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BIAF Print Label software setup

Yoel Kortick

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• This presentation will describe in detail how to set up and use the BIAF label software with Aleph

• Details will be given regarding the • Aleph server

• Aleph PC Client

• BIAF label software on the PC

Introduction

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• In addition to this presentation see also the BIAF help file.

• After installation of the BIAF program the BIAF help file will be available at:…\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Help\BIAF Label-OEM.pdf

• The above file will also open if you choose menu “Help > Help Topics” while in the BIAF program.

BIAF help file

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• All label forms must be defined in Administrative library table $data_tab/form_print_method

• Here it must be specific that for the particular form you wish to use the BIAF label software

• This is done by using the print method BIAF_LABEL_PRINT in column 3

Table form_print_method

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• Here we will assume that we have the following forms in $data_root/form_eng of the bibliographic library:


item-copy-label-00.xsl



item-issue-label-20.xsl

item-issue-label-00.xsl

serial-item-label-00.xsl

serial-item-label-01.xsl

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• We therefore have the following in Administrative library $data_root/form_print_method


! 1 2 3 4 5

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!-!

item-copy-label 00 EXECUTE BIAF_LABEL_PRINT



item-issue-label 00 EXECUTE BIAF_LABEL_PRINT

item-issue-label 20 EXECUTE BIAF_LABEL_PRINT

serial-item-label 00 EXECUTE BIAF_LABEL_PRINT

serial-item-label 01 EXECUTE BIAF_LABEL_PRINT

This is the command to use BIAF label printing program

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• The BIAF Print Label Software should be installed under the ALEPH version root (by default C:\AL500). For example, the program might be installed in a directory C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL.

• Install the program by double clicking the file BIAFLABEL.EXE

Install the BIAF label program on PC

(Internal Note: Available at L:\Versions\LabelPrint_Biaf\BIAFLABEL.EXE)

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• Edit the file …\AL500\[BIAFLABEL]\PrintQueueConfig.ini and define the form name, language, number, full path to the print template file and printer name.

• The syntax is as follows:

• form name,language,form number@print template filename with full path@printer name

Configure file PrintQueueConfig.ini

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• Example:


item-copy-label,ENG,00@C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\Aleph500-Samplec00.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area



item-issue-label,ENG,00@C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\Aleph500-Samplei00.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area

item-issue-label,ENG,20@C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\\Aleph500-Samplei20.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area

serial-item-label,ENG,00@C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\Aleph500-Samplesi00.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area

serial-item-label,ENG,01@C:\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\Aleph500-Samplesi01.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area

• Above we used a “local convention”. The template names have before the format number “c”, “i” or “si”.

• This is parallel to “copy”, “issue” and “serial item” (the names of the forms on the server).

• Example: Aleph500-Samplesi01.lbs

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• To make sure you have the correct syntax for printer name after the last “@”do:

• Make sure the printer opens and you do not get an error message

• Example on next two slides

start > run > printer name

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• The templates listed after the first “@” must be actual templates on the PC



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• Templates may be edited via the interface of the BIAF software.

• Double clicking a file will automatically open the template in the BIAF software


Double click here …

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• Templates Opens here for editing


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• If the printer is not defined in file PrintQueueuConfig.ini then it is also possible to define the printer in Aleph.

• This can be done in the file AL500\catalog\tab\print.ini

• In the ItemLabel line define the non default printer in column 6, for example:


ItemLabel 00 N P item_lbl.prn DEVICE-07

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• We will now use Aleph services to print the labels, and the labels will be actually printed via the BIAF program.

• Labels may be printed in Aleph via batch or online. Here we will print them via batch.

• We will use “General Retrieval Form (ret-adm-01)” to retrieve the items for which we want to print labels.

• We will use “Print Items Labels (item-03)” to actually print the labels.

Print the labels in Aleph

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• Here we use ret-adm-01 to retrieve the items in sub library LAMB which have been updated (or created) between Jan. 28 and Jan. 31, 2008.


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• We will now use the output file from ret-adm-01 as the input file for item-03.

• When we run item-03 we will choose a format which uses file $data_root/form_eng/item-copy-label-07.xsl from the bibliographic library on the server.

• We already determined in PC file PrintQueueConfig.ini that item-copy-label-07.xsl uses BIAF template “Aleph500-Samplec07.lbs”:


item-copy-label,ENG,07@C:\GUIs\AL500\BIAFLABEL\Templates\Aleph500-Samplec07.lbs@\\il-dc02\Olivetti-End Of New Area

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<control> <drop_down> <argname>F03</argname> <label>Label Format</label> <default>00</default> <cbitem> <value>00</value> <display>Inside Label format 00 </display> </cbitem> <cbitem> <value>07</value> <display>Inside Label format 07 </display> </cbitem> <cbitem> <value>20</value> <display>Spine Label format 20</display> </cbitem> </drop_down></control><control> <drop_down> <argname>F04</argname> <label>Labels For</label> <default>C</default> <cbitem> <value>C</value> <display>Copy item-copy-label</display> </cbitem> <cbitem> <value>I</value> <display>Issue item-issue-label</display> </cbitem> </drop_down></control>


This is the xsl of the service item-03: $alephe_root/pc_b_eng/p-item-03.xml

This determines if item-copy-label or item-issue-label is used

This determines the format number of item-copy-label-nn or item-issue-label-nn

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• Now we run item-03.


Output file from ret-adm-01

This will use item-copy-label-07 from form_eng on the server

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• The labels output file appears in task manager


We click “Print”Output of item-03

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• The labels will then appear in “Preview” of the BIAF program

Click here to see them larger

Click here to print

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• Depending on the specific setup, there is a chance that the bottom row of labels will appear outside of the margin:

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• If that is the case, then do as follows:

1. Open BIAF program by clicking file ..\AL500\BIAFLABEL\label32.exe

2. Open a specific template

3. Click the “Way Print” icon, which is sixth from the left on the bottom

4. Select the “Margins Correct” check box• This is shown on the next slide

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• Now the labels appear and print correctly

Thank [email protected]

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