Chapter 1 Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applications Using Printronix Soft-
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Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applications Using Printronix Software Migration Tools (SMT)It is likely that your software is already set up to create bar codes.
You may have also spent a lot of time creating complian ce label
templates & integrating them into your system. The Sma rt Label
Developer’s Kit Software Migration Tools will allow you to
effortlessly transition from printing compliance labels to smart
labels.
How Printronix Makes It Easy
If you are printing bar codes now, you can print smart labels — no
change to your host data stream or existing compli ance templates
is required.
How It Works
A set of Software Migration Tools has been created to intercept the
bar code data in the host data stream and copy the data to a smart
label RFID tag according to a set of rules. Each tool has been
designed for a specific end-use application. By simply selecting the
desired Software Migration Tool from the printer’s operator panel,
you automatically enable the printer to create an RFID s mart label
from your existing software application even if it does n ot have the
functionality to program RFID tags. The tools include:
•GTIN: Copies the Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN)
bar code data for case and pallet labels onto the smart labe l’s
RFID tag.
•EAN-8, EAN13, UPCA, and UCC128: These tools copy the
data from their respective bar code symbologies to a smart
label’s RFID tag. This enables the achievement of supply -chain
efficiencies with RFID-ready trading partners while at the same
time remaining compatible with those who are not.