Generate location, label per item

​The menu option Generate location, label per item allows you to generate an item location according to the latest information in the title description and write that data to the catalog. This same information can also be written to a batch file to print associated labels for book locations.

1. Go to Items > Labels > Generate location, label per item. The Generate Label/Location window opens.
2. Make a selection:
   • Start new batch. The default setting, this option allows you to include the labels file. The system generates a file name in the form of YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.
   • Add to batch. This option allows you to add items to an existing batch. Select the batch name from the drop-down menu.
   • Only generate (no labels). Use this option if you wish to only generate locations and not print labels. This option is helpful if you are checking a large number of items to confirm that they have the correct label.
3. Scan or enter the item barcode. The item location information is populated on the screen and added to the print batch, if that option is selected.
   • If you do not have the item barcode available, use the Search button to search the catalog to locate the item.
4. If the label was added to a batch,  the labels can be printed via Print item or customer labels.

If an item's location is incorrect, it can be corrected and re-scanned. This will update the information in the batch and only one label will be printed.

If the content of the Volume number is edited in the window, the change is saved for the item. Magazine, yearly volume, and periodical labels are printed with the period in the volume number field, if the period field is blank for the item.

 Note: Printing spine labels for items in the acquisition process can sometimes yield incomplete prints. It is better to print labels once the items have the status In.