Overview - Steps of a Coding Scenario

Barcode scanner

This tab provides steps that process input from a scan.

On scan: This step waits for an incoming scan from a specific scanner in the production line.; The parameter Scanner sets the name of the scanner that is tracked by the step.
On any scan: This step triggers the next step as soon as any of the scanners in the production line delivers a scan.

This tab provides steps that either receive an I/O signal as an input or trigger a function of an I/O device as an output.

On I/O: This step waits for a specific I/O signal from a specific I/O device.
Set I/O: This step sets an I/O signal of a specific I/O device into a specific status.
Reset I/O: This step resets an I/O signal from a specific I/O device.

Each I/O step has two parameters:

I/O device: The name of the I/O device that is tracked or controlled by the step.
Aliases: The name of the specific signal emitted by an I/O device.

All I/O steps except On I/O have the additional parameter signal-duration, which you use to define the duration of the I/O signal.

This tab provides steps that process received master data.

Select product: This step identifies the product from the master data that is fed into the production line.
Select production order: This step identifies the order from the master data that is fed into the production line.
Collect list of products: This step selects the product from a specific field in the master data that is fed into the production line.
Collect list of orders: This step selects the order from a specific field in the master data that is fed into the production line.

The steps Collect list of products and Collect list of orders have two parameters:

Field to filter: The name of the field in the master data that carries the relevant information.
Filter regular expression: A regular expression that is applied to the applied filter.

This tab provides steps that process layout information.

Identify layout for the printer: This step identifies the name of the label layout(s) from a specific field in the product data that is fed into the production line.; The parameter Layout name table sets the name of the table in the master data that carries the column with the name of the label layout(s).; The parameter Layout name column sets the name of the column in the table in the master data that carries the name of the label layout(s).

This tab provides steps that control printing processes.

Print to all: This step starts a printing process on all printers in the production line.
Send printjob to printer: This step starts a printing process on a specific printer in the production line.; The parameter Printer sets the name of the printer that should start printing.
Generate printer data set(s): This step creates data sets to log printing processes on the production line.; The parameter LDF table sets the name of the LDF table that is used.; The parameter LDF column sets the name of the column in the selected LDF table that is used.; The parameter LFM file name sets the name of the LFM file that is created.

This tab provides steps that react to changes in master data.

Product change: This step reacts to a change of the product in master data.
Order change: This step reacts to a change of the order in master data.
Product or Order change: This step reacts to a change of the product or the order in master data.
Data import: This step reacts to the execution of a specific import task.; The parameter Import interface sets the name of the import task that is tracked by the step.; The parameter Start by success defines whether a successful execution of the import task is mandatory to trigger the next step.

This tab provides miscellaneous steps.

Sync files on all labelers: This step synchronizes all files on the hardware devices on the production line.
Pause: This step pauses the operation of the production line.; The parameter Sleep (sec) sets the amount of time for which the production line should pause in seconds.