Data Types on Manage.ID Documentation

Product

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What is this data

A product is identified by the combination of its product code and product variant.

Where it is used

During production, the Select product coding-scenario step matches a scanned or imported input value against this master data to identify the correct product and load its data — including any linked Various Data — into the scenario, so it can be used to fill in the label. See Production Data for the related coding scenario steps, and Preparing Production on a Production Line for how a product is assigned to a line.

Production Order

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What is this data

A production order represents a specific production run or batch of one product — it carries run-specific attributes such as batch number, quantity, and production/expiry dates, in addition to a link to the product being produced.

Where it is used

The Select production order coding-scenario step identifies the order matching the current input and loads it, its linked product, and any linked Various Data into the scenario. See Production Data for the related coding scenario steps, and Preparing Production on a Production Line for how an order is assigned to a line.

Various Data

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What is this data

Various Data is a generic key/value lookup table used to attach extra attributes to a product beyond its own fixed fields — for example translations, certificates, or additional reference data pulled from an external system. It has no relation of its own to Production Order, Logistic Unit, or any other table — only Product links to it.

Where it is used

A link configured between a product column and Various Data means that whenever the Select product coding-scenario step resolves a product, the matching Various Data row is automatically pulled in alongside it and made available for use on the label. A Select production order step gets there too, but only transitively — via the order’s linked product, not a link of the order’s own (see Production Order). See Production Data for the related coding scenario steps.

Logistic Unit

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Available only when the Logistic Units feature is enabled.

What is this data

A logistic unit represents a physical packaging unit — a pallet, carton, or case — tracked by a unique identifier. It can be linked to a product and/or production order, and carries a lifecycle status (for example packed, shipped, or blocked). The default pattern used when creating a logistic unit from scanned or printed ZPL data ((?<=\(00\))\d{18}) extracts a GS1 SSCC — an 18-digit Serial Shipping Container Code following the GS1 application identifier (00) — confirming that a logistic unit is the serialized, trackable packaging level in the labeling process.

Print Job

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

What is this data

A print job is the unit of work sent to a printer.

Where it is used

A print job is normally created by a coding scenario’s Send print job to printer/Send print job to all step, but an external system (an ERP or WMS, for example) can also create one directly by importing print job data or calling the print-job API. Both paths fire an event that a coding scenario can react to — the On print jobs import and On print jobs API request trigger steps let a scenario automatically start printing as soon as a print job arrives, with no operator scan required. See Send Print Job(s) and Event for the related coding scenario steps.

Custom Columns

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Before you begin

You are assigned to a user group that has the Manage data columns permission — this is required both to add a new column and to rename one.

What this is

Beyond the fixed fields documented on each data type’s page, every master data table — Product, Production Order, Various Data, Logistic Unit, and Print Job — can be extended with custom columns to track whatever else your company needs. Each table has its own fixed capacity and per-value character limit; see that data type’s Custom / additional columns section for the specifics.