Zebra Technologies All in One Printer SAP R 3 User Manual

Zebra’s “Plug and Print” Initiative…  
Barcode Label Printing from SAP R/3  
BAR-ONE  
For  
SAP R/3  
Application White-paper  
February 7, 2000  
Rev F  
 
BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
Zebra’s BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 software provides easy-to-use label  
design capabilities that support all of the Zebra printers’ functionality  
and high performance. Below are a few of the benefits available from  
the combination of Zebra Printers and BAR-ONE for SAP R/3:  
Plug and Print  
directly from SAP  
R/3 without having  
to program  
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No need to manually write SAPscript. All label design and object  
manipulation is done graphically (minutes instead of days)!  
SAPscript  
All Zebra resident bar code symbologies are supported, including  
UCC/EAN 128, PDF417, Datamatrix and Maxicode. Resident  
barcodes provide maximum performance and accuracy.  
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All Zebra resident fonts, including Windowsâ TrueType fonts.  
TrueType fonts can be used for variable data, including serial  
numbers, with no degradation to label throughput. Support is also  
included for seven optional Zebra resident scaleable fonts (CG  
Triumvirate and CG Triumvirate Condensed family).  
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Dynamic text formatting of SAP R/3 variable data, including  
automatic word wrapping, left, right and center justification at any  
orientation for all fonts.  
Any barcode, text or graphic field can be linked to any SAP R/3  
database field or system variable (i.e. &tablename-fieldname& or  
&SY-UNAME&) via a simple point-and-click selection.  
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Variable graphic images (i.e., logos, symbols, etc.) can be printed,  
depending on the contents of a SAP R/3 variable field.  
Smart printer wizards make it easy to store graphics, fonts and  
formats on printer-based PC cards and flash memory. This  
provides zero download time for fast “first-label-out”, and reduces  
network traffic to a minimum.  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 automatically generates SAPscript, for  
Zebra printers, in SAP R/3 Internal Text Format (ITF). No manual  
modifications need to be made to these commands.  
No manual  
modifications  
needed before  
uploading into SAP  
R/3  
All variable fields, including graphics, support advanced  
SAPscript programming. This is required if you wish to control  
the contents of a field based on SAPscript IF / ELSEIF  
conditioning or wish to use SAPscript INCLUDE commands.  
This is done directly within BAR-ONE for SAP”. It does not  
require any further editing within SAP R/3 and allows for simple  
future label design modifications.  
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Maximum control and performance of all Zebra printer features.  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
How It Works  
Excluding middle-ware and BAR-ONE for SAP R/3, forms would  
traditionally be designed by manually writing SAPscript commands.  
SAPscript then requires that you have a proprietary SAP R/3 printer  
driver loaded for your target device. This approach does not work for  
barcode label printing due to the following:  
AllSAP printer  
drivers are built for  
forms printing on  
mainstream office  
printers  
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SAP R/3 has drivers for mainstream office printers but not  
barcode label printers.  
SAP R/3 drivers are designed for forms & report printing, not  
barcode labels.  
SAPscript barcode commands are complex, support few  
symbologies and have basically been built as fonts. They also  
provide poor support for rotation, check-digits, narrow bar width,  
ratio, and are not supported by any specialty barcode label printer  
(other than via emulation such as PCL etc.).  
SAP R/3 also supports printing with Windows drivers via the SAPWin  
device type and SAPlpd. This approach does not work for barcode  
label printing and specialty barcode label printers due to the following:  
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SAPWin device type has no support for barcode label printer  
features such as barcodes, cutter, flash memory, print speeds and  
darkness etc.  
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SAPWin device type and barcode label Windows printer drivers  
may send the entire label down as a graphic and need to do this  
for every label with variable data (slow printing and lots of  
network traffic).  
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SAPscript barcodes are not supported with the SAPwin device  
type, unless you source a 3rd party barcode DLL. These barcodes  
are downloaded as bitmap objects via Windows drivers. This can  
reduce performance and barcode accuracy (it’s also expensive).  
SAPWin does not support printing directly from the server to the  
printer (SAPlpd must be used).  
BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 is a graphical barcode label design tool that  
generates SAPscript for use with Zebra printers. This means the user  
does not need to manually program SAPscript to design or print labels.  
SAP has built Zebra device types for SAP R/3. These drivers are  
optimized for use with BAR-ONE for SAP R/3.  
BAR-ONE for SAP  
R/3 is a graphical  
SAPscript generator  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
After the label is designed graphically in BAR-ONE for SAP R/3, it  
can easily and quickly be uploaded into SAP R/3, via the SAP R/3  
Windows client. Once uploaded, the label can be printed from any  
other SAP R/3 client, anywhere in the world, to any Zebra printer  
without the need to purchase, setup or maintain any additional  
software. The printing is done direct from the SAP R/3 server. The  
only requirement is that each server has the Zebra device driver  
installed. The Zebra device driver for SAP R/3 is free and available  
from the SAP FTP site or directly from Zebra. The installation of this  
driver takes only a few minutes and it need never be maintained or  
modified.  
Printing is done  
direct from the SAP  
R/3 server  
Formatting attributes on the label are easily moved, changed, added, or  
deleted using the BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 WYSIWYG label design  
tool. No SAPscript programming is required to make formatting  
changes. Label size, font types, barcode symbology, line spacing,  
justification, logos, lines, boxes, circles, ellipses and variable data are  
all specified within the label design. A label can easily be modified at  
any time and re-uploaded into SAP R/3 without the need to make any  
manual modifications in SAPscript.  
No SAPscript  
programming is  
required.  
Complex labeling applications may require that some SAPscript needs  
to be written, i.e., filling in of variable fields based on the contents of  
other fields. This SAPscript can be written and stored within variable  
fields directly in BAR-ONE for SAP R/3. This allows for label  
designs to be easily modified, multiple times, and avoid the need to  
manually modify or re-write SAPscript.  
Complex labeling  
applications are  
also supported  
BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 is already installed in some of the world’s  
largest SAP R/3 sites. One example of this is a chemical company,  
printing HAZchem labels that has 150 locations worldwide.  
BAR-ONE for SAP  
R/3 is a proven  
solution  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
How it Works  
Step 1 – Design the label graphically using BAR-ONE for SAP R/3.  
Place fixed or variable objects on the label including text, barcodes,  
logos, lines, boxes, circles etc.  
Design labels with  
the easy-to-use  
Zebra professional  
barcode labeling  
software  
Step 2 – Press the SAP R/3 icon and use the Smart Printer Wizard to  
help decide if you wish to download logos and fonts from SAP R/3 or  
store them on flash memory inside the printer. When completed, this  
will save the label design in a format that can be uploaded into SAP  
R/3 (SAPscript Internal Text Format).  
Smart Printer  
Wizard stores fonts  
and logos in SAP  
R/3 or the printer’s  
non-volatile  
memory  
Step 3 – Upload the ITF file, generated by BAR-ONE for SAP R/3,  
using the SAP R/3 Windows Client. This is uploaded into the standard  
editor and then pasted into a Form Window  
Upload the BAR-  
ONE generated ITF  
file directly into  
SAP R/3  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
The Benefits  
Zebra BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 provides an easy, fast way to print  
complex bar coded labels on demand from SAP R/3. Users can count  
on complete data integrity as label data is generated directly from SAP  
R/3.  
Easy and  
inexpensive to  
implement and  
maintain  
Labels are easier to design and maintain because no modifications are  
required to be manually made to the SAPscript generated by BAR-  
ONE for SAP R/3. Labels can be printed on just about any native  
platform, directly from the server or via SAPlpd, while still  
maintaining the features and performance found in PC based labeling  
software. The SAPscript composer can save processing time because  
the layout set is simpler. Downloading the labels only once and  
storing them on the printer reduces the amount of data transferred  
across the network and speeds up printing. Fast “first-label-out” can  
be achieved by storing label formats, graphics and TrueType fonts in  
printer-based non-volatile memory. Zebra printers support PC cards  
and flash memory.  
The major features and benefits that customers will see when they use  
BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 are listed below:  
Feature  
Benefit  
Easy to use WYSIWYG bar code label design  
tool.  
No SAPscript programming required to implement. SAPscript is all  
generated automatically (minutes rather than days to design labels).  
BAR-ONE for SAP R/3 is optimized for Zebra Provides full functionality and maximum performance with Zebra  
Printers.  
printers including maximum print speed, word wrapping, text  
justification, serialization, and variable graphics.  
Easy and inexpensive to maintain.  
Non-programmers can modify labels.  
Print directly from any SAP R/3 Server.  
No need to use PCs, or SAPlpd, as print servers. This reduces cost  
and improves print speed.  
Take advantage of existing SAP R/3 print  
services and SAPscript.  
No new learning curve, giving faster implementation. This  
significantly reduces cost – Thousands of $$$.  
This significantly reduces costs in a multi-site implementation.  
Print directly from SAP R/3. No need to  
purchase, implement, setup or maintain middle- This also provides the fastest possible live implementation. Multi-  
ware. national companies could see savings of up to $100,000 or more!  
Zebra’s SAP R/3 Knowledge, support and training. Working directly with SAP and large SAP R/3 end users, Zebra has  
gained invaluable working knowledge of barcode printing within  
SAP R/3. Zebra has it’s own Software Engineers (SEs) that can  
help you, or your solution provider, with implementation and  
training.  
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BAR-ONE for SAP R/3  
For more information  
on BAR-ONE for SAPR/3  
visit www.zebra.com or,  
please contact…  
Zebra Technologies Corporation  
333 Corporate Woods Parkway  
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-3109  
Phone: +1 (847) 634-6700  
Toll-free: +1 (800) 423-0422  
Fax: +1 (847) 913-8766  
Zebra Technologies Europe - UK  
Zebra House  
The Valley Centre, Gordon Road  
High Wycombe  
Buckinghamshire HP13 6EQ, UK  
Phone: +44 (0) 1494 472872  
Fax: +44 (0) 1494 450103  
Zebra Technologies Europe - Germany  
Birkenwaldstr. 38  
63179 Obertshausen  
Germany  
Phone: +49 6104 709912  
Fax: +49 6104 709922  
Zebra Technologies - France  
50 Rue Marcel Dassault  
92100 Boulogne Billancourt  
France  
Phone: +33 1 55 20 93 93  
Fax: +33 1 55 20 93 99  
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