be available in your installation.

This step has no parameters.

Check production and dates

This action step checks the current production against previous productions and validates date information such as best-before dates.