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Designing Labels
Working with Variable Data
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Before you can use the data from the database, you have to link the database on the label.
During this process, the database fields get connected to the variable fields on the label.
When you start printing labels, every variable field will automatically get the value from the
linked database field. Each record in the database is used on a single label.
Note • Database functionality is only available in ZebraDesigner Pro.
Using Data from the Databases
Imagine that you have the following database that contains first and last names of people:
1. To use the data on the label, you must first define this database using the Database Wizard.
2. To include two variable texts on a label, create two text objects.
3. In the text wizard, select Variable text and click the Next button.
4. Select the Database option as the source of variable data.
5. Link both text objects to the variable fields, each to a separate field.
When you print the labels, each of the text objects on the label will get the value from the
corresponding field in the database. When one label is printed, the next record is used for the
second label and the process is repeated. Each name and surname is printed on a separate label.
Use Database Wizard
The process of defining a new Database access function consists of four steps (pages). On
those pages you enter the data required by the Wizard. You can go to the next step (page) by
clicking the
Next button or return to previous with the Previous button.
When all necessary data has been entered, the
Finish button will become available, allowing
you to complete the process of defining a new Database access function. Note that some
options have predefined values, so you don’t really need to go through all the steps of a
wizard.
Note • Database functionality is only available in ZebraDesigner Pro.
field1 field2
John Smith
Jane Wright
Bob Doe