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Setup the Label/Tab Printing Add-on Module

This is part of the Label/Tag Printing Add-on Module.

The following steps will walk you through the setup for the Label/Tag Printing Add-on Module. This will include:

  • Setting up a Dropbox as a go-between for eGrow Connect and the label/tag software, BarTender.
  • Integrating BarTender, the software used to create label and tag templates, and eGrow Connect, where all of the inventory information for the tags will come from.
  • Creating label/tag templates that will be populated with eGrow information.
  • Setting up necessary information in eGrow Connect to finalize the process.
  • At the completion of these steps, you will be ready to print labels and/or tags for your items directly from eGrow Connect.

Note: This process will take some time, so please plan accordingly.

A PDF document for setup can be downladed here

Dropbox Setup​

  1. Create a Dropbox free account. We recommend creating a free account just for this purpose, even if you have a separate personal account.
  2. In eGrow Connect, navigate to system setup logo System Setup > Integrations > Label/Tag Printing > BarTender Settings.
  3. Complete Step 1 to establish a connection between eGrow Connect and the Dropbox account.
  4. Complete Step 2 to test the connection.
  5. Complete Step 3 to enter the *exact* Dropbox location where the label/tag templates will be found. You can get the exact location by right-clicking on the folder in Dropbox, select Properties, then copy and paste the location into the open field in Step 3.
  6. Complete Step 4 to create field data template and folders.

BarTender Integration Setup​

Complete Step 5 by setting up the BarTender Integration

  1. Open the BarTender Integration Builder.
  2. Select Create New Integration.
  3. Select File, then click OK. We will now walk you through the setup for each portion of the left pane called “File Integration”.
  4. First, click Integration. Name the integration “eGrow Connect Integration”.
  5. Next, click File Detection.
    1. In the “Folder to Scan” field, Browse to Dropbox\Apps\egrowConnect\Scan\A
    2. In the “Scan Method” field, select Polling Only
    3. For “Polling Interval”, enter 10 seconds.
    4. For “File Idle Time”, enter 5 seconds.
    5. For “Actions After Detection”, select the action Delete File.
    6. For “Action After Failure”, select the action Rename File, and “New Extension” will say “failed”
  6. Now, click Input Data on the left.
    1. For “Input Encoding”, select Unicode (UTF-8)
  7. In the left pane, under Actions:
    1. Hover your mouse next to Print Document and click the X to delete.
    2. Click the icon next to Actions
    3. In the popup window, select Print Command Script, then click OK.
  8. Click the Save Icon at the top of the window, and enter the File Name: egrow-connect-integration-file.btin, click Save.
  9. Click Deploy Integration in the taskbar.
  10. The Deployment Name is egrow-connect-integration, then click OK.
  11. The BarTender Administrator Console will open showing the deployed integration. Click on Start if it is not already started, click OK to close, then close the BarTender Administrator Console window.
  12. Close the BarTender Integration window.
  13. BarTender is now ready to accept tag and label printing jobs from eGrow Connect!

Creating Label/Tag Templates​

Complete Step 6 by creating Label/Tab templates

Refer to the instructional PDF or view this video on how to Create label or tag templates in BarTender. It is important to remember that a tag file can only be printed by the printer selected when the tag was built. If you want to print the same tag with a different printer, you will need to create a new tag file and connect it to the new printer.

eGrow Connect Setup​

Complete Step 7 to set up your Printer and Label/Tag lists. Setup the printer list first, then the label/tag list.

Printer List Setup​

  1. Navigate to eGrow Connect, system setup logo System Setup > Integrations > Label/Tag Printing > Printer List. All printers that print Labels/Tags must be added to this Printer List
  2. Click Add New icon Add.
  3. The Printer Name must be the *exact* printer name used on your PC.
  4. The Custom Name will be a common name (i.e. North Farm Printer)
  5. Select a Data Folder for this printer. eGrow Connect allows space for 4 printers to connect, the first will be A, the second B, and so forth.
  6. Click Submit after each printer.

Label/Tag List Setup​

  1. Navigate to eGrow Connect, System Setup > Integrations > Label/Tag Printing > Label/Tag List.
  2. Click Add New icon Add in the right pane to enter a new Label/Tag template.
  3. Enter the *exact* file name and extension of the new template. Incorrectly entering the file name is a common mistake.
  4. Enter a Description name that may include the printer name (i.e. Plant ID tag for Main Office Printer, Plant ID tag for Shipping Office Printer)
  5. Select the printer that the tag was set up to print to from the list.
  6. Click Submit after each label/tag.