User guide

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Piece position Not only can you set up how you want the break marks to look, you can tell Label
Studio to print the break marks on specific mail pieces. Label Studio does not
limit you in what you can or can’t break on. You can print break marks on:
 The first piece in a package/container/pallet.
 The last piece of a package/container/pallet.
 Both the first and last pieces of a package/container/pallet.
Your choice should depend on the data in your input file and on your mailroom
equipment and procedures. However, the input file data does not necessarily limit
your choice of options. Label Studio can interpret the break field data and use
break mark options set by the Label Studio user to identify those pieces upon
which to print the break mark.
Input file Your input file must contain a field that holds data indicating whether or not a
break mark should appear on that piece. For example, our Presort program
generates a field that holds the container break information. If the current mail
piece is the first piece of the container, data appears in that field. If the current
mail piece isn’t the first piece in the container, the field is empty.
If you plan on using break marks, your input file must contain a break mark field,
and you must map the field to the appropriate PW field in your definition file:
 PW.Brk_Lvl1 for package break marks.
 PW.Brk_Lvl2 for container break marks.
 PW.Brk_Lvl3 for pallet break marks.
In addition, you should define the break level in the Input Options window of
your job. For information about break levels, see “End subunits based on level
boundaries” on page 90.