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Configuring Data Sources

Increment/Decrement Data Source

The Increment/Decrement (Incr/Decr) data source allows you to print increasing or decreasing values in

a field (Increments or Decrements). The starting value for each print run is entered by the user at print

time or it is set using a clear-to value. The difference between the Incr/Decr data source and the Serial

Number data source is that the Serial Number data source remembers the last value printed in a file.

This value can be shared among different labels. Serial files can also be shared system wide across a

network. Be sure that you understand both data sources before choosing one.

Extended Mode vs. Native Mode

Most thermal transfer printers have the capability of incrementing or decrementing data in the printer’s

firmware. This allows the printers to print much faster than having to send a different label (with the

incremented value) each time a field has to be incremented. The Loftware Label Manager design mode

allows you to set up any incrementing situation you need. For example, the incrementing scheme may be

alphanumeric or may be embedded in a formula.

The printing subsystem evaluates the nature of your increment/decrement request to see if the printer is

able to handle it internally. If the answer is yes, the job is sent to the printer and the printer is told to

increment between labels. This scenario is called Native Mode. If it is determined that the printer cannot

handle the request, the printing subsystem performs the incrementing for the printer and sends the new

data for each label. This is called Extended Mode and is slower than Native Mode.

Rule of Thumb: If a formula is a copy-from field and is incr/decr or serial, it is printed natively.If you have a

formula which is concatenated with an incr/decr or serial field, it is printed in Extended Mode.

When the Number Wraps

You should provide enough zeros during your print run so that the incrementing number increments

through significant digit positions before resetting to zero. For example, a starting number of 00

increments through 99 before wrapping back to 00. A starting value of 000 wraps at 999 and so on.You

may trim the leading 0 using the L-Trim formula function on a non-printing field that you have defined

as incrementing.

Note: Using the L-Trim formula function may force the printer into the slower Extended Mode.

Options for the Increment/Decrement Data Source

Type

Type allows you to select Increment (count up) or Decrement (count down).

Mode

This function allows you to specify the character set used to Increment or Decrement.

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