The document discusses the Print Wizard feature in GRIN-Global Curator Tool. It allows printing labels on various printer types using label templates designed in ZPL language. It describes how to download and install the required DLL, design labels in Zebra Designer Essentials, link data to templates using column names, and print labels by selecting records and a template. The International Potato Center (CIP) is introduced as focusing on potato, sweetpotato, and roots/tubers research and development to address issues like hunger, poverty, climate change and biodiversity preservation.

1. C I P P R O G R A M C O M M I T T E E
APRIL 07, 2020
GRIN-Global Print Wizard
Carlos and Edwin (CIP)

2. Print Wizard - Overview
Allows to print labels on any printer(thermal, laser, etc.)
Use a label template in ZPL language
Set up printer properties
Preview labels
Link dataviews to templates
Requirements
• Internet connection for render label images(for printers that do not
support ZPL)
• For label template design use zebra fonts only

3. Print Wizard – Download and Install the DLL
Download DLL from https://gitlab.com/CIP-Development/GRINGlobal-Wizards/-
/tree/master/PrintWizard
Read the file “Readme.md”
For software developers the source code in https://gitlab.com/CIP-
Development/GRIN-Global_Client

4. Designing Label Template
Use Zebra Designer Essentials 3 (no license key required) to create
label templates.
(https://www.zebra.com/la/es/products/software/barcode-
printers/zebralink/zebra-designer.html)
Steps
1) Create a New Label
2) Specify template dimensions
3) Make template design using label objects (e.g. barcode, text)
4) To indicate a variable to replace, put a column name of GRIN-Global
dataviews between double hashtags (e.g. ##accession_id##)
5) Print to file with extension *.prn
6) Copy the PRN file to “Reports” folder inside Curator Tool installation
folder
C:/Program Files/GRIN-Global/GRIN-Global Curator Tool/Reports/

5. Example

6. Printing Label
1) Select records in data view
2) Open Print Wizard from wizards toolbar

7. 3) Select printer
4) Select label template and data view if necessary

8. 6) Set design parameters
7) Preview labels

9. 8) Send to printer

10. Print Wizard - Settings

11. The International Potato Center (known by its Spanish acronym CIP) is
a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato,
and Andean roots and tubers. CIP is dedicated to delivering sustainable
science-based solutions to the pressing world issues of hunger, poverty,
gender equity, climate change and the preservation of our Earth’s fragile
biodiversity and natural resources.
www.cipotato.org
CIP is a member of CGIAR
CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its
science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the
CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.
www.cgiar.org