Part Forms

Employees will generate several documents, or Print Outs, while performing daily transactions in a system such as Deacom. Examples of these transactions include producing goods, shipping finished products to customers, or purchasing raw materials from vendors. The documents generated as a result of these transactions might include a Job label indicating how much was produced, when it was produced, and any relevant Job-specific or item-specific data. Labels such as these will often be attached to the drum, pallet, or appropriate container used to store the goods in inventory. Another document example might be a Certificate of Analysis that is printed from an Inventory "Lots" report and indicates the Quality Control Tests and results for the selected Lot. When printing labels, users have the ability to enter print quantity, order qty, and other miscellaneous label information in the "labeluser1-3" fields from the Print Part Forms form.

In Deacom, the templates used to create these documents throughout the system are called Part Forms, and allow for easy modification and design based on individual customer needs. The "Client Rendering" flag on the Edit Part Form for Part Forms will be checked by default. This flag helps in situations where users are experiencing delays in printing documents. If checked, this flag allows rendering on the device/client side as opposed to the server side. In this case, Deacom will check the device/client side when verifying Active X Controls and appropriate drivers.

Report Variables on Report Layouts and Part Forms have been enhanced to allow users to specify values prior to printing documents. If this feature is utilized, then the Report Parameters form will be displayed, allowing users to confirm default values, or if necessary enter new ones. Users can also specify if parameter entries are required.

See the Managing Part Forms and Modifying Part Form User Tags pages for details on using Part Forms in Deacom.

System Navigation

Print Outs > Maintenance > Part Forms

Edit Part Form

General Tab

Button/Field/Flag	Description
Edit Doc	Click to edit the actual document that will be printed using the Report Designer. For definitions of the buttons and fields available for use, refer to the Report Designer page. Only available when "Print Method" is set to "Designer". The editable Report supports Rich Text functionality, including Bold, Italics, Underline, and Strike through. For help formatting Rich Text, visit the Functions and Operators Library page.
Name	Indicates the name of the Part Form.
Print Type	Used in conjunction with the "Print Destination" field below to set the default printer and also if the default printer can be changed when printing Part Forms from the Deacom WMS application. It does not affect printing in the main application. Options are: Always and Default. If set to Always or Default, and the "Print Destination" field is blank, users will be able to select a printer when printing this Part Form from the WMS application. If set to Always, and the "Print Destination" field is populated, the Part Form will be set to print to this printer and users will not be able to override the printer selection. If set to Default, and the "Print Destination" field is populated, the Part Form will be set to print to this printer by default, but users may select another printer from the list.
Print Destination	Defines the Print Destination to which this Part Form will always be printed. Users can override this selection using the Printer combo box on a Labels form. If using a Print Destination for the selected report, ensure that the "Save Printer Environment" flag is not checked on the page setup of the Part Form.
Default Type	Pick list used to select the default type of label. Options are: C of A Item Label Job Label Lot Label Master Lot Label Package Label PO Label SDS SO Label
Print Method	Pick list used to select the method for printing. Options are: Designer - Indicates the Report Designer will be used to design and print. Refer to Managing Part Forms for process information. ZPL (Zebra Programming Language) - Refer to Configuring ZPL Labels for process information.
ZPL Definition	Memo field used to enter the commands when a form is printed to ZPL. Only available when "Print Method" is set to "ZPL".
Language	Pick list used to select when this Part Form will apply. Options are: Bill-to and Ship-to.
Active	If checked, this record is active. Only active records may be used in the system.
Print Default Quantity	If checked, the Default Print Quantity will be used when printing this form. In this case, the Part Form Printing form will not be displayed for the user.

User Fields tab

Deacom allows the creation of user-defined fields that, once created, are available on various master data records such as items, Vendors, and Ship-to Companies. These fields allow companies to enter and store information outside of the fields provided in the system. User fields may be added via Tools > Maintenance > User Fields. For more information, refer to Configuring User Fields and User Calculations. User fields added to Part Forms are available to be printed on their respective Part Forms.