Asset label printing

About asset label printing

Miradore allows to design and print labels for assets. With the help of asset labels, it is easier and faster to identify and keep track of physical devices.

About labels

Asset labels can contain static or dynamic (variables) information and the labels can be printed using any font installed on the Miradore server and on the computer that is used to print the labels. For example, if you wish to print the labels as barcodes, you must install a barcode font to Miradore server and to the computer which is used to print the labels.

Table 1 describes all the variables that can be used to append dynamic content to asset labels.

Table 1: Label variables

Variable name	Description
%assettag%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's asset tag attribute.
%companyname%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to company number attribute. The company number is an additional attribute which must be enabled from system settings.
%companyid%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to company ID attribute. The company ID identifies the company of the asset.
%devname%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's device name attribute.
%dispatchno%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's dispatch number attribute.
%hwc%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's hardware category attribute.
%hwcshortname%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's hardware category short name.
%orderno%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's order number attribute.
%printdate%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to label print date. In other words, in the label this variable is substituted with the actual print date.
%serialno%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to asset configuration item's serial number attribute.
%warrantystart%	This variable can be used to dynamically refer to the start date of asset's warranty contract.

How to design asset labels

Asset labels are designed with a label editor that allows to define the label contents and layout. The label editor is located at Asset label printing profile item, which is also used to store the label configurations. Each of the asset label printing profiles also has a scope that defines the target computers to which the profile is applicable.

How to enable Asset label printing

The asset label printing feature can be enabled / disabled from "Administration > System settings > Main > Asset management > Asset label printing profiles" in the management console of Miradore.

How to print asset labels

It is possible to print labels for multiple devices at once using the view tools at "Operations > Asset management > Assets > By name" view. Just select "Tasks > Print > Label" and select an appropriate asset label printing profile to determine the label contents. You will be able to choose an asset printing profile whose scope matches with all the asset configuration items that you've selected from the view. Asset label printing profiles whose scope doesn't match with all selected assets, are not shown in the popup window at all. On the other hand, it is possible to print asset labels for each device separately using the form tools on the asset configuration item form. Also here, the "Print label" popup only displays such label printing profiles whose scope matches with the asset configuration item.