Domino Ax Series, User Documentation

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OPERATION
4-38 EPT019297 Issue 1 November 2016
Add a Counter Element
To add a counter element to the label design:
(1) In the label creator’s side menu, select the Element tab.
(2) Select the Add menu.
(3) Select Text .
(4) Select +Variable at the top of the screen.
(5) Select +Create new...
(6) Select Counter .
(7) The following counter settings can now be defined:
Setting Name Explanation
Name Enter the name of the counter element.
Format Input the required counter format:
0 - Mandatory numeric character (0-9)
L - Mandatory alpha character (A-Z or a-z)
Start Value / Prompt Input the counter start value, or tick the Prompt tick box to prompt
the user to input a counter start value when printing starts.
Repeat count Enter the number of times the same counter value will be
repeated.
Show additional
properties Tick the Show additional properties tick box to show more
counter settings.
Step Enter the number of steps the counter should count in.
For example, if the Step value is set to 5, the counter will count in
the sequence:
5, 10, 15, 20, etc.
Lower limit Enter the minimum counter value.
Upper limit Enter the maximum counter value.
Leading zeros Tick the Leading zeros tick box to add padding characters to the
counter.
Padding character If the Leading zeros tick box has been ticked, this setting is used
to define the padding character that will be used in the counter.
Trigger Specify what method will trigger the counter value to increase:
Product Detect - The counter will be triggered each time a product
detect signal is received.
User Port - The counter will be triggered by an external device
connected to the printers user port.
Another Counter - The counter will be triggered by another
counter element within the label design.